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John Gill's Exposition on Luke 9:3
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And he said unto them, take nothing for your journey, etc.] Throughout the towns and cities of Judea, where they were sent to preach the Gospel: neither staves, The Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions, read in the singular number, “neither staff, rod, or club”; and so it was in one of Beza's ancient copies, but in all the rest in the plural, as in Matthew; which last must be the true reading, since one staff was allowed, according as in (<410608>Mark 6:8) though more than one were forbidden: nor scrip; or bag to put provision in; (See Gill on “<401010>Matthew 10:10”) Neither bread, neither money; gold, silver, or brass, to buy bread with; because they were to have it, wherever they came, given them, as their due, and the reward of their labour; neither have two coats apiece; the word “apiece” is left out in one copy, nor is it expressed in the Vulgate Latin and the eastern versions, which read as in (<401010>Matthew 10:10) though the word does aptly and clearly express the sense of the prohibition, which was not that they should not have two coats among them, but not two apiece; or each man should not have two, or have change of raiment; (See Gill on “<401010>Matthew 10:10”)
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