3 He said to them, "Take nothing for your journey - neither staffs, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats apiece.
*Minor differences ignored. Grouped by changes, with first version listed as example.
Take nothing - See on Mark 6:7, Mark 6:8 (note).
Neither money - See on Matthew 10:9 (note).
Neither have two coats - Show that in all things ye are ambassadors for God; and go on his charges.
And he said unto them, take nothing for your journey,.... 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 Mark 6:8 though more than one were forbidden:
nor scrip; or bag to put provision in; See Gill on 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 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 Matthew 10:10
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