Luke 10:16
New International Version
“Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

New Living Translation
Then he said to the disciples, “Anyone who accepts your message is also accepting me. And anyone who rejects you is rejecting me. And anyone who rejects me is rejecting God, who sent me.”

English Standard Version
“The one who hears you hears me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

Berean Standard Bible
Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”

Berean Literal Bible
The one hearing you hears Me; and the one rejecting you rejects Me; and the one rejecting Me rejects the One having sent Me."

King James Bible
He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.

New King James Version
He who hears you hears Me, he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.”

New American Standard Bible
“The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me; but the one who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”

NASB 1995
“The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me; and he who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”

NASB 1977
“The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me; and he who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”

Legacy Standard Bible
“The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me. And he who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”

Amplified Bible
“The one who listens to you listens to Me; and the one who rejects you rejects Me; and the one who rejects Me rejects Him [My heavenly Father] who sent Me.”

Christian Standard Bible
Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me. And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Whoever listens to you listens to Me. Whoever rejects you rejects Me. And whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”

American Standard Version
He that heareth you heareth me; and he that rejecteth you rejecteth me; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth him that sent me.

Contemporary English Version
My followers, whoever listens to you is listening to me. Anyone who says "No" to you is saying "No" to me. And anyone who says "No" to me is really saying "No" to the one who sent me.

English Revised Version
He that heareth you heareth me; and he that rejecteth you rejecteth me; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth him that sent me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"The person who hears you hears me, and the person who rejects you rejects me. The person who rejects me rejects the one who sent me."

Good News Translation
Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me."

International Standard Version
The person who listens to you listens to me, and the person who rejects you rejects me. The person who rejects me rejects the one who sent me."

Majority Standard Bible
Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”

NET Bible
"The one who listens to you listens to me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects the one who sent me."

New Heart English Bible
Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me. Whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me."

Webster's Bible Translation
He that heareth you, heareth me; and he that despiseth you, despiseth me; and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me.

Weymouth New Testament
"He who listens to you listens to me; and he who disregards you disregards me, and he who disregards me disregards Him who sent me."

World English Bible
Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me. Whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
He who is hearing you, hears Me; and he who is putting you away, puts Me away; and he who is putting Me away, puts away Him who sent Me.”

Berean Literal Bible
The one hearing you hears Me; and the one rejecting you rejects Me; and the one rejecting Me rejects the One having sent Me."

Young's Literal Translation
'He who is hearing you, doth hear me; and he who is putting you away, doth put me away; and he who is putting me away, doth put away Him who sent me.'

Smith's Literal Translation
He hearing you hears me: and he rejecting you rejects me; and he rejecting me rejects him having sent me.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He that heareth you, heareth me; and he that despiseth you, despiseth me; and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Whoever hears you, hears me. And whoever despises you, despises me. And whoever despises me, despises him who sent me.”

New American Bible
Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me. And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”

New Revised Standard Version
“Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me, and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
He who hears you hears me; and he who oppresses you oppresses me; and he who oppresses me oppresses him who sent me.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you, rejects me, and whoever rejects me rejects The One who sent me.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
He that hears you, hears me; and he that rejects you, rejects me; and he that rejects me, rejects him that sent me.

Godbey New Testament
He that heareth you heareth me; he that rejecteth you rejecteth me; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth Him that sent me.

Haweis New Testament
He that heareth you, heareth me; and he that despiseth you, despiseth me; and he that despiseth me, despiseth Him that sent me.

Mace New Testament
he that adheres to you, adheres to me; he that rejects you, rejects me: and he that rejects me, rejecteth him that sent me.

Weymouth New Testament
"He who listens to you listens to me; and he who disregards you disregards me, and he who disregards me disregards Him who sent me."

Worrell New Testament
"He who hears you hears Me; and he who rejects you rejects Me; and he who rejects Me rejects Him Who sent Me."

Worsley New Testament
---He, that heareth you, heareth me; and he, that rejecteth you, rejecteth me; and he, that rejecteth me, rejecteth Him that sent me.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Woe to the Unrepentant
15And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! 16Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.” 17The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”…

Cross References
John 13:20
Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.”

Matthew 10:40
He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.

John 12:48
There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

Matthew 18:5
And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.

