< 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,
After these things the Lord appointed also seventy others, and sent them two and two before Him, into every city and place, whither 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 unto them, The harvest indeed is great, but the laborers are few: pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that He would send out workmen to his harvest.
3 Go away; behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves;
Go your ways: behold I send you forth 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 bag, nor shoes; and salute no one by the way.
5 and into whatever house you enter, first say, Peace to this house;
But whatever house ye come into, 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 there be a child of peace there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall return upon yourselves.
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,
But remain in the same house, eating and drinking such as they have; for the laborer is worthy of his hire.
8 and into whatever city you enter, and they may receive you, eat the things set before you,
Go not from house to house. And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are 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 those in it that are sick, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come unto 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 ye come, 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 that cleaveth to us out of your city we wipe off against you: but know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
12 and I say to you that it will be more tolerable for Sodom in that day than for that city.
And I tell you, it shall be more tolerable in that day even 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;
Wo unto thee, Chorazin, wo unto thee, Bethsaida, for if the miracles wrought among you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
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 judgement than for you.
15 And you, Capernaum, which were exalted to Heaven, you will be brought down to Hades. (Hadēs g86)
And thou Capernaum, which art exalted even 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 rejecteth you, rejecteth me; and he, that rejecteth me, rejecteth 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”;
And 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, as lightning, falling 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 trample upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the might of the enemy; and nothing shall at all 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.”
However rejoice not in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rather 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.
At this time Jesus was transported with joy in his spirit and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and knowing, and hast revealed them to babes: even so, Father, for such was 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 delivered to me by my Father: and none knoweth who the Son is, but the Father: and who the Father is, but the Son; and he to whom the Son pleaseth to reveal Him.
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 to them in particular, Blessed are the eyes that see what 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 many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye see, and did not see them; and to hear what ye hear, but did not 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)
And behold, a lawyer stood up to try Him, and said, Master, what must 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 readest thou there?
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 answered, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind: and thy neighbor 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 right; do this and thou shalt live.
29 And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
But he willing to justify himself said unto Jesus, And 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.
And Jesus replying said, There was a certain man going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among thieves, who after they had stripped and beaten him, went away, 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 by chance a certain priest came down that way, and 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.
Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place, went and looked at him, and then crossed the way and passed by.
33 But a certain Samaritan, journeying, came along him, and having seen him, he was moved with compassion,
But a certain Samaritan, as he was travelling, came up to him, and when He saw 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;
he was moved with compassion, and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine; and setting him upon his own beast, 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.
And on the morrow, when he went away he took out two denaries, and gave them to the inn-keeper, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again 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 now of these three dost thou think was neighbor to him that fell among the 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, He that took pity on him. Therefore said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou in like manner.
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 as they were journeying, 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 sat at the feet of Jesus, attending 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, being perplexed about much serving, came to Him and said, Lord, dost thou not regard it, that my sister has left me to serve alone? speak to her therefore that she may help me.
41 And Jesus answering said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and disquieted about many things,
And Jesus said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and in a hurry about many things: but one thing is necessary.
42 but of one thing there is need, and Mary chose the good part; that will not be taken away from her.”
And Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

< Luke 10 >