Luke 10
1 And after these things, the LORD also appointed seventy others, and sent them by twos before His face, to every city and place to where He Himself was about to come,
Now after these things, the Lord made selection of seventy others and sent them before him, two together, into every town and place where he himself was about to come.
2 then He said to them, “The harvest [is] indeed abundant, but the workmen few; implore then the Lord of the harvest, that He may put forth workmen to His harvest.
And he said to them, There is much grain ready to be cut, but not enough workers: so make prayer to the Lord of the grain-fields that he will send workers to get in the grain.
3 Go away; behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves;
Go on your way: see, I send you out like lambs among wolves.
4 carry no bag, no leather pouch, nor sandals; and greet no one on the way;
Take no bag for money or for food, and no shoes; say no word to any man on the way.
5 and into whatever house you enter, first say, Peace to this house;
And whenever you go into a house, first say, Peace be to this house.
6 and if indeed there may be there the son of peace, your peace will rest on it; and if not so, it will turn back on you.
And if a son of peace is there, your peace will be with him: but if not, it will come back to you again.
7 And remain in that house, eating and drinking the things they have, for worthy [is] the workman of his hire; do not go from house to house,
And keep in that same house, taking what food and drink they give you: for the worker has a right to his reward. Do not go from house to house.
8 and into whatever city you enter, and they may receive you, eat the things set before you,
And into whatever town you go, if they take you in, take whatever food is given to you:
9 and heal the ailing in it, and say to them, The Kingdom of God has come near to you.
And make well those in it who are ill and say to them, The kingdom of God is near to you.
10 And into whatever city you enter, and they may not receive you, having gone forth to its broad places, say,
But if you go into a town where they will not have you, go out into the streets of it and say,
11 And the dust that has cleaved to us from your city, we wipe off against you, but know this, that the Kingdom of God has come near to you;
Even the dust of your town, which is on our feet, we put off as a witness against you; but be certain of this, that the kingdom of God is near.
12 and I say to you that it will be more tolerable for Sodom in that day than for that city.
I say to you, It will be better in that day for Sodom than for that town.
13 Woe to you, Chorazin; woe to you, Bethsaida; for if the mighty works that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they had converted long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes;
A curse is on you, Chorazin! A curse is on you, Beth-saida! For if such works of power had been done in Tyre and Sidon as have been done in you, they would have been turned from their sins, in days gone by, seated in the dust.
14 but it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.
But it will be better for Tyre and Sidon, in the day of judging, than for you.
And you, Capernaum, were you not lifted up to heaven? you will go down to hell. (Hadēs g86)
16 He who is hearing you, hears Me; and he who is putting you away, puts Me away; and he who is putting Me away, puts away Him who sent Me.”
Whoever gives ear to you, gives ear to me; and whoever is against you, is against me; and whoever is against me, is against him who sent me.
17 And the seventy turned back with joy, saying, “Lord, and the demons are being subjected to us in Your Name”;
And the seventy came back with joy, saying, Lord, even the evil spirits are under our power in your name.
18 and He said to them, “I was beholding Satan having fallen as lightning from Heaven;
And he said, I was watching for Satan, falling from heaven like a star.
19 behold, I give to you the authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and on all the power of the enemy, and nothing by any means will hurt you;
See, I have given you power to put your feet on snakes and evil beasts, and over all the strength of him who is against you: and nothing will do you damage.
20 but do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subjected to you, but rejoice rather that your names were written in the heavens.”
Do not be glad, however, because you have power over spirits, but because your names are recorded in heaven.
21 In that hour Jesus was glad in the Spirit and said, “I confess to You, Father, Lord of Heaven and of earth, that You hid these things from wise men and understanding, and revealed them to babies; yes, Father, because so it became good pleasure before You.
In that same hour he was full of joy in the Holy Spirit and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children: for so, O Father, it was pleasing in your eyes.
22 All things were delivered up 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 to whom the Son may resolve to reveal [Him].”
All things have been given to me by my Father: and no one has knowledge of the Son, but only the Father: and of the Father, but only the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.
23 And having turned to the disciples, He said, by themselves, “Blessed the eyes that are perceiving what you perceive;
And, turning to the disciples, he said privately, Happy are the eyes which see the things you see:
24 for I say to you that many prophets and kings wished to see what you perceive, and did not see, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear.”
For I say to you that numbers of prophets and kings have had a desire to see the things which you see, and have not seen them, and to have knowledge of the things which have come to your ears, and they had it not.
25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, trying Him, and saying, “Teacher, what having done, will I inherit continuous life?” (aiōnios g166)
And a certain teacher of the law got up and put him to the test, saying, Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
26 And He said to him, “In the Law what has been written? How do you read [it]?”
And he said to him, What does the law say, in your reading of it?
27 And he answering said, “You will love the LORD your God out of all your heart, and out of all your soul, and out of all your strength, and out of all your understanding, and your neighbor as yourself.”
And he, answering, said, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and for your neighbour as for yourself.
28 And He said to him, “You answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”
And he said, You have given the right answer: do this and you will have life.
29 And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
But he, desiring to put himself in the right, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
30 And Jesus having taken up [the word], said, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and having stripped him and inflicted blows, they went away, leaving [him] half dead.
And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.
31 And by a coincidence a certain priest was going down in that way, and having seen him, he passed over on the opposite side;
And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he went by on the other side.
32 and in like manner also, a Levite, having been around the place, having come and seen, passed over on the opposite side.
And in the same way, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, went by on the other side.
33 But a certain Samaritan, journeying, came along him, and having seen him, he was moved with compassion,
But a certain man of Samaria, journeying that way, came where he was, and when he saw him, he was moved with pity for him,
34 and having come near, he bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine, and having lifted him up on his own beast, he brought him to an inn, and was careful of him;
And came to him and put clean linen round his wounds, with oil and wine; and he put him on his beast and took him to a house and took care of him.
35 and on the next day, going forth, taking out two denarii, he gave to the innkeeper and said to him, Be careful of him, and whatever you may spend more, I, in my coming again, will give back to you.
And the day after he took two pennies and gave them to the owner of the house and said, Take care of him; and if this money is not enough, when I come again I will give you whatever more is needed.
36 Who, then, of these three, seems to you to have become neighbor of him who fell among the robbers?”
Which of these three men, in your opinion, was neighbour to the man who came into the hands of thieves?
37 And he said, “He who did the kindness with him,” then Jesus said to him, “Be going on, and you be doing in like manner.”
And he said, The one who had mercy on him. And Jesus said, Go and do the same.
38 And it came to pass, in their going on, that He entered into a certain village, and a certain woman, by name Martha, received Him into her house,
Now, while they were on their way, he came to a certain town; and a woman named Martha took him into her house.
39 and she also had a sister, called Mary, who also, having seated herself beside the feet of Jesus, was hearing the word,
And she had a sister, by name Mary, who took her seat at the Lord's feet and gave attention to his words.
40 and Martha was distracted about much serving, and having stood by Him, she said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister left me alone to serve? Say then to her that she may partake along with me.”
But Martha had her hands full of the work of the house, and she came to him and said, Lord, is it nothing to you that my sister has let me do all the work? Say to her that she is to give me some help.
41 And Jesus answering said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and disquieted about many things,
But the Lord, answering, said to her, Martha, Martha, you are full of care and troubled about such a number of things:
42 but of one thing there is need, and Mary chose the good part; that will not be taken away from her.”
Little is needed, or even one thing only: for Mary has taken that good part, which will not be taken away from her.
