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.
Now after these things, the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them out two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he himself was about to go.
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.
He said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.
3 Withdraw! Lo! I send you forth as lambs amid wolves.
Go on your way. See, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
4 Be not carrying purse, or satchel, or sandals, and, no one along the road, salute ye;
Do not carry a money bag, or a traveler's bag, or sandals, and greet no one on the road.
5 And, into whatsoever house ye enter, First, say, Peace to this house!
Whatever house you enter, first say, 'May peace be on 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.
If a person of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him, but if not, it will return to you.
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 in that same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not move around 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;
Whatever town you enter, and they receive 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.
and heal the sick that are there. Say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come close to you.'
10 But, into whatsoever city ye shall enter, and they do not welcome you, going forth into the broadways thereof, say ye:
Whenever you enter a town and they do not receive 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.
'Even the dust from your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you! But know this: The kingdom of God has come near.'
12 I tell you, for them of Sodom, in that day, more tolerable, will it be, than for that city.
I say to you that on the judgment day it will be more tolerable for Sodom than for 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.
Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
14 Moreover, for Tyre and Zidon, more tolerable, will it be, in the judgment, than, for you.
But it will 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 g86)
You, Capernaum, do you think you will be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades. (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.
The one who listens to you listens to me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”
17 And the seventy [-two] returned, with joy, saying—Lord! even the demons, submit themselves unto us, in thy name!
The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submitted to us in your name.”
18 And he said unto them—I was beholding Satan, when, like lightning, out of heaven, he fell!
Jesus said to them, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven as lightning.
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;
See, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will in any way 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!
Nevertheless do not rejoice only in this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice even more that your names are engraved 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 he rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you concealed these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to those who are untaught, like little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well pleasing 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 have been entrusted to me from my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
23 And, turning unto his disciples, privately, he said—Happy, the eyes, that see what ye see!
Then he turned around to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are those who see the things that 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.
I say to you, many prophets and kings desired to see the things you see, and they did not see them, and to hear the things that you hear, and they did not hear 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)
Behold, a certain teacher of the Jewish laws stood up so that he might test him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
26 And, he, said unto him—In the law, what is written? how dost thou read?
Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?”
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?
He gave an answer and he said, “You will 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 unto him—Rightly, hast thou answered: This, do, and thou shalt live.
Jesus said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live.”
29 But, he, wishing to justify himself, said unto Jesus—And, who is, my, neighbour?
But the teacher, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”
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.
Jesus answered him and said, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho. He fell among robbers, who stripped him of his belongings, and beat him, and left 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.
By chance a certain priest was going down 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.
Similarly a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, 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 to where he was. 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 approached him and bound up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them. He set him on his own animal, 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 two denarii, and gave them to the host, and said, 'Take care of him and whatever extra you spend, when I return, I will repay you.'
36 Which of these three, seemeth unto thee to have become, neighbour, unto him who fell among the robbers?
Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?”
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 teacher said, “The one who showed mercy to him.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do the same.”
38 And, as they were journeying, he, entered into a certain village; and, a certain woman, named Martha, welcomed him into her house.
Now as they were traveling along, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha welcomed 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.
She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and heard his word.
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 overly busy with preparing to serve a meal. She came up to Jesus, and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”
41 But the Lord, answering, said to her—Martha! Martha! thou art anxious and troubled about many things:
But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious 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 one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen what is best, which will not be taken away from her.”
