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1 ⲁ̅ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲉⲧⲡⲕⲉϣϥⲉ ⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩⲥⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏ ⲉⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
After that, the Lord Jesus appointed 72 other [people]. He [prepared to] send them out, two-by-two, to every town and village where he [SYN] intended to go.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲛⲉϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱϩⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲃⲕⲏⲡⲉ ⲥⲉⲡⲥⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲱϩⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲛⲉϫ ⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲱϩⲥ
He said to them, “The [people who are ready to receive my message] are like a field [of] [MET] [grain] that is ready for [people] to harvest {to be harvested}. But there are not many people [to bring them to God]. So pray and ask the Lord [God] to send [more] workers [who will gather people together and teach them my message, just like a landowner sends workers] into his fields [to gather the] harvest.
Start going; but [remember that] I am sending you [(pl)] out [to tell my message to people who will try to get rid of you. You will be] like lambs among wolves.
Do not take along [any money in] a purse. Do not take a traveler’s bag. Do not take [extra] sandals. Do not [spend a lot of time] greeting people along the way.
Whenever you enter a house [to lodge there], first say to those people, ‘May [God give inner] peace to [you people] [MTY] [in] this house!’
If people who [live] there [are (desiring to have]/worthy of receiving) [God’s] peace, they will experience the [inner] peace that you are [offering them]. If people who [live] there [are not desiring to have God’s] peace, you [will experience God’s inner] peace, [but they will not].
7 ⲍ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϭⲱ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲏⲓ
[If they welcome you], stay in that same house [until you leave that village]. Do not move around from one house to another. Eat and drink whatever they provide for you. A worker deserves to get pay [MET] [from the people for whom he works, so you deserve to receive food and a place to stay from the people to whom you go].
Whenever you enter a town and the people [there] welcome you, eat what is provided {what [they] provide} for you.
Heal the people there who are sick. Tell them, ‘It is almost [time for] God to send his king to rule [MET] [your lives].’
But if you enter a town whose [people] do not welcome you, go into its [main] streets and say,
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ϫⲉ ⲡⲕⲉϣⲟⲓϣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲟⲗⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲛϥⲱⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
‘[Because you have refused to hear our message, we(exc) will not only leave], we will also shake off the dust of your town that clings to our sandals, to warn you [that God will reject/punish you]. But [we want you to know that] it is almost [the time when] God will start to rule!’
I will tell you this: On the [MTY] [final] day when [God judges everyone], he will punish the wicked people [MTY] who long ago lived in Sodom, [the city that he destroyed because its people were so wicked]. But he will punish [even] more severely the people [MTY] of any town [whose people refused to hear your message]!”
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲭⲟⲣⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲃⲏⲇⲥⲁⲓⲇⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲕⲣⲙⲉⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ
“There will be terrible [punishment] for [you people who live in] [MTY] Chorazin and Bethsaida [cities]. I did great miracles in your cities [to show God’s power, but you did not turn from your sinful behavior]. If the miracles that I performed in your [cities] had been done in Tyre and Sidon [cities], the wicked people who lived there would have long ago [shown that they were sorry for their sins by] sitting on the ground wearing coarse cloth and putting ashes on their heads.
[But they did not have the opportunity that you have, so when God punishes people, he will punish the wicked people who lived in] Tyre and Sidon, but he will punish you more severely [because you did not pay attention to my message].
[I also have something to say to] you [people who live in] Capernaum [city]. (Do not [think that you will be honored] {[that God] will honor you} in heaven!/Do you [think that you will be honored] {[that God] will honor you} in heaven?) [RHQ] [That will not happen! On the contrary], [after you die, God] will send you down to the place where [sinful people] will be punished [forever]!” (Hadēs g86)
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϥⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϥⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲧ
[Jesus also said to the disciples, “God will consider that] those who listen to your [message] are listening to me, and that those who reject your [message] are rejecting me. And [he will consider that] those who reject me are rejecting [God], the one who sent me.”
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉϣϥⲉⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲕⲉⲩⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲥⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ
The 72 [people whom Jesus appointed went and did as he told them to]. When they returned, they were very joyful. They said, “Lord, [people did what we(exc) told them to do]! Demons also obeyed us when by your [(sg)] authority [MTY] [we commanded them to leave people]!”
Jesus replied, “[When those demons were obeying you, because God had enabled you to defeat them, it was as though] [MET] I saw Satan fall from heaven [as suddenly and quickly] as lightning [strikes].
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲓϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲱⲙ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛϩⲟϥ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲟⲟϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲓⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ
Listen! I have given you authority so that if you oppose evil spirits [MET] [they will not hurt you]. I have given you authority to defeat our enemy, [Satan]. Nothing shall hurt you.
But [although] you can rejoice that evil spirits obey you, you should rejoice [more] that your names have been written {that [God] has written your names} in heaven, [because you will be with God forever].”
