Luk 10:16 | NET2full | STEP | “The one who listens to you listens to me , and the one who rejects you rejects me , and the one who rejects me rejects the one who sent me .”

‏ Luke 10:16

16 “The one who listens ^{▼▼tn Grk “hears you,” but as the context of vv. 8-9 makes clear, it is response that is the point. In contemporary English, “listen to” is one way to express this function (L&N 31.56).} to you listens to me, ^{▼▼sn Jesus linked himself to the disciples’ message: Responding to the disciples (listens to you) counts as responding to him.} and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects ^{▼▼tn The double mention of rejection in this clause—ἀθετῶν ἀθετεῖ (athetōn athetei) in the Greek text—keeps up the emphasis of the section.} the one who sent me.” ^{▼▼sn The one who sent me refers to God.}