Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Luke 10:5

"And into whatsoever house ye shall enter, first say, Peace [be] to this house." — Luke 10:5 (ASV)

Greetings are to be reserved for the hosts of the seventy-two. “Peace” (GK 1645), so familiar in Jewish salutations, has a rich connotation here. If the host has a proper attitude toward God, he will receive the blessings of the kingdom (v.9). But this promised peace would leave those hosts who were not receptive to the kingdom’s message.