Luke 10:16
He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
Study Note
Study Note
Jesus establishes an unbreakable chain of representation: to hear his disciples is to hear him, and to despise them is to despise him and the Father who sent him. This 'chain of mission' language reflects the Jewish concept of the shaliach (agent/emissary), where the sender's authority is fully invested in the sent one. The verse forms the theological basis for apostolic authority and later ecclesiological claims about the church as Christ's representative body. It also underscores the gravity of rejecting the gospel message — it is not merely a social or intellectual dismissal but a rejection of God himself.
Other Translations
He that heareth you heareth me; and he that rejecteth you rejecteth me; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth him that sent me.
`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.'
Whoever gives ear to you, gives ear to me; and whoever is against you, is against me; and whoever is against me, is against him who sent me.
Cross References
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He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, …
And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth …
For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: