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Matthew 10:13
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and if the household is worthy, let your peace be on it; but if it is unworthy, let your peace return to you.
And if the house be worthy, let your peace come vpon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace returne to you.
And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
"If the house is worthy, see that your blessing of peace comes upon it. But if it is not worthy, take back your blessing of peace.
If the people there welcome you, let your peace stay there. But if they don't welcome you, take back the peace you wished for them.
"If [the family living in] the house is worthy [welcoming you and your message], give it your [blessing of] peace [that is, a blessing of well-being and prosperity, the favor of God]. But if it is not worthy, take back your blessing of peace.
And if the house be worthy, let your peace come vpon it: but if it be not worthie, let your peace returne to you.
"If the house is worthy, give it your blessing of peace. But if it is not worthy, take back your blessing of peace.
And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you.
If the home is deserving, let your blessing remain with them. But if the home isn't deserving, take back your blessing of peace.
And if the house indeed be worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
If the people in that home welcome you, they are worthy of your peace. May they have the peace you wished for them. But if they don't welcome you, they are not worthy of your peace. Take back the peace you wished for them.
And if the family is trustworthy, your salutation of peace shall come upon it; but if it is not trustworthy, your salutation shall return to you.
If the people in that house welcome you, let your greeting of peace remain; but if they do not welcome you, then take back your greeting.
And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
and if the house truly is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
And if the house is good enough, let your peace come on it: but if not, let your peace come back to you.
If the household is worthy, let your shalom come on it, but if it isn't worthy, let your shalom return to you.
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and if the house be worthy, your peace shall come upon it; but if it be not worthy, your peace upon yourselves shall revert.
And if the house be worthy, your peace will come upon it; but if it be not worthy, your peace will return upon yourselves.
And if the house be worthy, let your peace come vpon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace returne to you again.
And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
If the household is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it isn't worthy, let your peace return to you.
but if it be not worthy, your peace shall return to you.
and if the house deserves it, the peace you invoke shall come upon it. If not, your peace shall return to you.
And if thilk hous be worthi, youre pees schal come on it; but if that hous be not worthi, youre pees schal turne ayen to you.
And if the house is worthy, let your peace come on it: but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
And if the house is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
If it turns out to be a worthy home, let your blessing stand; if it is not, take back the blessing.
And if the house is respected, give them your good wishes. If it is not respected, let your good wishes come back to you.
If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
And, if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it, but, if it be not worthy, let your peace, unto you, return.
And if that house be worthy, your peace shall come upon it; but if it be not worthy, your peace shall return to you.
And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
And yf the housse be worthy youre peace shall come apon it. But yf it be not worthy youre peace shall retourne to you agayne.
and if indeed the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it; and if it be not worthy, let your peace turn back to you.
And yf the housse be mete for you, yor peace shal come vpo it. But yf it be not mete for you, yor peace shal turne to you againe.
if the family be worthy, your benediction shall have its effect; but if it be not worthy, it shall only redound to your own advantage.
If the place and its people treat you well and deserves your blessin', give it to 'em. If not, don't feel bad about takin' it with you.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Psalms 35:13, Luke 10:6, 2 Corinthians 2:16
Reciprocal: Judges 18:15 - saluted him 1 Samuel 17:22 - saluted his brethren 1 Samuel 25:6 - Peace be both 2 Kings 4:26 - Is it well with thee Proverbs 25:22 - the Lord Ecclesiastes 11:1 - for Isaiah 57:19 - Peace Luke 7:4 - worthy Luke 10:5 - General Luke 24:36 - Peace John 20:19 - Peace Acts 13:46 - seeing Romans 2:10 - and peace Ephesians 2:17 - and preached 1 Thessalonians 2:13 - because
Cross-References
Ashur went out from that land and built Ninveh, the city Rechovot, Kelach,
and Resen between Ninveh and Kelach — that one is the great city.
