< Luke 10 >

1 And after these things, Jesus separated from among his disciples seventy other persons, and sent them, two and two, before his face, to every place and city whither he was to go.
Now after these things the Lord also appointed seventy other men, and sent them by twos before his face into every city and place where he himself was going to come.
2 And he said to them: The harvest is great, and the laborers few: pray ye, therefore, the lord of the harvest that he would send laborers into his harvest.
Therefore he said to them, The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the workmen are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth workmen into his harvest.
3 Go ye: lo, I send you forth, as sheep among wolves.
Go ye. Behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves.
4 Take to you no purses, nor wallets, nor shoes; and salute no man by the way.
Carry no bag, no pouch, no shoes, and greet no man on the way.
5 And into whatever house ye enter, first say: Peace be to this house.
And into whatever house ye enter, first say, Peace to this house.
6 And if the son of peace is there, your salutation will rest upon it; but if not, your salutation will return to you.
And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him, and if not, it will return to you.
7 And remain in that house, eating and drinking of what it affords; for the laborer is worthy of his hire. And pass not from house to house.
And remain in the same house eating and drinking from their things, for the workman is worthy of his wage. Do not depart from house to house.
8 And into whatever city ye enter, and they receive you; eat that which set before you.
And into whatever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat the things that are set before you.
9 And heal them that are sick in it; and say to them: The kingdom of God hath come near you.
And heal the weak in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God has come near to you.
10 And into whatever city ye enter, and they receive you not; go out into the street, and say:
But into whatever city ye enter, and they will not receive you, after departing into the thoroughfares of it, say,
11 Even the dust of your city which adhereth to our feet, we shake off against you: but this know ye, that the kingdom of God hath come near to you.
Even the dust that clings on us from your city, we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know ye this, that the kingdom of God has come near to you.
12 I say to you, that for Sodom there will be comfort in that day, rather than for that city.
I say to you, that it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.
13 Woe to thee, Chorazin; woe to thee, Bethsaida; for if in Tyre and Sidon there had been the mighty deeds, that were in you, they would long ago have repented in sackcloth and ashes.
Woe to thee, Chorazin! Woe to thee, Bethsaida! Because if the mighty works were done in Tyre and Sidon, which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
14 But for Tyre and Sidon there will be comfort in the day of judgment, rather than for you.
But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment, than for you.
15 And thou Capernaum, that art lifted up to heaven, shalt be brought down to hell. (Hadēs g86)
And thou, Capernaum, which was exalted to the sky, will be thrust down to Hades. (Hadēs g86)
16 He that heareth you, heareth me; and he that despiseth you, despiseth me; and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me.
He who hears you hears me, and he who rejects you rejects me, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me.
17 And the seventy whom he sent forth, returned with great joy, and say to him: Our Lord, even the demons were subject to us, in thy name.
And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are made subject to us in thy name.
18 And he said to them: I saw Satan fall, like the lightning from heaven.
And he said to them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from the sky.
19 Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents, and scorpions, and on all the power of the adversary: and nothing shall harm you.
Behold, I give you authority to tread over serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and, no, nothing will harm you.
20 Yet rejoice not in this, that the demons are subject to you; but rejoice, that your names are written in heaven.
Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are made subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in the heavens.
21 In that hour Jesus exulted in the Holy Spirit, and said: I thank thee, my Father, thou Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and hast revealed them to babes: yes, my Father, for such was thy good pleasure.
In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit, and said, I thank thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, that thou hid these things from the wise and astute, and revealed them to the childlike. Yea, Father, because it became pleasing this way in thy sight.
22 And he turned himself to his disciples, and said to them: Every thing is committed to me by my Father: and no one knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; or who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to reveal him.
And having turned to the disciples, he said, All things were delivered to me by my Father. And no man knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son wants to reveal him.
23 And he turned to his disciples, privately, and said: Blessed are the eyes that see, what ye see.
And having turning toward the disciples in private, he said, Blessed are the eyes that see what ye see.
24 For I say to you, that many prophets and kings desired to see what ye see, and did not see it; and to hear what ye hear, and did not hear it.
For I say to you, that many prophets and kings desired to see what ye see, and did not see, and to hear what ye hear, and did not hear.
25 And behold, a Scribe stood up to try him, and said: Teacher, what must I do, to inherit eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up testing him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, would I inherit eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
26 And Jesus said to him: How is it written in the law? How readest thou?
And he said to him, What is written in the law? How read thou?
27 He answered and said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor, as thyself
And having answered, he said, Thou shall love the Lord thy God from thy whole heart, and from thy whole soul, and from thy whole strength, and from thy whole mind, and thy neighbor as thyself.
28 Jesus said to him: Thou hast said correctly; do thus, and thou wilt live.
And he said to him, Thou answered correctly. Do this and thou will live.
29 And he, being disposed to justify himself, said: And who is my neighbor?
But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
30 Jesus said to him: A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and robbers fell upon him, and plundered him, and smote him, and left him with little life in him, and went their way.
And having replied, Jesus said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho. And he encountered bandits, who also, having stripped him and having beat him, departed having left him being half dead.
31 And a certain priest went down by that way; and he saw him, and passed on.
And by coincidence a certain priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32 So also a Levite came, approached the spot, and saw him, and passed on.
And likewise also a Levite who happened upon the place, having come, and having looked, passed by on the other side.
33 But a Samaritan, as he travelled, came where he was, and saw him, and took pity on him,
But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to him, and when he saw him, felt compassion.
34 and went to him, and bound up his wounds, and poured wine and oil on them, and placed him upon his ass, and brought him to the inn, and took care of him.
And having come, he wrapped up his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine. And having set him on his own beast, he brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 And on the morning of the next day, he took out two denarii and gave to the host, and said: Take good care of him; and if thou expendest any more, when I return, I will repay thee.
And on the morrow when departing, after taking out two denarii, he gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatever thou might spend more, I will repay thee at my return.
36 Which therefore of these three, appears to thee, to have been neighbor to him that fell into the hands of marauders?
Which therefore, of these three, appears to thee to have become neighbor to the man who fell among the bandits?
37 And he said: He that had pity on him. Jesus said to him: Go, and do thou also the like.
And he said, He who did mercy with him. Therefore Jesus said to him, Go, and do thou likewise.
38 And it occurred, as they travelled by the way, that he entered a certain village, and a woman whose name was Martha, received him at her house.
And it came to pass as they went, he also entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
39 And she had a sister whose name, was Mary: and she came and seated herself at the feet of our Lord, and listened to his discourses.
And she was sister to this woman called Mary, who also, having sat at Jesus' feet, was listening to his word.
40 But Martha was occupied with much service; and she came, and said to him: My Lord, hast thou no concern, that my sister hath left me to serve alone? Bid her assist me.
But Martha was encumbered about much serving. And having stood near, she said, Lord, do thou not care that my sister left me behind to serve alone? Speak to her therefore that she may help me.
41 Jesus answered, and said to her: Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things:
But having answered, Jesus said to her, Martha, Martha, thou are anxious and troubled about many things,
42 yet but one thing is necessary; and Mary hath chosen for herself the good part, which shall not be taken from her.
but one thing is necessary, and Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her.

< Luke 10 >