< Luke 10 >

1 And after these things, the LORD also appointed seventy others, and sent them by twos before His face, to every city and place to where He Himself was about to come,
After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.
2 then He said to them, “The harvest [is] indeed abundant, but the workmen few; implore then the Lord of the harvest, that He may put forth workmen to His harvest.
Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly [is] great, but the labourers [are] few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
3 Go away; behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves;
Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
4 carry no bag, no leather pouch, nor sandals; and greet no one on the way;
Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.
5 and into whatever house you enter, first say, Peace to this house;
And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace [be] to this house.
6 and if indeed there may be there the son of peace, your peace will rest on it; and if not so, it will turn back on you.
And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
7 And remain in that house, eating and drinking the things they have, for worthy [is] the workman of his hire; do not go from house to house,
And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
8 and into whatever city you enter, and they may receive you, eat the things set before you,
And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:
9 and heal the ailing in it, and say to them, The Kingdom of God has come near to you.
And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
10 And into whatever city you enter, and they may not receive you, having gone forth to its broad places, say,
But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,
11 And the dust that has cleaved to us from your city, we wipe off against you, but know this, that the Kingdom of God has come near to you;
Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
12 and I say to you that it will be more tolerable for Sodom in that day than for that city.
But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.
13 Woe to you, Chorazin; woe to you, Bethsaida; for if the mighty works that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they had converted long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes;
Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
14 but it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.
But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.
15 And you, Capernaum, which were exalted to Heaven, you will be brought down to Hades. (Hadēs g86)
And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell. (Hadēs g86)
16 He who is hearing you, hears Me; and he who is putting you away, puts Me away; and he who is putting Me away, puts away Him who sent Me.”
He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
17 And the seventy turned back with joy, saying, “Lord, and the demons are being subjected to us in Your Name”;
And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
18 and He said to them, “I was beholding Satan having fallen as lightning from Heaven;
And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
19 behold, I give to you the authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and on all the power of the enemy, and nothing by any means will hurt you;
Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
20 but do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subjected to you, but rejoice rather that your names were written in the heavens.”
Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
21 In that hour Jesus was glad in the Spirit and said, “I confess to You, Father, Lord of Heaven and of earth, that You hid these things from wise men and understanding, and revealed them to babies; yes, Father, because so it became good pleasure before You.
In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
22 All things were delivered up to Me by My Father, and no one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whom the Son may resolve to reveal [Him].”
All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and [he] to whom the Son will reveal [him.]
23 And having turned to the disciples, He said, by themselves, “Blessed the eyes that are perceiving what you perceive;
And he turned him unto [his] disciples, and said privately, Blessed [are] the eyes which see the things that ye see:
24 for I say to you that many prophets and kings wished to see what you perceive, and did not see, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear.”
For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen [them]; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard [them.]
25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, trying Him, and saying, “Teacher, what having done, will I inherit continuous life?” (aiōnios g166)
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
26 And He said to him, “In the Law what has been written? How do you read [it]?”
He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
27 And he answering said, “You will love the LORD your God out of all your heart, and out of all your soul, and out of all your strength, and out of all your understanding, and your neighbor as yourself.”
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
28 And He said to him, “You answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”
And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
29 And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
30 And Jesus having taken up [the word], said, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and having stripped him and inflicted blows, they went away, leaving [him] half dead.
And Jesus answering said, A certain [ man] went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded [him], and departed, leaving [him] half dead.
31 And by a coincidence a certain priest was going down in that way, and having seen him, he passed over on the opposite side;
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32 and in like manner also, a Levite, having been around the place, having come and seen, passed over on the opposite side.
And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked [on him], and passed by on the other side.
33 But a certain Samaritan, journeying, came along him, and having seen him, he was moved with compassion,
But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion [on him],
34 and having come near, he bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine, and having lifted him up on his own beast, he brought him to an inn, and was careful of him;
And went to [him], and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 and on the next day, going forth, taking out two denarii, he gave to the innkeeper and said to him, Be careful of him, and whatever you may spend more, I, in my coming again, will give back to you.
And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave [them] to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
36 Who, then, of these three, seems to you to have become neighbor of him who fell among the robbers?”
Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
37 And he said, “He who did the kindness with him,” then Jesus said to him, “Be going on, and you be doing in like manner.”
And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
38 And it came to pass, in their going on, that He entered into a certain village, and a certain woman, by name Martha, received Him into her house,
Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
39 and she also had a sister, called Mary, who also, having seated herself beside the feet of Jesus, was hearing the word,
And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.
40 and Martha was distracted about much serving, and having stood by Him, she said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister left me alone to serve? Say then to her that she may partake along with me.”
But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
41 And Jesus answering said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and disquieted about many things,
And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
42 but of one thing there is need, and Mary chose the good part; that will not be taken away from her.”
But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

< Luke 10 >