Matthew 10:7 — Community Reflections

MATTHEW 10:7 — KING JAMES VERSION 0

“And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

And proclaim as you go, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. The message the disciples carry is the same message John and Jesus proclaimed (3:2; 4:17): the kingdom of heaven is at hand. The disciples do not bring a different message from Jesus' own; they extend his message geographically and personally. The kingdom's nearness is the news that requires a response — it is both announcement (this is what is happening) and invitation (therefore repent and believe). Acts 8:12 records Philip proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God, and Acts 19:8 records Paul speaking boldly about the kingdom. The kingdom message that begins in Matthew 3 continues through the Acts of the Apostles.

Church Fathers on Matthew 10:7

Because the manifestation of the Spirit, as the Apostle speaks, is given for the profit of the Church, after bestowing His power on the Apostles, He sends them that they may exercise this power for the good of others; 'These twelve Jesus sent forth.'
Gloss (Glossa Ordinaria) · medieval compilation · non occ.

Observe the propriety of the time in which they are sent. After they had seen the dead raised, the sea rebuked, and other like wonders, and had both in word and deed sufficient proof of His excellent power, then He sends them.
Chrysostom · 4th century

This passage does not contradict the command which He gave afterwards, 'Go and teach all nations;' for this was before His resurrection, that was after. And it behoved the coming of Christ to be preached to the Jews first, that they might not have any just plea, or say that they were rejected of the Lord, who sent the Apostles to the Gentiles and Samaritans.
Jerome · 4th century

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