Theophylact of Ohrid, on Mark 6:6

“And he wondered because of their unbelief, and he went through the villages round about teaching.”

“That is, lest they should be accused of gluttony in passing from one to another. It goes on, And whoever shall not receive you, &c. This the Lord commanded them, that they might shew that they had walked a long way for their sakes, and to no purpose. Or, because they received nothing from them, not even dust, which they shake off, that it might be a testimony against them, that is, by way of convicting themv.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.