Matthew 10:11

Who in it is worthy. That is, one who is esteemed and respected by his fellow townsmen. To abide with “worthy” men would have several advantages. First, and before all else, it would elicit confidence on the part of others in the town.

There abide. The instructions to the Seventy specifically forbade them to go “from house to house” (Luke 10:7), that is, to accept entertainment at various homes during their stay in a town or village (see DA 351), as this would interfere with their labors. To move “from house to house” might also be taken by people as implying that the first hosts did not take kindly to the men and their message and no longer desired to have anything to do with them. Conversely, to “abide” in one place would imply stability and character.