Matthew 10:14

10:14 And if anyone will not welcome you or listen to your message, shake the dust off ¹  your feet as you leave that house or that town.

Matthew 16:24

16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wants to become my follower, ²  he must deny ³  himself, take up his cross, ⁴  and follow me.

Matthew 17:9

17:9 As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, ⁵  “Do not tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”

Matthew 21:3

21:3 If anyone says anything to you, you are to say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ ⁶  and he will send them at once.”

Matthew 23:18

23:18 And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar is bound by nothing. ⁷  But if anyone swears by the gift on it he is bound by the oath.’

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¹ sn To shake the dust off represented shaking off the uncleanness from one’s feet; see Luke 10:11; Acts 13:51; 18:6. It was a sign of rejection.

² tn Grk “to come after me.”

³ tn This translation better expresses the force of the Greek third person imperative than the traditional “let him deny,” which could be understood as merely permissive.

⁴ sn To bear the cross means to accept the rejection of the world for turning to Jesus and following him. Discipleship involves a death that is like a crucifixion; see Gal 6:14.

⁵ tn Grk “Jesus commanded them, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.

⁶ sn The custom called angaria allowed the impressment of animals for service to a significant figure.

⁷ tn Grk “Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing.”