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲉⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲉⲝⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϩⲉⲡⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲕϭⲟⲗⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲁϩⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲣⲁⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
At that time the Holy Spirit caused [Jesus] to be very happy. He said, “Father, you [(sg)] rule over [everything in] heaven and [on] the earth! Some [people think that they are] wise [because] they are well-educated. But I thank you that you have prevented them from [knowing] these things. [Instead], you have revealed them to [people who accept your truth as readily] [MET] [as] little children [do]. Yes, Father, [you have done that] because it seemed good to you [to do] so.”
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲁⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ϣⲁϥϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
[Jesus also said to the 72 disciples], “[God], my Father, has revealed to me all [I need to know and the power I need for my work]. Only my Father knows who I [really] am. Furthermore, only I and those [people] to whom I wish to reveal him know what [God] my Father is [like].”
Then when Jesus’ disciples were alone with him, he turned toward them and said, “[God] is pleased with you [SYN] who have seen [the things that I have done]!
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲣⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ
I want you to know that many prophets and kings [who lived long ago] desired to see the things that you are seeing [me do], but these things did not [happen] then. They longed to hear the things that you have been hearing [me say], but these things were not [revealed to them] then.”
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϥⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ (aiōnios g166)
[One day as Jesus was teaching people], a man was there who had studied carefully the laws that [God gave Moses]. He wanted to ask Jesus a difficult question. So he stood up and asked, “Teacher, what shall I do in order to live [with God] forever?” (aiōnios g166)
Jesus said to him, “You [(sg)] have read [RHQ] what [Moses] has written in the laws that [God gave him]. What did Moses write about living forever?”
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲉ
The man replied, “[He wrote that] we [(inc)] must love the Lord our God. [We must show that] by what we feel and by what we do and by what we think. [He] also [wrote that we must love] people that we come in contact with as much as [we love] ourselves.”
Jesus replied, “You [(sg)] have answered [your question] correctly. If you do all that [continually], you will live [with God forever].”
But the man wanted to defend [the way] he [acted toward people that he came in contact with] (OR, to defend why he [had asked a question that Jesus answered so simply]). So he said to Jesus, “Which people that I come in contact with [should I love]?”
30 ⲗ̅ ⲁⲓⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲓⲭⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϫϥϩⲉⲛⲥⲁϣ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉϥⲟ ⲙⲡϣⲙⲟⲩ
Jesus replied [by telling him this illustration]: “A [Jewish] man was once going down along the road from Jerusalem to Jericho. Bandits attacked him. They took away [most of] the man’s clothes [and everything else that he had], and they beat him until he was almost dead. Then they left him.
It happened that a [Jewish] priest was going along that road. When he saw that man, [instead of helping him], he passed by on the other side [of the road].
Similarly, a man who worked in the temple [in Jerusalem] came to that place and saw the man. But he also passed by on the other side [of the road].
Then a man from Samaria [province] came along that road to where the man was lying. [People from Samaria despise Jews. But] when he saw that man, he pitied him.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁϥϯ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϣ ⲁϥⲡⲱϩⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉϩ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲏⲣⲡ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲧⲃⲛⲏ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲩⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲁϥϥⲓⲡⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ
He went over to him and put some [olive] oil and wine on his wounds [to help heal them]. He wound strips of cloth [around the wounds]. He placed the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn and took care of him.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϯϥⲕⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲭⲉⲩⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϥⲓⲡⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲕⲧⲟⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲕ
The next morning he gave two silver coins to the innkeeper and said, ‘Take care of this man. If you [(sg)] spend more than this amount [to care for him], I will pay you back when I return.’”
Then Jesus said, “Three people [saw] the man whom bandits attacked. Which one of them [acted in a loving way toward] that man?”
The man who studied the Scriptures replied, “The one who acted mercifully toward him.” Jesus said to him, “You [(sg)] go and act like that [toward] everyone whom [you can help]!”
As Jesus and his disciples continued to travel, they entered a village [near Jerusalem]. A woman whose name was Martha invited them to come to her house.
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ
Her [younger] sister, whose name was Mary, sat near Jesus. She was listening to what he was teaching.
40 ⲙ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲡⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲁⲥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲓⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲥⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ
But Martha was very much concerned about preparing [a meal]. She went to Jesus and said, “Lord, (you do not seem to care that my sister has left me to prepare everything by myself!/do you not care that my sister has left me to prepare everything by myself?) [RHQ] Tell her that she should help me!”
But the Lord replied, “Martha, Martha, you [(sg)] are very worried about many things.
But only one thing is truly necessary, and that is, [to listen to what I am teaching]. Mary has decided to [do that], and that is better [than worrying]. [The blessing that she is receiving from listening to me] will not be taken away from her {No one will take away from her [the blessing that she is receiving from listening to me]}.”
