Luke 10:5

5 "Whatever house you enter, first say, `Peace be to this house!'

Luke 10:5 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 10:5

And into whatsoever house ye enter
When ye come into any city, town, or village,

first say, peace be to this house:
salute the inhabitants in the usual form, saying, peace be to you; wishing them all happiness and prosperity, temporal, spiritual, and eternal. This shows our Lord did not disapprove of civil salutations.

Luke 10:5 In-Context

3 Remember that I am sending you out as lambs into the midst of wolves.

4 Carry no purse, bag, nor change of shoes; and salute no one on your way."

5 "Whatever house you enter, first say, `Peace be to this house!'

6 And if there is a lover of peace there, your peace shall rest upon it; otherwise come back upon you.

7 And in that same house stay, eating and drinking at their table; for the labourer deserves his wages. Do not move from one house to another.