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 appointed seventy others, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither 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 unto them, The harvest is plenteous, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest.
3 Now, go. Remember, I am sending you out as my messengers like lambs among wolves.
Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of 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, no wallet, no shoes: and salute no man on the way.
5 Whatever house you go to stay at, begin by praying for a blessing on it.
And into whatsoever house ye shall enter, 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 be there, your peace shall rest upon him: but if not, it shall turn 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 in that 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 Whatever town you visit, if the people welcome you, eat what is set before you;
And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:
9 cure the sick there, and tell people that the kingdom of God is close at hand.
and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
10 But, whatever town you go to visit, if the people do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say
But into whatsoever city ye shall enter, and they receive you not, go out into the streets thereof 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 from your city, that cleaveth to our feet, we do wipe off against you: howbeit know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh.
12 I tell you that the doom of Sodom will be more bearable on that day than the doom of that town.
I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.
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 unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which were done in you, 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.
Howbeit it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in 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 thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt be brought down unto 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.’
He that heareth you heareth me; and he that rejecteth you rejecteth me; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth him that 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 returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us in thy name.
18 And Jesus replied, ‘I have had visions of Satan, fallen, like lightning from the heavens.
And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as 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 upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any wise hurt 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.’
Howbeit in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto 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.
In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes: yea, Father; for so it was well-pleasing in thy 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 delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth who the Son is, save the Father; and who the Father is, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal [him].
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, Blessed [are] the eyes which see the things that ye 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 unto you, that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them 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 behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
26 ‘What is said in the Law?’ answered Jesus. ‘What do you read there?’
And he said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
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, 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 ‘You have answered right,’ said Jesus, ‘Do that, and you will live.’
And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
29 But the man, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour?’
But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto 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.
Jesus made answer and said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, which both stripped him and beat him, and departed, 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.
And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and 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.
And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, 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 a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he was moved with 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.
and came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on [them] oil and wine; and he set him on his own beast, and 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.”
And on the morrow he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, I, when I come back again, will repay thee.
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, thinkest thou, proved neighbour unto him that fell among the robbers?
37 ‘The one that took pity on him,’ was the answer; at which Jesus said, ‘Go and do the same yourself.’
And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. And Jesus said unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
38 As they continued their journey, Jesus came to a village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him to her house.
Now as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received 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 called Mary, which also sat at the Lord’s feet, and heard his word.
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 cumbered about much serving; and she came up to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister did leave me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
41 ‘Martha, Martha,’ replied the Master, ‘you are anxious and trouble yourself about many things;
But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled 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 one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