Charge, horses! Full speed ahead, chariots! Let the warriors attack! — Kush and Put, bearing their shields, and the Ludim, strung bows in hand.
Ethiopia, Put and Lud, all the mixed population and Kuv, and the people of allied lands will die by the sword with them.'
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And if the house be worthy,.... If the family, and particularly the master of it, appeared to be civil, courteous, friendly, and hospitable, upon such a salutation, and ready to receive and embrace them, and provide for them,
let your peace come upon it, or it shall come upon it; the imperative for the future, which is not unusual; and so read the Syriac and Vulgate Latin. The sense is, the peace the apostles wished for, in their form of salutation, should come, and abide on the family; for not the Gospel of peace, and the preaching of it, are here meant, but the salutation itself, or the things desired in it, which should be granted, and the house be blessed for their sake, and as a reward of their generosity, and hospitality:
but if it be not worthy: does not prove to be what it was said to be, and they expected; namely, to be generous, liberal, and beneficent; but, on the contrary, uncivil and churlish, should neglect their salutation, discover an unwillingness to receive them, and turn their backs upon them:
let your peace return to you, or "it shall return to you"; the happiness wished for shall not come upon them, and the prayers and good wishes of the apostles shall be void, and of none effect, with respect to that family, but should be made good to themselves; and they should be directed to another house, where they should find persons more generous and free to entertain them.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See also Mark 6:8-11, and Luke 9:3-5. In both these places the substance of this account is given, though not so particularly as in Matthew. The general subject is the instructions given to the apostles.
Matthew 10:9
Provide neither gold nor silver, nor brass - This prohibition of gold, silver, and brass is designed to prevent their providing money for their journey.
Pieces of money of “small value” were made of brass.
In your purses - Literally, in your girdles (belts). See the notes at Matthew 5:38-41. A “girdle” or “sash” was an indispensable part of the dress. This girdle was made “hollow,” and answered the purpose of a purse. It was convenient, easily borne, and safe.
Matthew 10:10
Nor scrip - That is, knapsack.
This was made of skin or coarse cloth, to carry provisions in. It was commonly hung around the neck.
Neither two coats - See the notes at Matthew 5:40.
Neither shoes - The original is the word commonly rendered sandals. See the notes at Matthew 3:11.
Mark says, in recording this discourse, “but be shod with sandals.” Between him and Matthew there is an apparent contradiction, but there is really no difference. According to Matthew, Jesus does not forbid their “wearing” the sandals which they probably had on, but only forbids their “supplying themselves with more,” or with “superfluous ones.” Instead of making provision for their feet when their “present” shoes were worn out, they were to trust to Providence to be supplied, and “go as they were.” The meaning of the two evangelists may be thus expressed: “Do not procure anything more for your journey than you have on. Go as you are, shod with sandals, without making any more preparation.”
Nor yet staves - In the margin, in all the ancient versions, and in the common Greek text, this is in the singular number - “nor yet” a staff. But Mark says that they might have a “staff:” “Jesus commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only.” To many this would appear to be a contradiction. Yet the “spirit” of the instruction, the main thing that the writers aim at, is the same. That was, that they were “to go just as they were, to trust to Providence, and not to spend any time in making preparation for their journey. Some of them, probably, when he addressed them, “had staves,” and some had not. To those who “had,” he did not say that they should throw them away, as the instructions he was giving them might seem to require, but he suffered them to take them (Mark). To those who had not, he said they should not spend time in procuring them (Matthew), but “they were all to go just as they were.”
The workman is worthy of his meat - This implies that they were to expect a proper supply for their needs from those who were benefited. They were not to make “bargain and sale” of the power of working miracles, but they were to expect competent support from preaching the gospel, and that not merely as a gift, but because they were “worthy” of it, and had a right to it.
Matthew 10:11
Who in it is worthy - That is, who in it sustains such a character that he will be disposed to show you hospitality and to treat you kindly.
