Luke 10
1 After this the appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two before his face, into every city and place into which he himself intended to go.
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 And he thus addressed them. "The harvest is abundant, but the harvesters are few. do you therefore pray the lord of the harvest to send forth harvesters into 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 "Go your way; behold, I am sending you forth like lambs among wolves.
Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
4 "Carry no purse, no bag, no shoes; and do not salute any one on your journey.
Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.
5 "Into whatever you first enter, say, ‘Peace be to this house!’
Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’
6 "And if there be any son of peace there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not it shall return to you.
If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.
7 "Stay in that same house, eating and drinking what they give. for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Do not go from house to house.
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 "And whatever town you come to, and they receive you, eat whatever they put before you.
If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you.
9 "Heal the sick in that town and tell them, The kingdom of God draws near to you.
Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’
10 "But whatever town you enter, and they do not receive you, Go out into the streets and cry,
But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,
11 "‘The very dust of your town which clings to your feet we wipe off as protest; but know this, that the kingdom of God is drawing near to you.’
‘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 "For I tell you that it will be mare tolerable for Sodom in that day than for that town.
I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.
13 "Woe unto you, Chorazin! Woe unto you, Bethsaida! For had the mighty been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
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 "However, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.
But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.
15 "And you Capernaum, shall you be exalted to heaven? No! you shall be brought 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 "He who listens to you listens to me. and he who rejects you, rejects me; he who rejects me, rejects him who sent me."
Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
17 Then the Seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord even the demons are subject to us in your name."
The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
18 And he said to them. "I watched Satan fall from heaven like a lightning flash.
So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
19 "Behold, I give you the power to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and to trample on all the power of the enemy. In no case shall anything do you harm.
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 "Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that your names are written in Heaven."
Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
21 In the same hour he thrilled with joy in the Holy Ghost. "I praise thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and Earth," he said "for hiding these things from the wise and prudent, and for revealing them to babes. Yea, Father, for so it was well pleasing in thy sight!
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 "All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father; and who the Father is except the Son, and he the Son wishes 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 And turning to his disciples he said privately. "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!
Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
24 "For I tell you that many prophets and kings have longed to see what you see, and have seen it; and to hear what you hear, and have heard it not.’
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 Then a certain lawyer stood up and tempted him. "Master," he said "what shall I do to inherit 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 And he said to him. "What is written in the Law? What do you read there?"
“What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?”
27 "You must love the Lord your God," he answered, with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your with all your mind; and your neighbor as 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 shall live."
“You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.”
29 But he, determined to justify himself, said to Jesus, "But who is my neighbor?" Jesus answered.
But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell among bandits who both stripped him and beat him, and went off 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 "Now a certain priest chanced to be going down that way, but on seeing him he passed on the other 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 "In like manner also a Levite who came to the spot, came and looked at him, and passed on the other side.
So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side.
33 "But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was, and when he saw him 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 bound up his wounds, pouring on them oil and wine. He set him on his own beast, and took 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 two silver pieces and gave them to the landlord and said, "‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend I will repay it to 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 "Which then of these three seems to you to have behaved like a neighbor to the man who fell among bandits?"
Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
37 He replied, "The one who showed mercy on him." "Go, then," said Jesus, "and do likewise."
“The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
38 It happened as they went on their way that he entered into a certain village were a woman named Martha received him into 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 named Mary, who after seating herself at the Lord’s feet was listening to his teaching.
She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.
40 But Martha meanwhile was growing distracted about much serving. She came up to him and said. "Lord do you not care that my sister has left me alone to do the serving? Come tell her to take hold of her end of the work along with 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," said Jesus, "you are anxious and worried about many things,
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.
42 "only one thing is really necessary. Mary, moreover, has chosen that good part which shall 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.”
