Luke 10
1 After these things, the Lord appointed also seventy others, and sent them two and two before him into every city and place where he himself was about to come.
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 And he said to them, The harvest is great, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send forth laborers for 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 forth; lo! I send you as lambs into the midst of wolves.
Now, go. Remember, I am sending you out as my messengers like lambs among wolves.
4 Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; salute no one by the way.
Do not take a purse with you, or a bag, or sandals; and do not stop to greet anyone on your journey.
5 And into whatever house ye 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 upon it; if not, it shall return to 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 abide in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give; for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go 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 into whatever city ye 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 the sick that are therein, and say to them, The kingdom of God hath come near to you.
cure the sick there, and tell people that the kingdom of God is close at hand.
10 But into whatever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go out into its streets 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 that cleaveth to our feet we wipe off to you; but know this, that the kingdom of God hath come near.
“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 And I tell you, that it will 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 Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented, 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 it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon 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! shalt thou be exalted to heaven? thou shalt be brought down to the underworld. (Hadēs g86)
And you, Capernaum! Will you exalt yourself to heaven? You will be flung down to Hades. (Hadēs g86)
16 He that hearkeneth to you, hearkeneth to me; and he that rejecteth you, rejecteth me; but he that rejecteth me, rejecteth 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, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in 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 fall from heaven like lightning.
And Jesus replied, ‘I have had visions of Satan, fallen, like lightning from the heavens.
19 Lo! I have given you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the might 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 Yet rejoice not in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that your names have been 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 he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that, though thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning, thou didst reveal them to babes. Yea, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight. And turning to the disciples he said,
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 were delivered to me by my Father; and no one knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom it is the will of the Son to 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 turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye are seeing.
Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said to them alone, ‘Blessed are the eyes that see what you are seeing;
24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye are seeing, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye are hearing, and heard them not.
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 lo! a certain lawyer stood up to try him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit everlasting 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 And he said to him, What is written in the Law? How readest thou?
‘What is said in the Law?’ answered Jesus. ‘What do you read there?’
27 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 neighbor as thyself.”
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 And he said to him, Thou hast answered rightly; do this, and thou shalt live.
‘You have answered right,’ said Jesus, ‘Do that, and you will live.’
29 But he, wishing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
But the man, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour?’
30 Jesus answering said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers; who after stripping him of his raiment, and wounding him, departed, 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 was going down on 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 And in like manner also a Levite, having arrived at the place, came and saw, 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, as he was journeying, came where he was, and when he saw him, had compassion,
But a Samaritan, traveling that way, came upon the man, and, when he saw him, he was moved with compassion.
34 and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine, and setting him on his own beast, brought 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 the next day, he took out two denaries and gave them to the host, and said, Take care of him; and whatever thou spendest more, I, when I come back, will repay thee.
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 of these three, dost thou 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 And he said, He that took pity on him. Then said Jesus to him, Go, and do thou 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 journeyed, that he entered into 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 sat down at the feet of the Lord, and listened to his word.
She had a sister called Mary, who seated herself at the Master’s feet, and listened to his teaching;
40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving; and she came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? Tell her therefore to 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 the Lord answering said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things.
‘Martha, Martha,’ replied the Master, ‘you are anxious and trouble yourself about many things;
42 But one thing is needful. For Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away 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.’
