Luke 10:7

“And in the same house remain, etc.] Where the sons of peace are, and the peace rests, and into which you are invited, and kindly received and used: eating and drinking such things as they give; or rather, “such things as are with them”, as the Vulgate Latin renders it; or “of that which is theirs”, as the Syriac version; all one, and with as much freedom, as if they were your own; the reason follows, for the labourer is worthy of his hire; what you eat and drink is your due; what you ought to have; your diet is a debt, and not a gratuity; (See Gill on “<401010>Matthew 10:10”) go not from house to house; as if fickle and inconstant, as if not satisfied with your lodging and entertainment, and…”

“See the notes at Matthew 10:11. On this passage Dr. Thomson (“The Land and the Book,” vol. i. p. 534) remarks: “The reason (for the command, ‘Go not from house to house’) is very obvious to one acquainted with Oriental customs. When a stranger arrives in a village or an encampment, the neighbors, one after another, must invite him to eat with them. There is a strict etiquette about it, involving much ostentation and hypocrisy, and a failure in the due observance of this system of hospitality is violently resented, and often leads to alienations and feuds among neighbors; it also consumes much time, causes unusual distraction of mind, leads to levity, and every way counteracts the success of…”

“Mat 10:11. Luke 10:11”

“10:7 Don’t move around from home to home: See study note on 9:4. • because those who work deserve their pay: Those who minister for Jesus should receive compensation from those they serve (see also 1 Cor 9:14; 1 Tim 5:18).”

“in: Luk 9:4; Mat 10:11; Mar 6:10; Act 16:15, Act 16:34, Act 16:40 for: Deu 12:12, Deu 12:18, Deu 12:19; Mat 10:10; Co1 9:4-15; Gal 6:6; Phi 4:17, Phi 4:18; Ti1 5:17, Ti1 5:18; Ti2 2:6; Jo3 1:5-8 Go: Ti1 5:13 Luke 10:8”