Luke 10
1 And after these things, the Lord appointed seventy others, also, and sent them, two and two, before his face, into every city and place to which he himself was about to go.
After this, the Master appointed seventy-two other disciples, and sent them on as his messengers, two and two, in advance, to every town and place that he was himself intending to visit.
2 He said, therefore, to them: The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; pray, therefore, the Lord of the harvest that he send out laborers into his harvest.
‘The harvest,’ he said, ‘is abundant, but the labourers are few. Therefore pray to the owner of the harvest to send labourers to gather in his harvest.
3 Go; behold, I send you as lambs in the midst of wolves.
Now, go. Remember, I am sending you out as my messengers like lambs among wolves.
4 Carry no purse, nor bag, nor sandals; and salute no one on the road.
Do not take a purse with you, or a bag, or sandals; and do not stop to greet anyone on your journey.
5 Whatever house you enter, first say, Peace be to this house.
Whatever house you go to stay at, begin by praying for a blessing on it.
6 And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest on him; but, if not, it shall return upon you.
Then, if anyone there is deserving of a blessing, your blessing will rest on him; but if not, it will come back on yourselves.
7 And in that house remain, eating and drinking what they have to give; for the laborer is worthy of his hire; go not from house to house.
Remain at that same house, and eat and drink whatever they offer you; for the worker is worth their wages. Do not keep changing from one house to another.
8 And whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat what is set before you;
Whatever town you visit, if the people welcome you, eat what is set before you;
9 and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them: The kingdom of God has come near to you.
cure the sick there, and tell people that the kingdom of God is close at hand.
10 But whatever city you enter, and they receive you not, go out into the streets of it, and say:
But, whatever town you go to visit, if the people do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say
11 Even the dust of your city, which cleaves to us, we do wipe off against you; yet know this, that the kingdom of God has come near to you.
“We wipe off the dust of your town which has clung to Our feet; still, be assured that the kingdom of God is close at Hand.”
12 I say to you, It shall be more tolerable, in that day, for Sodom, than for that city.
I tell you that the doom of Sodom will be more bearable on that day than the doom of that town.
13 Alas for thee, Chorazin! alas for thee, Bethsaida! for, if the mighty works which have been done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For, if the miracles which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have sat in sackcloth and ashes and repented long ago.
14 But for Tyre and Sidon it shall be more tolerable in the judgment, than for you.
Yet the doom of Tyre and Sidon will be more bearable at the judgment than yours.
15 And thou, Capernaum, who hast been exalted to heaven, shalt be brought down to hades. (Hadēs g86)
And you, Capernaum! Will you exalt yourself to heaven? You will be flung down to Hades. (Hadēs g86)
16 He that hears you, hears me; and he that rejects you, rejects me; and he that rejects me, rejects him that sent me.
Anyone who listens to you is listening to me, and anyone who rejects you is rejecting me; while the person who rejects me is rejecting him who sent me as his messenger.’
17 And the seventy returned with joy, and said: Lord, even the demons are subject to us through thy name.
When the seventy-two returned, they exclaimed joyfully, ‘Master, even the demons submit to us when we use your name.’
18 And he said to them: I saw Satan, like lightning from heaven, falling.
And Jesus replied, ‘I have had visions of Satan, fallen, like lightning from the heavens.
19 Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and authority over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Remember, I have given you the power to trample on snakes and scorpions, and to meet all the strength of the Enemy. Nothing will ever harm you in any way.
20 However, rejoice not in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.
Yet do not rejoice in the fact that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names have been enrolled in heaven.’
21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said: I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes; even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight.
At that same time, moved to exultation by the Holy Spirit, Jesus said: ‘I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that, though you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, you have revealed them to the childlike! Yes, Father, I thank you that this has seemed good to you.
22 All things are delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is but the Father, and who the Father is but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.
Everything has been committed to me by my Father; nor does anyone know who the Son is, except the Father, or who the Father is, except the Son and those to whom the Son may choose to reveal him.’
23 And he turned to his disciples, and said privately: Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said to them alone, ‘Blessed are the eyes that see what you are seeing;
24 For I say to you, that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see; and to hear what you hear, and did not hear.
for, I tell you, many prophets and kings wished for the sight of the things which you are seeing, yet never heard them.’
25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up to tempt him, and said: Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
Just then a student of the Law came forward to test Jesus further. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do if I am to gain eternal life?’ (aiōnios g166)
26 He said to him: What is written in the law? How do you read?
‘What is said in the Law?’ answered Jesus. ‘What do you read there?’
27 He answered and said: You shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole strength, and with your whole understanding, and your neighbor as yourself.
His reply was – ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbour as you love yourself.’
28 He said to him: You have answered correctly; do this, and you shall live.
‘You have answered right,’ said Jesus, ‘Do that, and you will live.’
29 But, wishing to justify himself, he said to Jesus: And who is my neighbor?
But the man, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour?’
30 And Jesus answered and said: A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among; robbers, who stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
To which Jesus replied, ‘A man was once going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him of everything, and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead.
31 And by chance a certain priest went down along that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
As it chanced, a priest was going down by that road. He saw the man, but passed by on the opposite side.
32 In like manner, also, a Levite, when he came to the place, went and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
A Levite, too, did the same; he came up to the spot, but, when he saw the man, passed by on the opposite side.
33 But a certain Samaritan, who was on a journey, came near him; and when he saw him, he had compassion on him.
But a Samaritan, traveling that way, came upon the man, and, when he saw him, he was moved with compassion.
34 And he went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine; and he put him on his own beast, and carried him to an inn, and took care of him.
He went to him and bound up his wounds, dressing them with oil and wine, and then put him on his own mule, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 And on the morrow, when he departed, he took out two denarii, and gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him: Take care of him; and whatever you spend more, on my return, I will repay you.
The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. “Take care of him,” he said, “and whatever more you may spend I will myself repay you on my way back.”
36 Which, then, of these three do you think was neighbor to him that fell among the robbers?
Now which, do you think, of these three men,’ asked Jesus, ‘proved himself a neighbour to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?’
37 He replied: He that showed mercy to him. Jesus said to him: Go, and do you likewise.
‘The one that took pity on him,’ was the answer; at which Jesus said, ‘Go and do the same yourself.’
38 And it came to pass, as they continued their journey, that he entered a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
As they continued their journey, Jesus came to a village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him to her house.
39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the feet of Jesus, and heard his word.
She had a sister called Mary, who seated herself at the Master’s feet, and listened to his teaching;
40 But Martha made herself busy with much serving; and she came to him, and said: Lord, dost thou not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Bid her, therefore, that she help me.
but Martha was distracted by the many preparations that she was making. So she went up to Jesus and said, ‘Master, do you approve of my sister’s leaving me to make preparations alone? Tell her to help me.’
41 But Jesus answered and said to her: Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things:
‘Martha, Martha,’ replied the Master, ‘you are anxious and trouble yourself about many things;
42 one thing is needful; and Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken from her.
but only a few are necessary, or rather one. Mary has chosen the good part, and it will not be taken away from her.’
