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Mat_10:10. Μή ] sc. κτήσησθε , with which εἰς ὁδόν is to be connected. Πήρα , a bag slung over the shoulder, see Duncan, Lex. Hom. ed. Rost, s.v.
δύο χιτῶνας ] two under-garments, either with a view to wear both at one time (Mar_6:9), or only one while carrying the other with them in case of need.
ὑποδήματα ] namely, for the requirements of the journey, besides the pair already in use. The question whether, as Lightfoot and Salmasius think, it is shoes in the strict sense of the word ( ὑποδήματα κοῖλα , Becker, Charicl. p. 221) that are here meant, or whether it is ordinary σανδάλια (Mar_6:9), is, judging from the usual Oriental mode of covering the feet, to be decided in favour of the sandals, which the Greeks also called by the same name as that in the text (Pollux, VII. 35 ff.).
μηδὲ ῥάβδον ] nor a staff to carry in the hand for support and self-defence (Tob_5:17), an unimportant variation from Mar_6:8.
ἄξιος γὰρ , κ . τ . λ .] a general proposition, the application of which is of course evident enough. Free and unembarrassed by any ὑλικῆς φροντίδος , εἰς μόνην δὲ βλέποντες τὴν ἐγχειρισθεῖσαν αὐτοῖς διακονίαν (Euth. Zigabenus), such as is represented by the matters just specified, they are to rely upon God’s care of them, who will cause them to realize in their own experience how true it is that the labourer is worthy of His support.