< Luke 10 >
1 And, after these things, the Lord appointed seventy two others, and sent them forth, two and two before his face, into every city and place whither, he himself, was about to come.
After these things the LORD appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, where he himself would come.
2 And he was saying unto them—The harvest, indeed, is, great, but, the labourers, few; beg ye, therefore, of the Lord of the harvest, that he would thrust forth, labourers, into his harvest.
Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray all of you therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
3 Withdraw! Lo! I send you forth as lambs amid wolves.
Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
4 Be not carrying purse, or satchel, or sandals, and, no one along the road, salute ye;
Carry neither purse, nor pouch, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.
5 And, into whatsoever house ye enter, First, say, Peace to this house!
And into whatsoever house all of you enter, first say, Peace be to this house.
6 And, if the son of peace be, there, your peace, shall rest upon it; but, otherwise, at least, unto you, shall it return.
And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
7 And, in the self-same house, abide ye, eating and drinking such things as they have; for, worthy, is the labourer, of his hire: be not removing from house to house.
And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
8 And, into whatsoever city ye shall enter, and they bid you welcome, be eating such things as are set before you;
And into whatsoever city all of you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:
9 And be curing the sick that are, therein, and be saying unto them—The kingdom of God hath drawn nigh upon you.
And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.
10 But, into whatsoever city ye shall enter, and they do not welcome you, going forth into the broadways thereof, say ye:
But into whatsoever city all of you enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,
11 Even the dust that cleaveth unto us, out of your city, unto our feet, do we wipe off against you; nevertheless, of this, be taking notice—The kingdom of God hath drawn near.
Even the very dust of your city, which cleaves on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be all of you sure of this, that the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.
12 I tell you, for them of Sodom, in that day, more tolerable, will it be, than for that city.
But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.
13 Alas for thee, Chorazin! Alas for thee, Bethsaida! Because, if, in Tyre and Zidon, had been done the works of power which have been down in you, of old, in sackcloth and ashes sitting, they would have repented.
Woe unto you, Chorazin! woe unto you, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
14 Moreover, for Tyre and Zidon, more tolerable, will it be, in the judgment, than, for you.
But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.
15 And, thou, Capernaum, —Unto heaven, shalt thou be uplifted? …Unto hades, thou shalt be brought down! (Hadēs )
And you, Capernaum, which are exalted to heaven, shall be thrust down to hell. (Hadēs )
16 He that hearkeneth unto you, unto me, doth hearken, and, he that setteth you aside, doth set, me, aside; and, he that setteth, me, aside, doth set aside, him that sent me.
He that hears you hears me; and he that despises you despises me; and he that despises me despises him that sent me.
17 And the seventy [-two] returned, with joy, saying—Lord! even the demons, submit themselves unto us, in thy name!
And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through your name.
18 And he said unto them—I was beholding Satan, when, like lightning, out of heaven, he fell!
And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
19 Lo! I have given you the authority—to be treading upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and, nothing, unto you, shall in anywise do harm;
Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
20 Notwithstanding, in this, be not rejoicing—that, the spirits, unto you submit themselves; but be rejoicing—that, your names, are inscribed in the heavens!
Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits (pneuma) are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
21 In the self-same hour, exulted he in the Holy Spirit, and said—I openly give praise unto thee, Father! Lord of heaven and earth! in that thou hast hid these things from the wise and discerning, and hast revealed them unto babes, —Yea, O Father! that, so, hath it become, a delight, before thee.
In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, (pneuma) and said, I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hid these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in your sight.
22 All things, unto me, have been delivered up by my Father; and, no one, knoweth, who the Son is, save the Father, —and who the Father is, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son may be minded to reveal him.
All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knows who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.
23 And, turning unto his disciples, privately, he said—Happy, the eyes, that see what ye see!
And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that all of you see:
24 For I tell you, Many prophets and kings, have desired to see what, ye, see, and they saw not, and to hear what ye hear, and they heard not.
For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which all of you see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which all of you hear, and have not heard them.
25 And lo! a certain lawyer, arose, putting him to the test, saying—Teacher! by doing what, shall I inherit, life age-abiding? (aiōnios )
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? (aiōnios )
26 And, he, said unto him—In the law, what is written? how dost thou read?
He said unto him, What is written in the law? how read you?
27 And, he, answering, said—Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, out of all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might, and with all thine intention; and thy neighbour, as thyself?
And he answering said, 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 neighbour as yourself.
28 And he said unto him—Rightly, hast thou answered: This, do, and thou shalt live.
And he said unto him, You have answered right: this do, and you shall live.
29 But, he, wishing to justify himself, said unto Jesus—And, who is, my, neighbour?
But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
30 And taking up [the question], Jesus said—A certain man, was going down from Jerusalem unto Jericho, and, with robbers, fell in, —who, stripping him, and inflicting, wounds, upon him, departed, leaving him, half dead.
And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
31 And, by chance, a certain priest, was coming down by that road, and, seeing him, passed by, on the opposite side.
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32 And, in like manner, a Levite also, coming down to the place, and seeing him, passed by, on the opposite side.
And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
33 But, a certain Samaritan, going on his journey, came down to him, and, seeing him, was moved with compassion;
But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
34 and, coming near, bound up his bruises, pouring thereon oil and wine, —and, setting him on his own beast, brought him into an inn, and took care of him.
And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 And, on the morrow, throwing out two denaries, he gave them to the inn-keeper, and said—Take care of him, and, whatsoever thou shall further spend, I, when on my way back, will duly pay thee.
And on the next day when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever you spend more, when I come again, I will repay you.
36 Which of these three, seemeth unto thee to have become, neighbour, unto him who fell among the robbers?
Which now of these three, think you, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
37 And, he, said—He who dealt mercifully with him. And Jesus said unto him—Be taking thy journey, and, thou, be doing, in like manner.
And he said, He that showed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do you likewise.
38 And, as they were journeying, he, entered into a certain village; and, a certain woman, named Martha, welcomed him into her house.
Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
39 And, she, had a sister, called Mary, who also, seating herself at the feet of the Lord, was hearing his word.
And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. (logos)
40 But, Martha, was distracted about much ministering, and, coming near, said—Lord! carest thou not that, my sister, hath left me to be ministering, alone? Speak to her, then, that she help me.
But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
41 But the Lord, answering, said to her—Martha! Martha! thou art anxious and troubled about many things:
And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, you are careful and troubled about many things:
42 Of few things, is there need, or, of one; Mary, in fact, hath chosen, the good part, —one which shall not be taken away from her.
But one thing is necessary: and Mary has chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.