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 also appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two ahead of him into every city and place where he 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.
Then he said to them, “The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he may send out laborers into his harvest.
3 Go away; behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves;
Go your ways. Behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.
4 carry no bag, no leather pouch, nor sandals; and greet no one on the way;
Carry no purse, nor wallet, nor sandals. Greet no one on the way.
5 and into whatever house you enter, first say, Peace to this house;
Into whatever house you 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.
If a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.
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,
Remain in that same house, eating and drinking the things they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Don’t go from house to house.
8 and into whatever city you enter, and they may receive you, eat the things set before you,
Into whatever city you enter and they receive you, eat the things that are set before you.
9 and heal the ailing in it, and say to them, The Kingdom of God has come near to you.
Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘God’s Kingdom has come 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 into whatever city you enter and they don’t receive you, go out into its streets 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 from your city that clings to us, we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that God’s Kingdom has 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.
I tell you, it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom 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;
“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
14 but it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.
But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.
You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades. (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 listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me. Whoever rejects me rejects 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”;
The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!”
18 and He said to them, “I was beholding Satan having fallen as lightning from Heaven;
He said to them, “I saw Satan having fallen like 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 authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will in any way 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, don’t rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written 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, Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.”
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].”
Turning to the disciples, he said, “All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son desires to reveal him.”
23 And having turned to the disciples, He said, by themselves, “Blessed the eyes that are perceiving what you perceive;
Turning to the disciples, he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things that 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 tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which you see, and didn’t see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and didn’t hear them.”
25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, trying Him, and saying, “Teacher, what having done, will I inherit continuous life?” (aiōnios g166)
Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
26 And He said to him, “In the Law what has been written? How do you read [it]?”
He said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read 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.”
He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”
28 And He said to him, “You answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”
He said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live.”
29 And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”
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.
Jesus answered, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, 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;
By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed 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.
In the same way a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed 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 Samaritan, as he traveled, came where he was. When he saw him, he 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;
came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, 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.
On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the host, and said to him, ‘Take care of him. Whatever you spend beyond that, I will repay you when I return.’
36 Who, then, of these three, seems to you to have become neighbor of him who fell among the robbers?”
Now which of these three do you think seemed to be a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?”
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.”
He said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
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,
As they went on their way, he entered into a certain village, and a certain 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,
She had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard his word.
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 distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me.”
41 And Jesus answering said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and disquieted about many things,
Jesus answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled 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 one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
