Matthew 10:11

Matthew 10:11. And into whatsoever city or town, etc. Left to choose their own precise route, their work involved the exercise of judgment and prudence, it was not a mere mechanical routine.

Who in it (in the city or town) is worthy. This refers either to hospitable or to pious character, probably to both, since they are often united. Those who bore such a reputation might indeed be unworthy (Matthew 10:13), but pious people easily find each other out. The next clause assumes that they had found the right place.

There abide till ye depart. In this fixed abode they were not to give unnecessary trouble (Luke 10:7). They were not social visitors but messengers of the gospel. The time of the ministry may be wasted by social exactions.