This shows that they were not needlessly to throw themselves in the way of insult.
And there abide - There remain; as Luke adds, “Go not from house to house.” They were to content themselves with one house; not to wander about in the manner of vagrants and mendicants; not to appear to be people of idleness and fond of change; not to seem dissatisfied with the hospitality of the people; but to show that they had regular, important business; that they valued their time; that they were disposed to give themselves to labor, and were intent only on the business for which he had sent them. If ministers of the gospel are useful, it will be by not spending their time in idle chit-chat, and wandering around as if they had nothing to do, but in an honest and laborious improvement of their time in study, in prayer, in preaching, and in visiting their people.
Matthew 10:12
And when ye come into a house, salute it - The word “house” here evidently means “family,” as it does in the following verse.
See also Matthew 12:25, and John 4:53; “And himself believed and his whole house.” The apostles were directed to salute the family - to show them the customary tokens of respect, and to treat them with civility. Religion never requires or permits its friends to outrage the common rules of social contact. It demands of them to exhibit to all the customary and proper tokens of respect, according to their age and station, 1 Peter 2:12-25; 1 Peter 3:8-11; Philippians 4:8. For the mode of salutation, see the notes at Luke 10:4-5.
Matthew 10:13
If the house be worthy - That is, if the “family” be worthy, or be willing to receive you as my disciples.
Let your peace come upon it - That is, let the peace or happiness which you seek or for which you pray in saluting it (see Luke 10:5), come upon it; or seek their peace and happiness by prayer, instruction, by remaining with them, and imparting to them the blessings of the gospel.
But if it be not worthy ... - If the family be unwilling to receive you; if they show themselves unfriendly to you and your message.
Let your peace return to you - This is a Hebrew mode of saying that your peace shall not come upon it, Psalms 35:13. It is a mode of speaking derived from bestowing a gift. If people were willing to receive it, they derived the benefit from it; if not, then of course the present came back or remained in the hand of the giver. So Christ figuratively speaks of the peace which their labor would confer. If received kindly and hospitably by the people, they would confer on them most valuable blessings. If rejected and persecuted, the blessings which they sought for others would come upon themselves. they would reap the benefit of being cast out and persecuted for their Master’s sake, Matthew 5:10.
Matthew 10:14
Shake off the dust of your feet - The Jews taught uniformly that the dust of the Gentiles was impure, and was to be shaken off.
To shake off the dust from the feet, therefore, was a significant act, denoting that they regarded them as impure, profane, and paganish, and that they declined any further connection with them. It is recorded that this was actually done by some of the apostles. See Acts 13:51; Acts 18:6.
Matthew 10:15
It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom ... - The cities here mentioned, together with Admah and Zeboim, were destroyed by fire and brimstone on account of their great wickedness.
They occupied the place afterward covered by the Dead Sea, bounding Palestine on the southeast, Genesis 19:24-25. Christ said that their punishment will be more “tolerable” - that is, more easily borne - than that of the people who reject his gospel. The reason is, that they were not favored with so much light and instruction. See Matthew 11:23-24; Luke 12:47-48. Sodom and Gomorrah are often referred to as signal instances of divine vengeance, and as sure proofs that the wicked shall not go unpunished. See 2 Peter 2:6; Jude 1:7.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 10:13. If that house be worthy — If that family be proper for a preacher to lodge in, and the master be ready to embrace the message of salvation.
Your peace — The blessings you have prayed for shall come upon the family: God will prosper them in their bodies, souls, and substance.
But if it be not worthy — As above explained.
Let your peace — The blessings prayed for, return to you. προς υμας επιστραφητω, it shall turn back upon yourselves. They shall get nothing, and you shall have an increase.
The trials, disappointments, insults, and wants of the followers of Christ become, in the hand of the all-wise God, subservient to their best interests: hence, nothing can happen to them without their deriving profit from it, unless it be their own fault.
