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 this, the Master appointed seventy-two other disciples, and sent them on as his Messengers, two and two, in advance, to every town and place that he was himself intending to visit.
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.
“The harvest,” he said, “is abundant, but the labourers are few. Therefore pray to the Owner of the harvest to send labourers to gather in his harvest.
3 Withdraw! Lo! I send you forth as lambs amid wolves.
Now, go. Remember, I am sending you out as my Messengers like lambs among wolves.
4 Be not carrying purse, or satchel, or sandals, and, no one along the road, salute ye;
Do not take a purse with you, or a bag, or sandals; and do not stop to greet any one on your journey.
5 And, into whatsoever house ye enter, First, say, Peace to this house!
Whatever house you go to stay at, begin by praying for a blessing on it.
6 And, if the son of peace be, there, your peace, shall rest upon it; but, otherwise, at least, unto you, shall it return.
Then, if any one there is deserving of a blessing, your blessing will rest upon him; but if not, it will come back upon yourselves.
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.
Remain at that same house, and eat and drink whatever they offer you; for the worker is worth his wages. Do not keep changing from one house to another.
8 And, into whatsoever city ye shall enter, and they bid you welcome, be eating such things as are set before you;
Whatever town you visit, if the people welcome you, eat what is 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.
cure the sick there, and tell people ‘The Kingdom of God is close at hand.
10 But, into whatsoever city ye shall enter, and they do not welcome you, going forth into the broadways thereof, say ye:
But, whatever town you go to visit, if the people do not welcome you, go out into its streets 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.
‘We wipe off the very dust of your town which has clung to Our feet; still, be assured that the Kingdom of God is close at Hand.’
12 I tell you, for them of Sodom, in that day, more tolerable, will it be, than for that city.
I tell you that the doom of Sodom will be more bearable on ‘That Day’ than the doom of that town.
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.
Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For, if the Miracles which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have sat in sackcloth and ashes and repented long ago.
14 Moreover, for Tyre and Zidon, more tolerable, will it be, in the judgment, than, for you.
Yet the doom of Tyre and Sidon will be more bearable at the Judgment than yours.
15 And, thou, Capernaum, —Unto heaven, shalt thou be uplifted? …Unto hades, thou shalt be brought down! (Hadēs g86)
And you, Capernaum! Will you ‘exalt yourself to heaven’? ‘You shall go down to the Place of Death.’ (Hadēs g86)
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 who listens to you is listening to me, and he who rejects you is rejecting me; while he who rejects me is rejecting him who sent me as his Messenger.”
17 And the seventy [-two] returned, with joy, saying—Lord! even the demons, submit themselves unto us, in thy name!
When the seventy-two returned, they exclaimed joyfully: “Master, even the demons submit to us when we use your name.”
18 And he said unto them—I was beholding Satan, when, like lightning, out of heaven, he fell!
And Jesus replied: “I have had visions of Satan, fallen, like lightning from the heavens.
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;
Remember, I have given you the power to ‘trample upon serpents and scorpions,’ and to meet all the strength of the Enemy. Nothing shall ever harm you in any way.
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!
Yet do not rejoice in the fact that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names have been enrolled 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.
At that same time, moved to exultation by the Holy Spirit, Jesus said: “I thank thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that, though thou hast hidden these things from the wise and learned, thou hast revealed them to the childlike! Yes, Father, I thank thee that this has seemed good to thee.
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.
Everything has been committed to me by my Father; nor does any one know who the Son is, except the Father, or who the Father is, except the Son and those to whom the Son may choose to reveal him.”
23 And, turning unto his disciples, privately, he said—Happy, the eyes, that see what ye see!
Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said to them alone: “Blessed are the eyes that see what you are seeing;
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, many Prophets and Kings wished for the sight of the things which you are seeing, yet never 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 g166)
Just then a Student of the Law came forward to test Jesus further. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do if I am to ‘gain Immortal Life’?” (aiōnios g166)
26 And, he, said unto him—In the law, what is written? how dost thou read?
“What is said in the Law?” answered Jesus. “What do you read there?”
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?
His reply was — “‘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 neighbour as thou dost thyself.’”
28 And he said unto him—Rightly, hast thou answered: This, do, and thou shalt live.
“You have answered right,” said Jesus; “do that, and you shall live.”
29 But, he, wishing to justify himself, said unto Jesus—And, who is, my, neighbour?
But the man, wanting to justify himself, said to 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.
To which Jesus replied: “A man was once going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him of everything, and beat him, and went away 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.
As it chanced, a priest was going down by that road. He saw the man, but passed by on the opposite side.
32 And, in like manner, a Levite also, coming down to the place, and seeing him, passed by, on the opposite side.
A Levite, too, did the same; he came up to the spot, but, when he saw the man, passed by on the opposite side.
33 But, a certain Samaritan, going on his journey, came down to him, and, seeing him, was moved with compassion;
But a Samaritan, traveling that way, came upon the man, and, when he saw him, he was moved with compassion.
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.
He went to him and bound up his wounds, dressing them with oil and wine, and then put him on his own mule, 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.
The next day he took out four shillings and gave them to the inn-keeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and whatever more you may spend I will myself repay you on my way back.’
36 Which of these three, seemeth unto thee to have become, neighbour, unto him who fell among the robbers?
Now which, do you think, of these three men,” asked Jesus, “proved himself a neighbour to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?”
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.
“The one that took pity on him,” was the answer; on which Jesus said: “Go and do the same yourself.”
38 And, as they were journeying, he, entered into a certain village; and, a certain woman, named Martha, welcomed him into her house.
As they continued their journey, Jesus came to a village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him to her house.
39 And, she, had a sister, called Mary, who also, seating herself at the feet of the Lord, was hearing his word.
She had a sister called Mary, who seated herself at the Master’s feet, and listened to his teaching;
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 distracted by the many preparations that she was making. So she went up to Jesus and said: “Master, do you approve of my sister’s leaving me to make preparations alone? Tell her to help me.”
41 But the Lord, answering, said to her—Martha! Martha! thou art anxious and troubled about many things:
“Martha, Martha,” replied the Master, “you are anxious and trouble yourself 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 only a few are necessary, or rather one. Mary has chosen the good part, and it shall not be taken away from her.”
