< Luke 10 >
1 After these things, the Lord appointed also seventy others, and sent them two and two before him into every city and place where he himself was about to come.
Afterward, the Lord appointed seventy others, also, and sent them, two and two, before him, into every city and place whither he intended to go.
2 And he said to them, The harvest is great, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send forth laborers for his harvest.
And he said to them, The harvest is plentiful, but the reapers are few: pray, therefore, the Lord of the harvest, that he would send laborers to reap it.
3 Go forth; lo! I send you as lambs into the midst of wolves.
Go, then; behold, I send you forth as lambs amongst wolves.
4 Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; salute no one by the way.
Carry no purse, nor bag, nor shoes; and salute no person by the way.
5 And into whatever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.
Whatever house you enter, say, first, Peace be to this house.
6 And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it; if not, it shall return to you.
And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him; if not, it shall return upon itself.
7 And abide in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give; for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house.
But remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as it affords; for the workman is worthy of his wages; go not from house to house.
8 And into whatever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat what is set before you,
And whatever city you enter, if they receive you, eat such things as are set before you;
9 and heal the sick that are therein, and say to them, The kingdom of God hath come near to you.
cure the sick, and say to them, The Reign of God comes upon you.
10 But into whatever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go out into its streets and say,
But whatever city you enter, if they do not receive you, go out into the streets, and say,
11 Even the dust of your city that cleaveth to our feet we wipe off to you; but know this, that the kingdom of God hath come near.
The very dirt of your streets, which cleaves to us, we wipe off against you; know, however, that the Reign of God draws nigh to you.
12 And I tell you, that it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.
I assure you, that the condition of Sodom shall be more tolerable on that day, than the condition of that city.
13 Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
Alas, for thee, Chorazin! Alas, for thee, Bethsaida! For if the miracles which have been performed in you, had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they had reformed long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
14 But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment, than for you.
Wherefore, the condition of Tyre and Sidon shall be more tolerable, in the judgment, than yours.
15 And thou, Capernaum! shalt thou be exalted to heaven? thou shalt be brought down to the underworld. (Hadēs )
And thou, Capernaum, which has been exalted in heaven, shall be thrown down to hades. (Hadēs )
16 He that hearkeneth to you, hearkeneth to me; and he that rejecteth you, rejecteth me; but he that rejecteth me, rejecteth him that sent me.
He that hears you, hears me; and he that rejects you, rejects me; and he that rejects me, rejects him who sent me.
17 And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in thy name.
And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Master, even the demons are subject to us, through your name.
18 And he said to them, I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning.
He said to them, I beheld Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
19 Lo! I have given you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the might of the enemy; and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Lo! I empowered you to turn on serpents, and scorpions, and all the might of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.
20 Yet rejoice not in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that your names have been written in heaven.
Nevertheless, rejoice not in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that your names are enrolled in heaven.
21 In that hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that, though thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning, thou didst reveal them to babes. Yea, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight. And turning to the disciples he said,
At that time, Jesus was joyful in spirit, and said, I adore thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth; because, having hid these things from sages, and the learned, thou hast revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, because such is thy pleasure.
22 All things were delivered to me by my Father; and no one knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom it is the will of the Son to reveal him.
My Father has imparted everything to me; and none knows who the Son is, but the Father; nor who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.
23 And turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye are seeing.
Then, turning apart, he said to his disciples: Blessed are the eyes which see what you see.
24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye are seeing, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye are hearing, and heard them not.
For I assure you, that many prophets and kings have wished to see the things which you see; but have not seen them: and to hear the things which you hear; but have not heard them.
25 And lo! a certain lawyer stood up to try him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit everlasting life? (aiōnios )
Then a lawyer stood up, and said, trying him, Rabbi, what must I do to obtain eternal life? (aiōnios )
26 And he said to him, What is written in the Law? How readest thou?
Jesus said to him, What does the law prescribe? What do you read there?
27 And 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 thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.”
He answered, "You shall 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 your neighbor as yourself."
28 And he said to him, Thou hast answered rightly; do this, and thou shalt live.
Jesus replied, You have answered right. Do this, and you shall live.
29 But he, wishing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
But he, desirous to appear blameless, said to Jesus, Who is my neighbor?
30 Jesus answering said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers; who after stripping him of his raiment, and wounding him, departed, leaving him half dead.
Jesus said, in return, A man of Jerusalem, traveling to Jericho, fell among robbers; who, having stripped and wounded him, went away, leaving him half dead.
31 And by chance a certain priest was going down on that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
A priest, accidentally going that way, and seeing him, passed by on the father side.
32 And in like manner also a Levite, having arrived at the place, came and saw, and passed by on the other side.
Likewise a Levite, on the road, when he came near the place, and saw him, passed by on the farther side.
33 But a certain Samaritan, as he was journeying, came where he was, and when he saw him, had compassion,
But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion,
34 and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine, and setting him on his own beast, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
and went up to him; and having poured wine and oil into his wounds, he bound them up. Then he set him on his own beast, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 And the next day, he took out two denaries and gave them to the host, and said, Take care of him; and whatever thou spendest more, I, when I come back, will repay thee.
On the morrow, when he was going away, he took out two denarii, and giving them to the host, said, Take care of this man, and whatever you spend more, when I return I will repay you.
36 Which of these three, dost thou think, was neighbor to him that fell among the robbers?
Now which of these three, do you think, was neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?
37 And he said, He that took pity on him. Then said Jesus to him, Go, and do thou likewise.
The lawyer answered, He who took pity upon him. Then said Jesus, Go you and do in like manner.
38 And it came to pass, as they journeyed, that he entered into a certain village; and a certain woman, named Martha, received him into her house.
And, as he traveled, he went into a village, where a woman named Martha entertained him at her house.
39 And she had a sister called Mary, who sat down at the feet of the Lord, and listened to his word.
She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the feet of Jesus, listening to his discourse:
40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving; and she came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? Tell her therefore to help me.
but Martha, who was much cumbered about serving, came to him and said, Master, do you not care that my sister leaves me to serve alone? Bid her, therefore, assist me.
41 But the Lord answering said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things.
Jesus answering, said to her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious, and trouble yourself about many things.
42 But one thing is needful. For Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
One thing only is necessary. And Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken from her.