ESV Reformation Study Bible – Matt 10:5
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Matt 10:5

10:5 Go nowhere. Although Jesus has already responded to Gentile faith (8:10), the focus of this first mission of the disciples, like that of Jesus before His passion and resurrection (15:24), was to the natural heirs of the kingdom. Jesus does not prohibit preaching to Gentiles encountered during the mission to Israel, but He did not send the disciples at this point into Gentile areas.