See on Matt. Used by Luke only. For money . Not that they were to go unshod, but that they were not to carry a change of sandals . Salute no man.
Oriental salutations are tedious and complicated.
The command is suited to a rapid and temporary mission. Compare 2 Kings iv. These instructions were also intended to reprove another propensity which an Oriental can hardly resist , no matter how urgent his business . If he meets an acquaintance, he must stop and make an endless number of inquiries, and answer as many. Peace to this house .