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,
THEN after these things the Lord appointed other seventy persons also, and sent them, two and two before his face, into every city and place, whither he himself designed to go.
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.
He said therefore unto them, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the labourers few: pray ye therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he would send out labourers into his harvest.
3 Go away; behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves;
Go forth! behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
4 carry no bag, no leather pouch, nor sandals; and greet no one on the way;
Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor sandals: and stay to salute no man on the road.
5 and into whatever house you enter, first say, Peace to this house;
And into whatever house ye enter, 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 the Son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it; but if not, it shall return 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 in the same family abide, eating and drinking such as they have: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not about from house to house.
8 and into whatever city you enter, and they may receive you, eat the things set before you,
And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you:
9 and heal the ailing in it, and say to them, The Kingdom of God has come near to you.
and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
10 And into whatever city you enter, and they may not receive you, having gone forth to its broad places, say,
And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, 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 city, which sticks to us, we shake off against you: nevertheless this know, that the kingdom of God is come near to you.
12 and I say to you that it will be more tolerable for Sodom in that day than for that city.
Now I tell you, that it shall be more tolerable for Sodom in that day, than for that city.
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;
Wo to thee Chorazin! wo to thee Bethsaida! for if the miracles which have been done in thee, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, long ago sitting in sackcloth and ashes, would they have repented.
14 but it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.
But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.
And thou Capernaum, which hast been lifted up to heaven, shalt be cast 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.”
He that heareth you, heareth me; and he that despiseth you, despiseth me; and he that despiseth me, despiseth Him that sent me.
17 And the seventy turned back with joy, saying, “Lord, and the demons are being subjected to us in Your Name”;
Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject to us through thy name.
18 and He said to them, “I was beholding Satan having fallen as lightning from Heaven;
And he said unto them, I beheld Satan falling as lightning from heaven.
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;
Behold, I give you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shalt in any wise hurt you.
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.”
Nevertheless, in this rejoice not, that the spirits are made subject to you; but rejoice rather, that your names are inscribed in the heavens.
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 the same hour Jesus exulted in spirit, and said, I ascribe glory to thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and hast revealed them to babes: be it so, O Father! since such is thy good pleasure.
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 are given up to me by my Father: and no man knoweth who is the Son, but the Father; and who is the Father, but the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son is pleased to reveal him.
23 And having turned to the disciples, He said, by themselves, “Blessed the eyes that are perceiving what you perceive;
Then turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things which ye 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 tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear the things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, trying Him, and saying, “Teacher, what having done, will I inherit continuous life?” (aiōnios g166)
And, behold, a certain doctor of the law arose, to make trial of him, saying, Master, by doing what shall I inherit 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 unto him, What is written in the law? How readest thou?
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, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might, and with all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself.”
28 And He said to him, “You answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”
And he said unto him, Thou hast answered rightly: this do, and thou shalt live.
29 And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Then he, desirous to make himself appear a righteous person, said unto 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.
Then Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, who, when they had both stripped him, and covered him with wounds, got off, leaving him 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 it so fell out, that a certain priest went down that way, and seeing him, he kept the opposite side of the road.
32 and in like manner also, a Levite, having been around the place, having come and seen, passed over on the opposite side.
And a Levite also, in the same way, being near the place, came, and seeing him, kept the opposite side of the road.
33 But a certain Samaritan, journeying, came along him, and having seen him, he was moved with compassion,
But a certain Samaritan travelling, came by him, and seeing him, was moved with compassion,
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 coming up to him, bound up his wounds, after pouring on them oil and wine; then setting him on his own beast, he led him to an inn, and took particular 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 on the morrow, as he was departing, he took out of his purse two denarii, and gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take great care of him; and whatever farther expence may be incurred, when I return, I will repay thee.
36 Who, then, of these three, seems to you to have become neighbor of him who fell among the robbers?”
Which then of these three do you suppose to be the neighbour of him who fell into the robbers’ hands?
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, He that shewed mercy towards him. Then said Jesus to him, Go, and do thou exactly 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,
And it came to pass, as they were travelling, that he entered into a certain village; and a woman, named Martha, received 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 called Mary, who sitting down also at the feet of Jesus, hearkened to his discourse.
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 was hurrying about to provide a large entertainment, and coming up to him, she said, Lord, is it no concern to thee, that my sister hath left me to make the whole provision by myself? bid her therefore to assist me.
41 And Jesus answering said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and disquieted about many things,
But Jesus answering said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and disturbing thyself about many things.
42 but of one thing there is need, and Mary chose the good part; that will not be taken away from her.”
But of one thing there is need: and Mary hath made her election of that good portion, which shall not be taken away from her.