Mark 9:37
“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”

John 5:23
so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

1 Thessalonians 4:8
Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.

John 15:20
Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.

Acts 9:4
He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”

1 John 4:6
We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.

Matthew 25:40
And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’

John 3:18
Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

John 8:47
Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”

Exodus 16:8
And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”

1 Samuel 8:7
And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.


Treasury of Scripture

He that hears you hears me; and he that despises you despises me; and he that despises me despises him that sent me.

heareth you.

Luke 9:48
And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.

Matthew 10:40
He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

Matthew 18:5
And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.

despiseth you.

Exodus 16:7
And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?

Numbers 14:2,11
And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness! …

Numbers 16:11
For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?

despiseth him.

Malachi 1:6
A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?

John 5:22,23
For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: …

1 Thessalonians 4:8
He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.

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Luke 10
1. Jesus sends out at once seventy disciples to work miracles, and to preach;
13. pronounces a woe against certain cities.
17. The seventy return with joy;
18. he shows them wherein to rejoice,
21. and thanks his Father for his grace;
23. magnifies the happy estate of his church;
25. teaches the lawyer how to attain eternal life,
30. and tells the parable of the good Samaritan;
38. reprimands Martha, and commends Mary her sister.














Whoever listens to you
This phrase emphasizes the authority given to the disciples by Jesus. The Greek word for "listens" is "ἀκούει" (akouei), which implies not just hearing but also understanding and obeying. In the historical context, rabbis and teachers were highly respected, and their words carried significant weight. Jesus is elevating His disciples to a similar status, indicating that their message is not merely their own but divinely inspired.

listens to Me
Here, Jesus equates listening to His disciples with listening to Himself. This underscores the unity between Christ and His followers. Theologically, this reflects the concept of the Church as the Body of Christ, where the message of the apostles is seen as the message of Christ Himself. It also highlights the continuity of divine revelation through the apostles.

whoever rejects you
The Greek word for "rejects" is "ἀθετεῖ" (athetei), which means to set aside or disregard. This is a strong term that implies a deliberate choice to dismiss the message. Historically, prophets and messengers of God often faced rejection, and Jesus prepares His disciples for similar experiences. This rejection is not just of the messenger but of the message and, ultimately, of God.

rejects Me
Jesus makes it clear that rejecting His disciples is equivalent to rejecting Him. This statement reinforces the authority and divine backing of the apostles' mission. In a broader scriptural context, this reflects the consistent biblical theme that to reject God's messengers is to reject God Himself, as seen in the Old Testament with the prophets.

rejects the One who sent Me
This phrase ties the rejection of the disciples directly to the rejection of God the Father. The Greek word for "sent" is "ἀποστείλαντα" (aposteilanta), which is related to the word "apostle," meaning "one who is sent." This highlights the divine mission and authority of Jesus, as He is sent by the Father. In a historical and theological context, this underscores the Trinitarian relationship and the divine origin of Jesus' mission. Rejecting Jesus is not just a personal affront but a rejection of God's salvific plan for humanity.

(16) He that heareth you heareth me.--See Note on Matthew 10:40. Another fragment of our Lord's teaching meets us under the same conditions as before.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Whoever
(Ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

listens
ἀκούων (akouōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

to you
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

listens
ἀκούει (akouei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

to Me;
ἐμοῦ (emou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

whoever
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

rejects
ἀθετῶν (athetōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 114: From a compound of a and a derivative of tithemi; to set aside, i.e. to disesteem, neutralize or violate.

you
ὑμᾶς (hymas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

rejects
ἀθετεῖ (athetei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 114: From a compound of a and a derivative of tithemi; to set aside, i.e. to disesteem, neutralize or violate.

Me;
ἐμὲ (eme)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

and
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

whoever
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

rejects
ἀθετῶν (athetōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 114: From a compound of a and a derivative of tithemi; to set aside, i.e. to disesteem, neutralize or violate.

Me
ἐμὲ (eme)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

rejects
ἀθετεῖ (athetei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 114: From a compound of a and a derivative of tithemi; to set aside, i.e. to disesteem, neutralize or violate.

the [One who]
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

sent
ἀποστείλαντά (aposteilanta)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 649: From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively.

Me.”
με (me)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.


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