NEW TESTAMENT

Matthew 10:12

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12

As you enter into the household, greet it.

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Verse 12. Peace be to, and so forth Hebrew shalom, “peace be to you.” The custom of salutation here recommended by our Saviour to his disciples, as S. Jerom informs us, was very prevalent among the Hebrews and Syrians.—This was an ordinary salutation among the Jews, by which they wished happiness and prosperity. Witham.

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