Luke 10
1 After this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them before Him, by twos, to go to every town or place which He Himself intended to visit.
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.
2 And He addressed them thus: "The harvest is abundant, but the reapers are few: therefore entreat the Owner of the harvest to send out more reapers into His fields. And now go.
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.
3 Remember that I am sending you out as lambs into the midst of wolves.
Withdraw! Lo! I send you forth as lambs amid wolves.
4 Carry no purse, bag, nor change of shoes; and salute no one on your way."
Be not carrying purse, or satchel, or sandals, and, no one along the road, salute ye;
5 "Whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace be to this house!'
And, into whatsoever house ye enter, First, say, Peace to this house!
6 And if there is a lover of peace there, your peace shall rest upon it; otherwise come back upon you.
And, if the son of peace be, there, your peace, shall rest upon it; but, otherwise, at least, unto you, shall it return.
7 And in that same house stay, eating and drinking at their table; for the labourer deserves his wages. Do not move from one house to another.
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.
8 "And whatever town you come to and they receive you, eat what they put before you.
And, into whatsoever city ye shall enter, and they bid you welcome, be eating such things as are set before you;
9 Cure the sick in that town, and tell them, "'The Kingdom of God is now at your door.'
And be curing the sick that are, therein, and be saying unto them—The kingdom of God hath drawn nigh upon you.
10 "But whatever town you come to and they will not receive you, go out into the broader streets and say,
But, into whatsoever city ye shall enter, and they do not welcome you, going forth into the broadways thereof, say ye:
11 "'The very dust of your town that hangs about us we wipe off as a protest. Only be sure of this, that the Kingdom of God is close at hand.'
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.
12 "I tell you that it will be more endurable for Sodom on the great day than for that town.
I tell you, for them of Sodom, in that day, more tolerable, will it be, than for that city.
13 "Alas for thee, Chorazin! Alas for thee, Bethsaida! For had the miracles been performed in Tyre and Sidon which have been performed in you, long ere now they would have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
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.
14 However, for Tyre and Sidon it will be more endurable at the Judgement than for you.
Moreover, for Tyre and Zidon, more tolerable, will it be, in the judgment, than, for you.
15 And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be lifted high as Heaven? Thou shalt be driven down as low as Hades. (Hadēs g86)
And, thou, Capernaum, —Unto heaven, shalt thou be uplifted? …Unto hades, thou shalt be brought down! (Hadēs g86)
16 "He who listens to you listens to me; and he who disregards you disregards me, and he who disregards me disregards Him who sent me."
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.
17 When the Seventy returned, they exclaimed joyfully, "Master, even the demons submit to us when we utter your name."
And the seventy [-two] returned, with joy, saying—Lord! even the demons, submit themselves unto us, in thy name!
18 "I saw Satan fall like a lightning-flash out of Heaven," He replied.
And he said unto them—I was beholding Satan, when, like lightning, out of heaven, he fell!
19 "I have given you power to tread serpents and scorpions underfoot, and to trample on all the power of the Enemy; and in no case shall anything do you harm.
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;
20 Nevertheless rejoice not at this, that the spirits submit to you; but rejoice that your names are registered in Heaven."
Notwithstanding, in this, be not rejoicing—that, the spirits, unto you submit themselves; but be rejoicing—that, your names, are inscribed in the heavens!
21 On that same occasion Jesus was filled by the Holy Spirit with rapturous joy. "I give Thee fervent thanks," He exclaimed, "O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that Thou hast hidden these things from sages and men of understanding, and hast revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for such has been Thy gracious will.
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.
22 All things are delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is but the Father, nor who the Father is but the Son, and he to whom the Son may choose to reveal Him."
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.
23 And He turned towards His disciples and said to them apart, "Blessed are the eyes which see what you see!
And, turning unto his disciples, privately, he said—Happy, the eyes, that see what ye see!
24 For I tell you that many Prophets and kings have desired to see the things you see, and have not seen them, and to hear the things you hear, and have not heard them."
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.
25 Then an expounder of the Law stood up to test Him with a question. "Rabbi," he asked, "what shall I do to inherit the Life of the Ages?" (aiōnios g166)
And lo! a certain lawyer, arose, putting him to the test, saying—Teacher! by doing what, shall I inherit, life age-abiding? (aiōnios g166)
26 "Go to the Law," said Jesus; "what is written there? how does it read?"
And, he, said unto him—In the law, what is written? how dost thou read?
27 "'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God,'" he replied, "'with thy whole heart, thy whole soul, thy whole strength, and thy whole mind; and thy fellow man as much as thyself.'"
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?
28 "A right answer," said Jesus; "do that, and you shall live."
And he said unto him—Rightly, hast thou answered: This, do, and thou shalt live.
29 But he, desiring to justify himself, said, "But what is meant by my 'fellow man'?"
But, he, wishing to justify himself, said unto Jesus—And, who is, my, neighbour?
30 Jesus replied, "A man was once on his way down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell among robbers, who after both stripping and beating him went away, leaving him half dead.
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.
31 Now a priest happened to be going down that way, and on seeing him passed by on the other side.
And, by chance, a certain priest, was coming down by that road, and, seeing him, passed by, on the opposite side.
32 In like manner a Levite also came to the place, and seeing him passed by on the other side.
And, in like manner, a Levite also, coming down to the place, and seeing him, passed by, on the opposite side.
33 But a certain Samaritan, being on a journey, came where he lay, and seeing him was moved with pity.
But, a certain Samaritan, going on his journey, came down to him, and, seeing him, was moved with compassion;
34 He went to him, and dressed his wounds with oil and wine and bound them up. Then placing him on his own mule he brought him to an inn, where he bestowed every care on him.
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.
35 The next day he took out two shillings and gave them to the innkeeper. "'Take care of him,' he said, 'and whatever further expense you are put to, I will repay it you at my next visit.'
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.
36 "Which of those three seems to you to have acted like a fellow man to him who fell among the robbers?"
Which of these three, seemeth unto thee to have become, neighbour, unto him who fell among the robbers?
37 "The one who showed him pity," he replied. "Go," said Jesus, "and act in the same way."
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.
38 As they pursued their journey He came to a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed Him to her house.
And, as they were journeying, he, entered into a certain village; and, a certain woman, named Martha, welcomed him into her house.
39 She had a sister called Mary, who seated herself at the Lord's feet and listened to His teaching.
And, she, had a sister, called Mary, who also, seating herself at the feet of the Lord, was hearing his word.
40 Martha meanwhile was busy and distracted in waiting at table, and she came and said, "Master, do you not care that my sister is leaving me to do all the waiting? Tell her to assist me."
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.
41 "Martha, Martha," replied Jesus, "you are anxious and worried about a multitude of things;
But the Lord, answering, said to her—Martha! Martha! thou art anxious and troubled about many things:
42 and yet only one thing is really necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion and she shall not be deprived of it."
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.
