The Meaning of Matthew 10:12 Explained

Matthew 10:12

KJV: And when ye come into an house, salute it.

YLT: And coming to the house salute it,

Darby: And as ye enter into a house salute it.

ASV: And as ye enter into the house, salute it.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And  when ye come  into  an house,  salute  it. 

What does Matthew 10:12 Mean?

Context Summary

Matthew 10:5-15 - Missionaries Sent Out
For the present, the Twelve were to confine themselves to Jews, because the Lord's ministry was the climax of the Jewish probation and it was desirable that every opportunity should be given to the lost sheep of the house of Israel to repent. God can never be unmindful of any covenant into which He has entered with the soul. If we believe not, He remaineth faithful.
May we not say that our Lord was the first medical missionary? He has taught us that the healing of disease is often the best way of approaching the soul. The kingdom of God deals not only with our eternal welfare, but with the conditions of human life. On Christ's head are many crowns; social, family and civic life are departments of His beneficent reign. His servants must be without worldly entanglements and live in absolute dependence upon God to whom they have consecrated their lives. The peace of God goes forth and returns. [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 10

1  Jesus sends out his apostles, enabling them with power to do miracles;
5  giving them their charge, teaches them;
16  comforts them against persecutions;
40  and promises a blessing to those who receive them

Greek Commentary for Matthew 10:12

When ye come into [εἰσερχόμενοι]
The Greek indicates more distinctly the simultaneousness of the entrance and the salutation: as ye are entering. Rev., as ye enter. So of the departure, as ye are going forth ( ἐξερχόμενοι , Matthew 10:14). [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Matthew 10:12

Mark 6:10 There abide [εκει μενετε]
So also Matthew 10:11; Luke 9:4. Only Matthew has city or village (Matthew 10:11), but he mentions house in Matthew 10:12. They were to avoid a restless and dissatisfied manner and to take pains in choosing a home. It is not a prohibition against accepting invitations. [source]

What do the individual words in Matthew 10:12 mean?

Entering now into the house greet it
εἰσερχόμενοι δὲ εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν ἀσπάσασθε αὐτήν

εἰσερχόμενοι  Entering 
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Middle or Passive, Nominative Masculine Plural
Root: εἰσέρχομαι  
Sense: to go out or come in: to enter.
δὲ  now 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: δέ  
Sense: but, moreover, and, etc.
εἰς  into 
Parse: Preposition
Root: εἰς  
Sense: into, unto, to, towards, for, among.
οἰκίαν  house 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular
Root: οἰκία  
Sense: a house.
ἀσπάσασθε  greet 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Middle, 2nd Person Plural
Root: ἀπασπάζομαι 
Sense: to draw to one’s self.

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