KJV ORIGINAL
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
If people won't listen to you or welcome you in, just leave and shake the dust off your feet as you go, it's like saying 'I tried, but you chose not to hear this.' I'm telling you the truth: when judgment day comes, it's going to be harder on those cities than it was for Sodom and Gomorrah.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes the best thing you can do is walk away and let people face the consequences of rejecting what's good for them.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Mark is traditionally attributed to John Mark, a companion of Peter, and was likely written for a Roman Gentile Christian audience around the late 6
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