Why did Jesus say “Greet no one along the way”

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Hi. I’m just curious as to the reason in Luke’s Gospel Jesus instructs the 72 disciples to “greet no one along the way”.

Would anyone have any insight as to the reasoning behind this seemingly not too amicable command. I can only think He perhaps didn’t want them distracted by constant conversation but that is just my poor guess.

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I think you’ve got it right. He wasn’t saying “don’t even say hi to people you meet”. He was saying ‘don’t waste time in idle chat. Get on with your mission.’.
 
Think of when the lay EMHCs leave the Church to carry the Eucharist to those in the hospital or shut ins at home. They are not to stop at a restaurant or go do some shopping on the way, they have an important mission and are to let nothing distract them.

In the same way, Our Lord’s Passion was the most important event in all of time and space. The disciples had a mission.
 
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