If a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.
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If a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.
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And yf the sonne of peace be theare youre peace shall rest vpon him: yf not that shall returne to you agayne.
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And if the sonne of peace be there, your peace shall rest vpon him: if not, it shall turne to you againe.
Cross-references (9)
Passages linked to Luke 10:6 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Isaiah 9:6 For a child is born to us. A son is given to us; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- 2 Corinthians 2:15-16 For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God, in those who are saved and in those who perish: to the one a stench from death to death, to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.
- 1 Samuel 25:17 Now therefore know and consider what you will do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house; for he is such a worthless fellow that one can’t speak to him.”
- Ephesians 2:2-3 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience. We also all once lived among them in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.
- Ephesians 5:6 Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
- James 3:18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
- Psalms 35:13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer returned into my own bosom.
- 1 Peter 1:14 as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain So speak the Hebrews: that is, he that favoreth…
So speak the Hebrews: that is, he that favoreth the doctrine of peace and embraceth it.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 6 And if the son of peace be there,…
6 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
Ver. 6. See Mat 10:11-15.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And if the son of peace be there,.... If…
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 conscience peace in their souls, upon the best foundation; and of eternal peace in the world to come, though yet in a state of nature; and which may be known by this sign;
your peace shall rest upon it: the salutation, or wish of peace, shall be well taken, and gratefully received; and upon this you will be kindly invited into the house, and used well by, those of the family;
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if not, it shall turn to you again: if there are no sons of peace, no elect persons there, your salutation, or wish of peace and prosperity to the family, will be despised and rejected, and will return to you without any good effect upon them.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain A son of peace - That is, one worthy…
A son of peace - That is, one worthy of it.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 6. The son of peace] In the Jewish…
Verse 6. 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, Mt 11:19; Lu 7:35. So, likewise, what a man is doomed to, he is called the son of, as in Eph 2:3, wicked men are styled the children of wrath: so Judas is called the son of perdition, Joh 17:12; and a man who deserves to die is called, 2Sa 12:5, a son of death. Son of peace in the text not only means a peaceable, quiet man, but one also of good report for his uprightness and benevolence. It would have been a dishonour to this mission, had the missionaries taken up their lodgings with those who had not a good report among them who were without.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The son of peace - That is, if the…
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 and kind in his disposition. Compare Mat 1:1.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 6. the son of peace] Rather, a son of…
6. 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 into mine own bosom,” Psa_35:13.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The son of peace. An Aramaic (Hebrew) expression. Although…
The son of peace. An Aramaic (Hebrew) expression. Although the language here is pure and fairly classical Greek, yet the presence of such expressions as this shows that the basis of this part of St. Luke"s narrative was probably an Aramaic document.
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