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As you enter into the household, greet it.
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A Greeting of Peace
Commentators explain that Jesus' instruction to "salute" a house meant offering the customary greeting, "Peace be to this house." This was not just a polite formality but a genuine wish for the family's total well-being—temporal, spiritual, and eternal. It shows that Christian witness should always be marked by courtesy and sincere goodwill.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And when ye come into an house, salute it. The word house, here, evidently means family, as it does in the following verse. See a…
19th Century
Anglican
When you come into a house — The English indefinite article is misleading. We must read “into the house,” that is, the dw…
Baptist
Say, “Peace be to this house.” Be very courteous openly and very benevolent inwardly. You come as a benediction, come with a benediction. …
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To settle into the house of a “worthy” (GK 545) person implies that the disciples were not to shop around for the most comfortable quarters. In thi…
16th Century
Protestant
Salute it. As they could not distinguish the devout worshippers of God from scoffers, he enjoins them to address in a friendly manner any …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when you come into an house Or the "house"; that is, the house of an hospitable man, when, upon inquiry, found o…
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The gospel was not to be brought to the Gentiles until the Jews had refused it. This restraint on the apostles applied only to their first mission.…
13th Century
Catholic
Above, He had presented His doctrine; here, He appoints His ministers. They are described by their number, their power, and the listing of their na…
