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.
Now after these things, the Lord made selection of seventy others and sent them before him, two together, into every town and place where he himself was about to come.
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 said to them, There is much grain ready to be cut, but not enough workers: so make prayer to the Lord of the grain-fields that he will send workers to get in the grain.
3 Now, go. Remember, I am sending you out as my messengers like lambs among wolves.
Go on your way: see, I send 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.
Take no bag for money or for food, and no shoes; say no word to any man on the way.
5 Whatever house you go to stay at, begin by praying for a blessing on it.
And whenever you go into a house, first say, Peace be 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.
And if a son of peace is there, your peace will be with him: but if not, it will come back to you again.
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.
And keep in that same house, taking what food and drink they give you: for the worker has a right to his reward. Do not go from house to house.
8 Whatever town you visit, if the people welcome you, eat what is set before you;
And into whatever town you go, if they take you in, take whatever food is given to you:
9 cure the sick there, and tell people that the kingdom of God is close at hand.
And make well those in it who are ill and say to them, The kingdom of God is near to 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 go into a town where they will not have you, go out into the streets of it and say,
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, which is on our feet, we put off as a witness against you; but be certain of this, that 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 say to you, It will be better in 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.
A curse is on you, Chorazin! A curse is on you, Beth-saida! For if such works of power had been done in Tyre and Sidon as have been done in you, they would have been turned from their sins, in days gone by, seated in the dust.
14 Yet the doom of Tyre and Sidon will be more bearable at the judgment than yours.
But it will be better for Tyre and Sidon, in the day of judging, 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, were you not lifted up to heaven? you will go down to hell. (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 gives ear to you, gives ear to me; and whoever is against you, is against me; and whoever is against me, is against him who sent me.
17 When the seventy-two returned, they exclaimed joyfully, ‘Master, even the demons submit to us when we use your name.’
And the seventy came back with joy, saying, Lord, even the evil spirits are under our power in your name.
18 And Jesus replied, ‘I have had visions of Satan, fallen, like lightning from the heavens.
And he said, I was watching for Satan, falling from heaven like a star.
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.
See, I have given you power to put your feet on snakes and evil beasts, and over all the strength of him who is against you: and nothing will do you damage.
20 Yet do not rejoice in the fact that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names have been enrolled in heaven.’
Do not be glad, however, because you have power over spirits, but because your names are recorded 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.
In that same hour he was full of joy in the Holy Spirit and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children: for so, O Father, it was pleasing in your eyes.
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 given to me by my Father: and no one has knowledge of the Son, but only the Father: and of the Father, but only the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.
23 Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said to them alone, ‘Blessed are the eyes that see what you are seeing;
And, turning to the disciples, he said privately, Happy are the eyes which see the things 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 say to you that numbers of prophets and kings have had a desire to see the things which you see, and have not seen them, and to have knowledge of the things which have come to your ears, and they had it not.
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)
And a certain teacher of the law got up and put him to the test, saying, Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
26 ‘What is said in the Law?’ answered Jesus. ‘What do you read there?’
And he said to him, What does the law say, in your reading of 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.’
And he, answering, said, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and for your neighbour as for yourself.
28 ‘You have answered right,’ said Jesus, ‘Do that, and you will live.’
And he said, You have given the right answer: do this and you will have life.
29 But the man, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour?’
But he, desiring to put himself in the right, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
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.
And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was 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.
And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he went 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.
And in the same way, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, went 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 a certain man of Samaria, journeying that way, came where he was, and when he saw him, he was moved with pity for him,
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.
And came to him and put clean linen round his wounds, with oil and wine; and he put him on his beast and took him to a house 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.”
And the day after he took two pennies and gave them to the owner of the house and said, Take care of him; and if this money is not enough, when I come again I will give you whatever more is needed.
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 men, in your opinion, was neighbour to the man who came into the hands of thieves?
37 ‘The one that took pity on him,’ was the answer; at which Jesus said, ‘Go and do the same yourself.’
And he said, The one who had mercy on him. And Jesus said, Go and do the same.
38 As they continued their journey, Jesus came to a village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him to her house.
Now, while they were on their way, he came to a certain town; and a woman named Martha took him into her house.
39 She had a sister called Mary, who seated herself at the Master’s feet, and listened to his teaching;
And she had a sister, by name Mary, who took her seat at the Lord's feet and gave attention to his words.
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 had her hands full of the work of the house, and she came to him and said, Lord, is it nothing to you that my sister has let me do all the work? Say to her that she is to give me some help.
41 ‘Martha, Martha,’ replied the Master, ‘you are anxious and trouble yourself about many things;
But the Lord, answering, said to her, Martha, Martha, you are full of care and troubled about such a number of 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.’
Little is needed, or even one thing only: for Mary has taken that good part, which will not be taken away from her.
