10.1 Calling them to him sounds like the practice of Rabbis before teaching them. Was there a liturgy for giving authority?
10.6 Interesting that he forbids them to go to Gentiles or Samaritans. Jews would not normally consider that, but perhaps Jesus’ openness had already rubbed-off on them (5.44, 7.1, 8.5)? Yet this is too early to reject the Jews.
10.12 This sounds like good practice when visiting. But then perhaps we have to do v14 too!
Tom Wright neatly points out that even Jesus’ message was unwelcome to some, especially “to those who have decided that the only solution is violence.” Pray for the world’s violent hotspots! And if people criticise us, remember that they did exactly the same to our Master and to his followers.
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