King James Version
What Does Luke 10:5 Mean?
“And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.”
Context
3
Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
4
Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.
5
And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.
6
And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
7
And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(5-7) **Peace be to this house.**—See Notes on Matthew 10:12-13. St. Luke gives, what is only implied in St. Matthew, the very form of the salutation.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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