Luke 10 · Verse 6

Luke 10:6

And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
Luke 10:6, King James Version

Luke 10:6 in other translations

BSBIf a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.
WEBIf a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.
ASVAnd if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him: but if not, it shall turn to you again.
YLTand if indeed there may be there the son of peace, rest on it shall your peace; and if not so, upon you it shall turn back.
DARBYAnd if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it; but if not it shall turn to you again.
BBEAnd if a son of peace is there, your peace will be with him: but if not, it will come back to you again.
WebsterAnd if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.

What does Luke 10:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 10:3-15

3-12. (See on Mt 10:7-16).

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 6. The son of peace That is, if the house or family be worthy, or be disposed to receive you in peace and kindness. Mt 10:13. The son of peace means one disposed to peace, or peaceful and kind in his disposition. Comp. Mt 1:1.

(f) "son of peace" Is 9:6 (g) "your peace shall rest" Gen 24:33,65, 2Kgs 4:29, Prov 4:25

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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, Mat 11:19; Luk 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, 2Sam 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 dishonor 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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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 10:1-16

Christ sent the seventy disciples, two and two, that they might strengthen and encourage one another. The ministry of the gospel calls men to receive Christ as a Prince and a Saviour; and he will surely come in the power of his Spirit to all places whither he sends his faithful servants. But the doom of those who receive the grace of God in vain, will be very fearful Those who despise the faithful ministers of…

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Luke 10:6 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ἐὰνeanifG1437
ἐκεῖekeithereG1563
ᾖēshall beG1510
υἱὸςhuiosa sonG5207
εἰρήνης,eirēnēsof peace,G1515
ἐπαναπαήσεταιepanapaēsetaiwill restG1879
ἐπ᾽ep᾽uponG1909
αὐτὸνautonhimG846
ἡhētheG3588
εἰρήνηeirēnēpeaceG1515
ὑμῶν·humōnof you;G4771
εἰeilestG1487
δὲdehoweverG1161
μήmēexceptG3361
γε,geyetG1065
ἐφ᾽eph᾽toG1909
ὑμᾶςhumasyouG4771
ἀνακάμψει.anakampseiit will return.G344

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 10:6

  • 2 Thessalonians 3:16

    Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.

  • Isaiah 9:6

    For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

  • 2 Corinthians 2:15-16

    For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

  • Ephesians 5:6

    Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

  • 1 Samuel 25:17

    Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.

  • Ephesians 2:2-3

    Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

  • James 3:18

    And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

  • Psalms 35:13

    But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

  • 1 Peter 1:14

    As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Son.
1Sa 25:17; Isa 9:6; Eph 2:2,3; 5:6; 2Th 3:16; 1Pe 1:14; *Gr:
Jas 3:18
it shall.
Ps 35:13; 2Co 2:15,16

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Context

  • Luke 10:5

    And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.

  • Luke 10:6

    And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.

  • Luke 10:7

    And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.

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Luke 10:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y si hubiere allí algún hijo de paz, vuestra paz reposará sobre él; y si no, se volverá á vosotros.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et si un fils de paix est là, votre paix reposera sur elle, sinon elle retournera sur vous.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und wenn daselbst ein Sohn des Friedens ist, so wird euer Friede auf demselben ruhen; wenn aber nicht, so wird er zu euch zurückkehren.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et si ibi fuerit filius pacis, requiescet super illum pax vestra: sin autem, ad vos revertetur.