And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.
In this verse Jesus is sending out the disciples as His representatives after training them in His work, so that they could gain experience laboring on their own. Even as they were sent, they still needed instruction, patience, and tenderness. The command means they were not to carry their own provisions for the journey but to rely on the households they entered for food and a place to rest. They were to remain in the same home while working in that place, and receiving that lodging was itself part of their gospel labor.
In this verse Jesus is sending out the disciples as His representatives after training them in His work, so that they could gain experience laboring on their own. Even as they were sent, they still needed instruction, patience, and tenderness. The command means they were not to carry their own provisions for the journey but to rely on the households they entered for food and a place to rest. They were to remain in the same home while working in that place, and receiving that lodging was itself part of their gospel labor.