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“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
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11. And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence. 12. And when ye come into an house, salute it. 13. And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
Matthew 10:11-13 — KJV
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.
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