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 other disciples, and sent them in pairs to every town and place that he planned 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.
“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.
3 Now, go. Remember, I am sending you out as my messengers like lambs among wolves.
So get on your way: I'm sending you like sheep 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.
Don't take any money or a bag or extra sandals, and don't spend time chatting with people you meet.
5 Whatever house you go to stay at, begin by praying for a blessing on it.
Whatever house you enter, first of all say, ‘May this house have peace.’
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 there's a peaceful person living there, then your peace will rest on them; 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 in that house, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for a worker deserves to be paid. Don't go 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 the people there welcome you, then eat what's set before you
9 cure the sick there, and tell people that the kingdom of God is close at hand.
and heal those who are sick. Tell them, ‘God's kingdom has come 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 enter a town and the people there don't welcome you, go through their streets telling them,
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.”
‘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.’
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, in the Day of Judgment it will be better for Sodom than for such a 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.
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.
14 Yet the doom of Tyre and Sidon will be more bearable at the judgment than yours.
That's why in the judgment it will be better for Tyre and Sidon 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, you won't be exalted to heaven; you will go 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.’
Anyone who hears you hears me, and anyone who rejects you rejects me. But anyone who 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 disciples returned in great excitement, saying, “Lord, even the demons do what we tell them in your name!”
18 And Jesus replied, ‘I have had visions of Satan, fallen, like lightning from the heavens.
Jesus replied, “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.
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.
20 Yet do not rejoice in the fact that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names have been enrolled in heaven.’
But don't take delight that the spirits do what you tell them—just be glad 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 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.
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.’
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.”
23 Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said to them alone, ‘Blessed are the eyes that see what you are seeing;
When they were by themselves Jesus turned to the disciples and told them, “Those who see what you're seeing should be really happy!
24 for, I tell you, many prophets and kings wished for the sight of the things which you are seeing, yet never heard them.’
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.”
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)
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)
26 ‘What is said in the Law?’ answered Jesus. ‘What do you read there?’
“What is written in the law? How do you read it?” asked Jesus.
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.’
“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.
28 ‘You have answered right,’ said Jesus, ‘Do that, and you will live.’
“You're right,” Jesus told him. “Do this, and you will live.”
29 But the man, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour?’
But the man wanted to vindicate himself, so 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 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.
31 As it chanced, a priest was going down by that road. He saw the man, but passed by on the opposite side.
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.
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.
Then a Levite came along. But when he got to the place and saw the man, he also 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.
Finally a Samaritan man came along. As he passed by, he saw the man and felt sorry 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.
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.
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 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.’
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 one of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by 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 kindness,” the man replied. “Go and do the same,” Jesus told him.
38 As they continued their journey, Jesus came to a village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him to her house.
While they were on their way, Jesus arrived at a village, and a woman called Martha invited him to 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 called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching.
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.’
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!”
41 ‘Martha, Martha,’ replied the Master, ‘you are anxious and trouble yourself about many things;
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you're worried and upset about all this.
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 really necessary. Mary has chosen the right thing, and it shall not be taken away from her.”
