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 appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two before his face, into every city and place into which he himself intended to go.
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 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.
3 Now, go. Remember, I am sending you out as my messengers like lambs among wolves.
"Go your way; behold, I am sending you forth 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, no bag, no shoes; and do not salute any one on your journey.
5 Whatever house you go to stay at, begin by praying for a blessing on it.
"Into whatever you first enter, 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 there be any son of peace there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not it shall 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 same house, eating and drinking what they give. for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Do not go from house to house.
8 Whatever town you visit, if the people welcome you, eat what is set before you;
"And whatever town you come to, and they receive you, eat whatever they put before you.
9 cure the sick there, and tell people that the kingdom of God is close at hand.
"Heal the sick in that town and tell them, The kingdom of God draws 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 whatever town you enter, and they do not receive you, Go out into the streets and cry,
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.”
"‘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.’
12 I tell you that the doom of Sodom will be more bearable on that day than the doom of that town.
"For I tell you that it will be mare tolerable for Sodom in that day 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 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.
14 Yet the doom of Tyre and Sidon will be more bearable at the judgment than yours.
"However, it will 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 you Capernaum, shall you be exalted to heaven? No! you shall 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.’
"He who listens to you listens to me. and he who rejects you, rejects me; he who rejects me, rejects 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.’
Then the Seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord even the demons are subject to us in your name."
18 And Jesus replied, ‘I have had visions of Satan, fallen, like lightning from the heavens.
And he said to them. "I watched Satan fall from heaven like a lightning flash.
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 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.
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 at this, that the spirits are subject 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.
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!
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 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."
23 Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said to them alone, ‘Blessed are the eyes that see what you are seeing;
And turning to his disciples he 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 have longed to see what you see, and have seen it; and to hear what you hear, and have heard 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)
Then a certain lawyer stood up and tempted him. "Master," he said "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 to him. "What is written in the Law? What do you read there?"
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 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."
28 ‘You have answered right,’ said Jesus, ‘Do that, and you will live.’
"You have answered right," said Jesus "do that and you shall live."
29 But the man, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour?’
But he, determined to justify himself, said to Jesus, "But who is my neighbor?" Jesus answered.
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.
"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.
31 As it chanced, a priest was going down by that road. He saw the man, but passed by on the opposite side.
"Now a certain priest chanced to be going down that way, but on seeing him he passed 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.
"In like manner also a Levite who came to the spot, came and looked at him, and passed 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 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.
"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.
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 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.’
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 then of these three seems to you to have behaved like a neighbor to the man who fell among bandits?"
37 ‘The one that took pity on him,’ was the answer; at which Jesus said, ‘Go and do the same yourself.’
He replied, "The one who showed mercy on him." "Go, then," said Jesus, "and do likewise."
38 As they continued their journey, Jesus came to a village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him to her house.
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.
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 after seating herself at the Lord’s feet was listening 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.’
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."
41 ‘Martha, Martha,’ replied the Master, ‘you are anxious and trouble yourself about many things;
"Martha, Martha," said Jesus, "you are anxious and worried 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.’
"only one thing is really necessary. Mary, moreover, has chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from her."
