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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
Theone hearing you hears Me; and theone rejecting you rejects Me; and theone rejecting Me rejects theOne 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."

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."

Majority Text Translations

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.”

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
Theone hearing you hears Me; and theone rejecting you rejects Me; and theone rejecting Me rejects theOne 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.”…

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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 whatare 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 causeboth thou and all thy companyare gathered together against the LORD: and whatis Aaron, that ye murmur against him?

despiseth him.

Malachi 1:6
A son honourethhis father, and a servant his master: if then Ibe a father, whereis mine honour? and if Ibe a master, whereis 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.

Study Bible

Book ◦ Chapter

Whoever listens to you listens to Me;
This phrase emphasizes the authority given to the disciples by Jesus. In the context ofLuke 10, Jesus is sending out the seventy-two disciples to preach and heal. The statement underscores the idea that the disciples are representatives of Christ, and their message is His message. This concept of representation is rooted in Jewish tradition, where a shaliach (messenger) carries the authority of the one who sent him. This is similar to the role of prophets in the Old Testament, who spoke on behalf of God. The authority of the apostles is further affirmed inMatthew 28:18-20, where Jesus gives the Great Commission, empowering them to teach and baptize in His name.

whoever rejects you rejects Me;
Here, Jesus warns that rejecting His messengers is equivalent to rejecting Him. This reflects the close identification between Jesus and His disciples. In the cultural context of the time, hospitality and acceptance of a messenger were crucial, as seen in the instructions Jesus gives earlier inLuke 10:5-12. The rejection of the disciples' message is not just a personal affront but a spiritual decision with significant consequences. This idea is echoed inJohn 15:18-20, where Jesus tells His followers that the world will hate them because it first hated Him.

and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
This phrase connects Jesus' mission directly to God the Father, highlighting the divine authority and origin of His message. It reflects the unity between Jesus and the Father, a theme prevalent in the Gospel of John (e.g.,John 10:30, "I and the Father are one"). The rejection of Jesus is thus portrayed as a rejection of God Himself, which has eternal implications. This statement also ties into the broader biblical narrative of God's redemptive plan, where Jesus is the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies concerning the Messiah, such asIsaiah 53. The rejection of Jesus by many of His contemporaries is a fulfillment of these prophecies and serves as a warning to future generations about the seriousness of rejecting God's offer of salvation through Christ.

Persons / Places / Events

1.Jesus Christ
The speaker of this verse, Jesus is addressing His disciples, emphasizing the authority He has given them.

2.The Disciples
The immediate audience of Jesus' words, they are being sent out to preach the Gospel and perform miracles.

3.The Father (God)
Referred to as "the One who sent Me," highlighting the divine mission and authority of Jesus.

4.The Listeners
Those who hear the message of the disciples, representing the broader audience of the Gospel.

5.The Rejection
The act of rejecting the disciples' message, which is equated with rejecting Jesus and God.

Teaching Points

Authority of the Gospel Message
Jesus grants His disciples authority, and by extension, the message of the Gospel carries divine authority. Believers today are called to respect and uphold this authority in their own lives and ministries.

Responsibility of the Messenger
As modern-day disciples, Christians are entrusted with the responsibility to faithfully deliver the message of Christ, understanding that their words and actions represent Jesus.

Consequences of Rejection
Rejecting the message of the Gospel is not merely a personal choice but a rejection of Jesus and God Himself. This underscores the seriousness of the decision to accept or reject the Gospel.

Unity with Christ
There is a profound unity between Christ and His followers. When believers speak and act in His name, they are His representatives on earth.

Encouragement in Persecution
For those facing rejection or persecution for their faith, this verse offers encouragement that they are not alone; their rejection is shared with Christ and God.

Bible Study Questions and Answers

1.What is the meaning of Luke 10:16?

2.How does Luke 10:16 emphasize the authority of Jesus' appointed messengers today?

3.What does rejecting Jesus' messengers in Luke 10:16 reveal about one's faith?

4.How can Luke 10:16 guide us in discerning true teachings from false ones?

5.How does Luke 10:16 connect to Matthew 10:40 about receiving Christ's representatives?

6.In what ways can we apply Luke 10:16 in our daily evangelism efforts?

7.How does Luke 10:16 emphasize the authority of Jesus' disciples?

8.What implications does Luke 10:16 have for rejecting or accepting Christian teachings?

9.How does Luke 10:16 relate to the concept of apostolic authority?

10.What are the top 10 Lessons from Luke 10?

11.Why did God abandon them?

12.What does the Bible say about fearing hell?

13.Who are the Disciples of Christ?

14.Why was "baldhead" considered an insult in Elisha's time?

What Does Luke 10:16 Mean

Whoever listens to you listens to Me

• Jesus speaks these words while commissioning the seventy-two (Luke 10:1), underscoring that their message is His own.

• To “listen” means more than hearing; it involves receiving and obeying (cf.Matthew 7:24).

• Christ equates the apostles’ teaching with His voice, giving divine authority to Gospel proclamation (Matthew 10:40;John 13:20).

• When believers today faithfully share Scripture, they function as “ambassadors for Christ” (2 Corinthians 5:20), trusting that the Holy Spirit personalizes the appeal to every hearer (1 Thessalonians 2:13).

whoever rejects you rejects Me

• The Lord warns that refusal of the messengers is refusal of the Messiah Himself (John 15:20).

• Rejection is not merely personal disdain; it is a spiritual verdict against the truth presented (Acts 13:46).

• This parallels God’s word to Samuel: “They have not rejected you, but Me” (1 Samuel 8:7), highlighting a timeless pattern of spurning God-sent representatives.

• Such rejection carries eternal consequences, because salvation is tied to believing the apostolic Gospel (Mark 16:16).

and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me

• Jesus reveals His unity with the Father; to dismiss the Son is to dismiss the Father (John 5:23;John 12:44-45).

• The verse reaffirms that the Father “sent” the Son (John 3:17), anchoring salvation history in divine initiative.

• Rejecting Christ therefore severs fellowship with God altogether (1 John 2:23), leaving no alternate path to Him (John 14:6).

• Conversely, receiving Christ reconciles the sinner to the Father, fulfilling the purpose for which He was sent (Romans 5:1).

summary

Luke 10:16 links the authority of Christ’s messengers, Christ Himself, and the Father in an unbreakable chain. Listening to the faithful proclamation of Scripture is listening to Jesus; rejecting that word is rejecting both the Son and the Father. The verse invites wholehearted reception of the Gospel and underscores the solemn weight carried by everyone who proclaims or hears it.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

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

Parallel Commentaries ...

Greek

Whoever
Ὁ(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
ὁ(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
ὁ(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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