Albert Barnes on Matthew 10:6
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Matthew10:6
But go rather to the lost sheep, etc. That is, to the Jews. He regarded them as wandering and lost, like sheep straying without a shepherd. They had been the chosen people of God; they had long looked for the Messiah; and it was proper that the gospel should be first offered to them.
(w) "go rather" Acts 13:46 (x) "lost sheep" Ps 119:176, Is 53:6, Jer 1:6,17, Eze 34:5,6,8 1Pet 2:25
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