Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 10:4

"Carry no purse, no wallet, no shoes; and salute no man on the way." — Luke 10:4 (ASV)

Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes:

This time, when Christ sent out the seventy, he instructed them to take no provision, for they might depend upon the kindness of the people. Afterwards, when he was about to leave his disciples, he instructed them to take both purse and scrip, for they were going among an unfriendly people; but on this first mission he knew that there was a kindly feeling towards them, so he said, Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes.

And salute no man by the way.

Eastern salutations by the way took up a very long time, the people saying a lot of fine nothings to one another. Christian ministers ought to be excused from many of the lengthy courtesies of life; and if they are not excused, if they are faithful, they will take the liberty of excusing themselves. We have no time for all those pretty things that some people attend to. If we are to win souls, we must go to work like the king's couriers, who do not turn aside to attend to anything else, but devote all their energies to the mission on which they are sent.