Luke 10:6

And if a peace-loving person ¹  is there, your peace will remain on him, but if not, it will return to you. ² 

1Sa 25:17; Ps 35:13; Isa 9:6; 2Co 2:15,16; Eph 2:2,3; Eph 5:6; 2Th 3:16; Jas 3:18; 1Pe 1:14

¹ tn Grk “a son of peace,” a Hebrew idiom for a person of a certain class or kind, as specified by the following genitive construction (in this case, “of peace”). Such constructions are discussed further in L&N 9.4. Here the expression refers to someone who responds positively to the disciples’ message, like “wisdom’s child” in Luke 7:30.

² sn The response to these messengers determines how God’s blessing is bestowed – if they are not welcomed with peace, their blessing will return to them. Jesus shows just how important their mission is by this remark.