Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Luke 10:4

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

The limitations on what the seventy-two may take with them increase their vulnerability . They must also be single-minded, even to the extent of not becoming involved in time-consuming greetings (cf. 2 Kings 4:29).