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This continues the account of Jesus sending out his twelve apostles to do his work that began in Matthew 10:1.
As for those who do not receive you or listen
"If no people in that town will receive you or listen"
you…your
the twelve apostles
listen to your words
"listen to your message" (UDB) or "listen to what you have to say"
city
You should translate this the same way you did in Matthew 10:11.
shake off the dust from your feet
"shake the dust of that house or city off your feet." This is a sign that God had rejected the people of that house or city (see UDB).
It shall be more tolerable
"The suffering shall be less"
the land of Sodom and Gomorrah
"the people who lived in the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah," whom God destroyed with fire sent from heaven (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
that city
the people in the city that does not receive the apostles or listen to their message (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)