< Luke 10 >
1 Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place where he himself was about to come.
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 said to them, The harvest indeed [is] great, but the workmen few; supplicate therefore the Lord of the harvest that he may send out workmen 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: behold I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves.
Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
4 Carry neither purse nor scrip nor sandals, and salute no one on the way.
Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.
5 And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace to this house.
Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’
6 And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it; but if not it shall turn to you again.
If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.
7 And in the same house abide, eating and drinking such things as they have; for the workman is worthy of his hire. Remove not 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 into whatsoever city ye may enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you,
If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you.
9 and heal the sick in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God is come nigh to you.
Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’
10 But into whatsoever city ye may have entered and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say,
But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,
11 Even the dust of your city, which cleaves to us on the feet, do we shake off against you; but know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh.
‘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 I say to you that it shall be more tolerable for Sodom in that day than for that city.
I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.
13 Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if the works of power which have taken place in you had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they had long ago repented, 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 But it shall 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 thou, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades. (Hadēs )
And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! (Hadēs )
16 He that hears you hears me; and he that rejects you rejects me; and he that rejects me rejects him that 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 And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us through thy 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 beheld Satan as lightning falling out of heaven.
So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
19 Behold, I give you the power of treading upon serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall in anywise injure you.
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 Yet in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subjected to you, but rejoice that your names are written in the heavens.
Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
21 In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: yea, Father, for thus has it been 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 but the Father, and who the Father is but the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son is pleased 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 having turned to the disciples privately he said, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see.
Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
24 For I say to you that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things which ye behold, and did not see [them]; and to hear the things which ye hear, and did not hear [them].
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 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up tempting him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, shall I inherit life eternal? (aiōnios )
One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” (aiōnios )
26 And he said to him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
“What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?”
27 But 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 thine understanding; and thy neighbour as thyself.
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 And he said to him, Thou hast answered right: this do and thou shalt live.
“You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.”
29 But he, desirous of justifying himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 And Jesus replying said, A certain man descended from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into [the hands of] robbers, who also, having stripped him and inflicted wounds, went away leaving him in a half-dead state.
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 And a certain priest happened to go down that way, and seeing him, passed on on the opposite 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 and in like manner also a Levite, being at the spot, came and looked [at him] and passed on on the opposite 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 journeying came to him, and seeing [him], was moved with compassion,
But when a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, he looked at him and had compassion.
34 and came up [to him] and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine; and having put him on his own beast, took him to [the] 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 And on the morrow [as he left], taking out two denarii he gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatsoever thou shalt expend more, I will render to thee on my coming 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 [now] of these three seems to thee to have been neighbour of him who fell into [the hands of] the robbers?
Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
37 And he said, He that shewed him mercy. And Jesus said to him, Go, and do thou likewise.
“The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
38 And it came to pass as they went that he entered into a certain village; and a certain woman, Martha by name, received him into her house.
As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also, having sat down at the feet of Jesus was listening to his word.
She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.
40 Now Martha was distracted with much serving, and coming up she said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Speak to her therefore that she may help 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 But Jesus answering said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things;
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.
42 but there is need of one, and Mary has chosen the good part, the which shall not be taken from her.
But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”