Matthew 10:12

10:12 As you enter the house, give it greetings. ¹ 

Luke 6:32

6:32 “If ²  you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners ³  love those who love them. ⁴ 

Luke 10:4-5

10:4 Do not carry ⁵  a money bag, ⁶  a traveler’s bag, ⁷  or sandals, and greet no one on the road. ⁸  10:5 Whenever ⁹  you enter a house, ¹⁰  first say, ‘May peace ¹¹  be on this house!’

[10:12]  ¹ tn This is a metonymy; the “house” is put for those who live in it.

[6:32]  ² tn Grk “And if.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. This is a first class condition, but the next two conditional clauses are third class conditions, so that stylistic variation is probably at work.

[6:32]  ³ sn Here the term sinners may refer to people who had no concern for observing the details of the Mosaic law; these were often treated as social outcasts. See L&N 88.295.

[6:32]  ⁴ sn Jesus’ point in the statement even sinners love those who love them is that disciples are to go farther than sinners do. The examples replay vv. 29-30.

[10:4]  ⁵ sn On the command Do not carry see Luke 9:3. The travel instructions communicate a note of urgency and stand in contrast to philosophical teachers, who often took a bag. There is no ostentation in this ministry.

[10:4]  ⁶ tn Traditionally, “a purse.”

[10:4]  ⁷ tn Or possibly “a beggar’s bag” (L&N 6.145; BDAG 811 s.v. πήρα).

[10:4]  ⁸ tn Or “no one along the way.”

[10:5]  ⁹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[10:5]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “Into whatever house you enter.” This acts as a distributive, meaning every house they enter; this is expressed more naturally in English as “whenever you enter a house.”

[10:5]  ¹¹ sn The statement ‘May peace be on this house!’ is really a benediction, asking for God’s blessing. The requested shalom (peace) is understood as coming from God.