Luke 10:5 Meaning and Explanation
“And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →On entering any home, the first word of the seventy is to be a blessing: peace to this house.
What Does Luke 10:5 Mean?
Hospitality was the hinge of the mission. With no purse or scrip, the messengers depended on homes that would take them in, and Jesus gives them their opening word: not a request, not a plea, but a gift — peace spoken over the household before anything is asked of it.
The greeting carries the fullness of the old Hebrew blessing: wholeness, health, right relation with God and neighbour. The kingdom enters a home the way its King does, leading with blessing. Those who speak for Christ still begin this way — not with demand or argument, but with a word of peace that opens the door for everything that follows.
Luke 10:5 in the Original Language
eirene (εἰρήνη), 'peace' -- wholeness and well-being, carrying the sense of the Hebrew shalom.
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What does Luke 10:5 mean?
On entering any home, the first word of the seventy is to be a blessing: peace to this house.