Matthew 10:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bible Comments

When ye come into an house. — The English indefinite article is misleading. We must read “into the house,” i.e., the dwelling of the man who had been reported as worthy. The salutation, as the words that follow imply, was the familiar, “Peace be with thee — Peace be to this house” (Luke 10:5).

Matthew 10:12

12 And when ye come into an house, salute it.