And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
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Gill's Exposition
And if the son of peace be there,.... If there be any elect person or persons in the house, whom God has chosen to partake of peace by the blood of Christ, and the benefits arising from it; and of a…
Barnes' Notes
The son of peace - That is, if the “house” or “family” be “worthy,” or be disposed to receive you in “peace” and kindness. See Mat 10:13. “The son of peace” means one “disposed” to peace, or peaceful…
Adam Clarke
The son of peace - In the Jewish style, a man who has any good or bad quality is called the son of it. Thus, wise men are called the children of wisdom, Mat 11:19; Luk 7:35. So, likewise, what a man…
We have here the sending forth of seventy disciples, two and two, into divers parts of the country, to preach the gospel, and to work miracles in those places which Christ himself designed to visit,…
Cambridge Bible
the son of peace Rather, a son of peace, i.e. a man of peaceful heart.Comp. for the phrase Luk 16:8; Luk 20:36; Joh 17:12; Eph 5:6; Eph 5:8.
it shall turn to you again Mat 10:13. "My prayer returned…
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