And whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Let peace be upon this household.’
Luke 10:6 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) And if a son of peace is there [i.e., a peace-loving person], your [request for] peace will rest upon him. But if he is not [a peace-loving person], your [blessing of] peace will return to [rest on] you. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And if anyone [worthy] of peace and blessedness is there, the peace and blessedness you wish shall come upon him; but if not, it shall come back to you. American Standard Version (1901) And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him: but if not, it shall turn to you again. Common English Bible If anyone there shares God’s peace, then your peace will rest on that person. If not, your blessing will return to you. Catholic Public Domain Version And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not, it shall return to you. |
And whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Let peace be upon this household.’
And you should remain in that same house [i.e., the peace-loving one], eating and drinking whatever they serve you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move from house to house [i.e., wasting time].
Do not let anyone deceive you with empty words, for because of such things, the wrath of God will fall upon people who are disobedient [to Him].
Now may the Lord Himself, [who is the source] of peace, give you peace at all times and in every circumstance. May the Lord be with all of you.
[People who are] peacemakers sow [seeds of] peace and it produces a crop of righteousness [in the lives of others].
As obedient children, do not pattern your lives after the evil desires you formerly had when you were ignorant,