11 Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave. 12 As you enter the home, give it your greeting.(A) 13 If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you.

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11 And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay [a]at his house until you leave that city. 12 As you enter the [b]house, (A)give it your [c]greeting. 13 If the house is worthy, see that your blessing of peace comes upon it. But if it is not worthy, [d]take back your blessing of peace.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 10:11 Lit there until
  2. Matthew 10:12 Or household
  3. Matthew 10:12 I.e., the familiar Heb blessing, “Peace be to this house!”
  4. Matthew 10:13 Lit your peace is to return to you