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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