Luke 10
1 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.
After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
2 ‘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.
And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.
3 Now, go. Remember, I am sending you out as my messengers like lambs among wolves.
Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
4 Do not take a purse with you, or a bag, or sandals; and do not stop to greet anyone on your journey.
Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.
5 Whatever house you go to stay at, begin by praying for a blessing on it.
Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’
6 Then, if anyone there is deserving of a blessing, your blessing will rest on him; but if not, it will come back on yourselves.
If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.
7 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.
Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
8 Whatever town you visit, if the people welcome you, eat what is set before you;
If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you.
9 cure the sick there, and tell people that the kingdom of God is close at hand.
Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’
10 But, whatever town you go to visit, if the people do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say
But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,
11 “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.”
‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’
12 I tell you that the doom of Sodom will be more bearable on that day than the doom of that town.
I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.
13 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.
Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
14 Yet the doom of Tyre and Sidon will be more bearable at the judgment than yours.
But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.
15 And you, Capernaum! Will you exalt yourself to heaven? You will be flung down to Hades. (Hadēs g86)
And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! (Hadēs g86)
16 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.’
Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
17 When the seventy-two returned, they exclaimed joyfully, ‘Master, even the demons submit to us when we use your name.’
The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
18 And Jesus replied, ‘I have had visions of Satan, fallen, like lightning from the heavens.
So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
19 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.
Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
20 Yet do not rejoice in the fact that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names have been enrolled in heaven.’
Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
21 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.
At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
22 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.’
All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”
23 Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said to them alone, ‘Blessed are the eyes that see what you are seeing;
Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
24 for, I tell you, many prophets and kings wished for the sight of the things which you are seeing, yet never heard them.’
For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
25 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)
One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
26 ‘What is said in the Law?’ answered Jesus. ‘What do you read there?’
“What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?”
27 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.’
He answered, “‘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 ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
28 ‘You have answered right,’ said Jesus, ‘Do that, and you will live.’
“You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.”
29 But the man, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour?’
But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 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.
Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
31 As it chanced, a priest was going down by that road. He saw the man, but passed by on the opposite side.
Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32 A Levite, too, did the same; he came up to the spot, but, when he saw the man, passed by on the opposite side.
So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side.
33 But a Samaritan, traveling that way, came upon the man, and, when he saw him, he was moved with compassion.
But when a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, he looked at him and had compassion.
34 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.
He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 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.”
The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and on my return I will repay you for any additional expense.’
36 Now which, do you think, of these three men,’ asked Jesus, ‘proved himself a neighbour to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?’
Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
37 ‘The one that took pity on him,’ was the answer; at which Jesus said, ‘Go and do the same yourself.’
“The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
38 As they continued their journey, Jesus came to a village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him to her house.
As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
39 She had a sister called Mary, who seated herself at the Master’s feet, and listened to his teaching;
She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.
40 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.’
But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”
41 ‘Martha, Martha,’ replied the Master, ‘you are anxious and trouble yourself about many things;
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.
42 but only a few are necessary, or rather one. Mary has chosen the good part, and it will not be taken away from her.’
But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”
