< Luke 10 >

1 After these things, the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city, and place, whither he himself would come.
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,
2 Therefore said he to them, The harvest truly [is] great, but the laborers [are] few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth laborers into his harvest.
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.
3 Go: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
Go away; behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves;
4 Carry neither purse, nor sack, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.
carry no bag, no leather pouch, nor sandals; and greet no one on the way;
5 And into whatever house ye enter, first say, Peace [be] to this house.
and into whatever house you enter, first say, Peace to this house;
6 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
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.
7 And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
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,
8 And into whatever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you.
and into whatever city you enter, and they may receive you, eat the things set before you,
9 And heal the sick that are therein, and say to them, The kingdom of God is come nigh to you.
and heal the ailing in it, and say to them, The Kingdom of God has come near to you.
10 But into whatever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go out into the streets of the same, and say,
And into whatever city you enter, and they may not receive you, having gone forth to its broad places, say,
11 Even the very dust of your city which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding, be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh to you.
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;
12 But I say to you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city.
and I say to you that it will be more tolerable for Sodom in that day than for that city.
13 Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee 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.
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;
14 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.
but it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.
15 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shall be thrust down to hell. (Hadēs g86)
And you, Capernaum, which were exalted to Heaven, you will be brought down to Hades. (Hadēs g86)
16 He that heareth you, heareth me; and he that despiseth you, despiseth me; and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me.
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.”
17 And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us through thy name.
And the seventy turned back with joy, saying, “Lord, and the demons are being subjected to us in Your Name”;
18 And he said to them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
and He said to them, “I was beholding Satan having fallen as lightning from Heaven;
19 Behold, I give to you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
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;
20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject to you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
but do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subjected to you, but rejoice rather that your names were written in the heavens.”
21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
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.
22 All things are delivered to me by my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and [he] to whom the Son will reveal [him].
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].”
23 And he turned himself to [his] disciples, and said privately, Blessed [are] the eyes which see the things that ye see.
And having turned to the disciples, He said, by themselves, “Blessed the eyes that are perceiving what you perceive;
24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen [them]; and to hear the things which ye hear, and have not heard [them].
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.”
25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, trying Him, and saying, “Teacher, what having done, will I inherit continuous life?” (aiōnios g166)
26 He said to him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
And He said to him, “In the Law what has been written? How do you read [it]?”
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.
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.”
28 And he said to him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
And He said to him, “You answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”
29 But he, willing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 And Jesus answering said, A certain [man] went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, who stripped him of his raiment, and wounded [him], and departed, leaving [him] half dead.
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.
31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
And by a coincidence a certain priest was going down in that way, and having seen him, he passed over on the opposite side;
32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked [on him], and passed by on the other side.
and in like manner also, a Levite, having been around the place, having come and seen, passed over on the opposite side.
33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came were he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion [on him],
But a certain Samaritan, journeying, came along him, and having seen him, he was moved with compassion,
34 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.
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;
35 And on the morrow, when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave [them] to the host, and said to him, Take care of him: and whatever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
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.
36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor to him that fell among the robbers?
Who, then, of these three, seems to you to have become neighbor of him who fell among the robbers?”
37 And he said, He that showed mercy on him. Then said Jesus to him, Go, and do thou likewise.
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.”
38 Now it came to pass, as they were going, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman, named Martha, received him into her house.
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,
39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.
and she also had a sister, called Mary, who also, having seated herself beside the feet of Jesus, was hearing the word,
40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
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.”
41 And Jesus answered, and said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious, and troubled about many things:
And Jesus answering said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and disquieted about many things,
42 But one thing is needful; and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
but of one thing there is need, and Mary chose the good part; that will not be taken away from her.”

< Luke 10 >