Luke 10
1 After this, the Lord appointed seventy other disciples, and sent them in pairs to every town and place that he planned to visit.
After these things the Lord chose seventy others also, and sent them out two by two before His face, into every place and city, where He was about to come.
2 “The harvest is large, but the number of workers is small,” he told them. “Pray to the Lord of the harvest to send workers to his harvest fields.
And He said to them, The harvest is indeed great, but the laborers are few: therefore pray you the Lord of the harvest, that He may send forth laborers into His harvest.
3 So get on your way: I'm sending you like sheep among wolves.
Go: behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves.
4 Don't take any money or a bag or extra sandals, and don't spend time chatting with people you meet.
Take neither purse, nor valise, nor sandals: salute no one by the way.
5 Whatever house you enter, first of all say, ‘May this house have peace.’
Into whatsoever house you may enter, first say, Peace be unto this house.
6 If there's a peaceful person living there, then your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you.
And if the son of peace may be there, your peace shall rest upon it: but if not, it shall return unto you.
7 Stay in that house, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for a worker deserves to be paid. Don't go from house to house.
Abide in the same house, eating and drinking those things which are with them: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
8 If you enter a town and the people there welcome you, then eat what's set before you
Into whatsoever city you may enter and they may receive you, eat those things which are placed by you:
9 and heal those who are sick. Tell them, ‘God's kingdom has come to you.’
and heal the sick who are in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.
10 But if you enter a town and the people there don't welcome you, go through their streets telling them,
And into whatsoever city you may enter, and they may not receive you, having come out into the streets of the same, say,
11 ‘We are wiping off even the dust from your town that clings to our feet to show you our disapproval. But you should recognize this: God's kingdom has come.’
Even the dust from your city, that cleaveth to our feet, do we wipe off against you: but know this, that the kingdom of God is at hand.
12 I tell you, in the Day of Judgment it will be better for Sodom than for such a town.
For I say unto you, that it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city.
13 Shame on you Korazin! Shame on you Bethsaida! For if the miracles you saw happen had happened in Tyre and Sidon they would have repented a long time ago, and they would be sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works which were wrought in you had been in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting down in sackcloth and ashes.
14 That's why in the judgment it will be better for Tyre and Sidon than for you.
Moreover it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.
And thou, Capernaum, art thou not exalted up to heaven? thou shalt be cast down to Hades. (Hadēs g86)
16 Anyone who hears you hears me, and anyone who rejects you rejects me. But anyone who rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”
He that heareth you heareth me; he that rejecteth you rejecteth me; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth Him that sent me.
17 The seventy disciples returned in great excitement, saying, “Lord, even the demons do what we tell them in your name!”
And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subordinated to us in thy name.
18 Jesus replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
And He said to them, I saw Satan having fallen as the lightning from heaven.
19 Yes, I have given you power to tread on snakes and scorpions, and to overcome all the enemy's strength, and nothing will harm you.
Behold I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall hurt you.
20 But don't take delight that the spirits do what you tell them—just be glad that your names are written in heaven.”
Moreover do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rejoice that your names are written in the heavens.
21 At that moment Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and said, “I thank you Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for you hid these things from the wise and clever people and revealed them to children! Yes, Father, you were pleased to do it in this way.
At the same hour He rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I praise thee, O Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, because thou hast hidden these things from the wise and prudent, and revealed them to babes: yea, Father, because it was thus pleasing in thy sight.
22 My Father has handed over everything to me. No one understands the Son except the Father, and no one understands the Father except the Son, and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
And turning to His disciples, He said, All things have been delivered to me by my Father: and no one knoweth who the Son is, except the Father; and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whom He may wish to reveal Him.
23 When they were by themselves Jesus turned to the disciples and told them, “Those who see what you're seeing should be really happy!
And turning to His disciples, privately He said, Happy are your eyes, seeing those things which you see.
24 I tell you, many prophets and kings have wanted to see what you're seeing, but they didn't see, and wanted to hear the things you're hearing, but didn't hear.”
For I say unto you, that many kings and prophets desired to see those things which you see, and saw them not; and to hear those things which you hear, and heard them not.
25 Once an expert in religious law stood up and tried to trap Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “What do I have to do to gain eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up tempting Him, saying, Teacher, having done what shall I inherit eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
26 “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” asked Jesus.
He said to him, What has been written in the law? how do you read it?
27 “You shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and your whole spirit, and your whole strength, and your whole mind; and love your neighbor as yourself,” the man replied.
And he responding said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with divine love from all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.
28 “You're right,” Jesus told him. “Do this, and you will live.”
And He said to him, You answered correctly: do this, and you shall live.
29 But the man wanted to vindicate himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
But he, wishing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
30 Jesus replied, saying, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho. He was attacked by robbers who stripped him and beat him, and left him for dead.
Jesus responding said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and fell among thieves, who indeed having stripped him of his raiment, administered blows, went away, leaving him half dead.
31 It so happened that a priest was going the same way. He saw the man, but he passed by on the other side of the road.
And by chance a certain priest came down that way: and seeing him, passed by on the other side.
32 Then a Levite came along. But when he got to the place and saw the man, he also passed by on the other side.
And likewise also a Levite, being at the place, coming and seeing, passed by on the other side.
33 Finally a Samaritan man came along. As he passed by, he saw the man and felt sorry for him.
And a certain Samaritan, on a journey, came near him: and seeing, had compassion on him,
34 He went over and treated the man's wounds with oil and wine, and bandaged them. Then he placed the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn where he took care of him.
and having come to him, he bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine: and having mounted him on his own beast, carried him to a tavern, and cared for him.
35 The next day he gave two denarii to the innkeeper and told him, ‘Take care of him, and if you spend more than this, I'll pay you back when I return.’
And on the morrow, taking out two denaria, gave them to the host, and said, Care for him; and whatsoever you expend in addition, on my return, I will pay you.
36 Which one of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by robbers?”
Which one of these three seems to you to have been the neighbor of him who fell among the thieves?
37 “The one who showed him kindness,” the man replied. “Go and do the same,” Jesus told him.
And he said, The one having done mercy with him. And Jesus said to him, Go, thou, and do likewise.
38 While they were on their way, Jesus arrived at a village, and a woman called Martha invited him to her home.
And it came to pass while they were going round, He also came into a certain village: and a certain woman by name Martha received Him into her house.
39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching.
And there was a sister to her called Mary, who indeed sitting down at the feet of the Lord, continued to hear his word:
40 Martha was concerned about all that needed to be done to prepare the meal, so she came to Jesus and said, “Master, don't you care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her to come and help me!”
and Martha was very busy about much serving. And standing over Him, she said, Lord, is there no care to thee that my sister has left me to serve alone? then say to her that she must assist me.
41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you're worried and upset about all this.
And the Lord responding said to her, Martha, Martha, you are solicitous and encumbered concerning many things:
42 But only one thing is really necessary. Mary has chosen the right thing, and it shall not be taken away from her.”
but there is need of one thing: for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken from her.
