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Into whatever house you enter, first say, `Peace be to this house.`
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A Deeper Kind of Peace
Commentators explain that the greeting 'Peace be to this house' was far more than a casual 'hello.' It was a profound offer of the blessings of God's kingdom. This peace (shalom) encompassed a wish for complete well-being, including temporal, spiritual, and eternal happiness and prosperity for the household.
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First say (πρωτον λεγετε). Say first. The adverb πρωτον can be construed with "enter" (εισελθητε), but probably with λεγετε is rig…
19th Century
Anglican
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…
Baptist
So that it will not be wasted. Wish well, and your well-wishing will do you good, even if it does nobody else good. Our chickens come home to roost…
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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. I…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And into whatsoever house you enter When you come into any city, town, or village,
first say, pea…
Presbyterian
Christ sent the seventy disciples, two and two, that they might strengthen and encourage one another. The ministry of the gospel calls people to re…
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