< Luke 10 >

1 And after these things, the Lord did appoint also other seventy, and sent them by twos before his face, to every city and place whither he himself was about to come,
After these things the Lord chose seventy others also, and sent them out two by two before His face, into every place and city, where He was about to come.
2 then said he unto them, 'The harvest indeed [is] abundant, but the workmen few; beseech ye then the Lord of the harvest, that He may put forth workmen to His harvest.
And He said to them, The harvest is indeed great, but the laborers are few: therefore pray you the Lord of the harvest, that He may send forth laborers into His harvest.
3 'Go away; lo, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves;
Go: behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves.
4 carry no bag, no scrip, nor sandals; and salute no one on the way;
Take neither purse, nor valise, nor sandals: salute no one by the way.
5 and into whatever house ye do enter, first say, Peace to this house;
Into whatsoever house you may enter, first say, Peace be unto this house.
6 and if indeed there may be there the son of peace, rest on it shall your peace; and if not so, upon you it shall turn back.
And if the son of peace may be there, your peace shall rest upon it: but if not, it shall return unto you.
7 'And in that house remain, eating and drinking the things they have, for worthy [is] the workman of his hire; go not from house to house,
Abide in the same house, eating and drinking those things which are with them: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
8 and into whatever city ye enter, and they may receive you, eat the things set before you,
Into whatsoever city you may enter and they may receive you, eat those things which are placed by you:
9 and heal the ailing in it, and say to them, The reign of God hath come nigh to you.
and heal the sick who are in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.
10 'And into whatever city ye do enter, and they may not receive you, having gone forth to its broad places, say,
And into whatsoever city you may enter, and they may not receive you, having come out into the streets of the same, say,
11 And the dust that hath cleaved to us, from your city, we do wipe off against you, but this know ye, that the reign of God hath come nigh to you;
Even the dust from your city, that cleaveth to our feet, do we wipe off against you: but know this, that the kingdom of God is at hand.
12 and I say to you, that for Sodom in that day it shall be more tolerable than for that city.
For I say unto you, that it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city.
13 'Woe to thee, Chorazin; woe to thee, Bethsaida; for if in Tyre and Sidon had been done the mighty works that were done in you, long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes, they had reformed;
Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works which were wrought in you had been in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting down in sackcloth and ashes.
14 but for Tyre and Sidon it shall be more tolerable in the judgment than for you.
Moreover it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.
15 'And thou, Capernaum, which unto the heaven wast exalted, unto hades thou shalt be brought down. (Hadēs g86)
And thou, Capernaum, art thou not exalted up to heaven? thou shalt be cast down to Hades. (Hadēs g86)
16 'He who is hearing you, doth hear me; and he who is putting you away, doth put me away; and he who is putting me away, doth put away Him who sent me.'
He that heareth you heareth me; he that rejecteth you rejecteth me; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth Him that sent me.
17 And the seventy turned back with joy, saying, 'Sir, and the demons are being subjected to us in thy name;'
And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subordinated to us in thy name.
18 and he said to them, 'I was beholding the Adversary, as lightning from the heaven having fallen;
And He said to them, I saw Satan having fallen as the lightning from heaven.
19 lo, I give to you the authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and on all the power of the enemy, and nothing by any means shall hurt you;
Behold I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall hurt you.
20 but, in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subjected to you, but rejoice rather that your names were written in the heavens.'
Moreover do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rejoice that your names are written in the heavens.
21 In that hour was Jesus glad in the Spirit, and said, 'I do confess to thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that Thou didst hide these things from wise men and understanding, and didst reveal them to babes; yes, Father, because so it became good pleasure before Thee.
At the same hour He rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I praise thee, O Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, because thou hast hidden these things from the wise and prudent, and revealed them to babes: yea, Father, because it was thus pleasing in thy sight.
22 'All things were delivered up to me by my Father, and no one doth know who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whom the Son may wish to reveal [Him].'
And turning to His disciples, He said, All things have been delivered to me by my Father: and no one knoweth who the Son is, except the Father; and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whom He may wish to reveal Him.
23 And having turned unto the disciples, he said, by themselves, 'Happy the eyes that are perceiving what ye perceive;
And turning to His disciples, privately He said, Happy are your eyes, seeing those things which you see.
24 for I say to you, that many prophets and kings did wish to see what ye perceive, and did not see, and to hear what ye hear, and did not hear.'
For I say unto you, that many kings and prophets desired to see those things which you see, and saw them not; and to hear those things which you hear, and heard them not.
25 And lo, a certain lawyer stood up, trying him, and saying, 'Teacher, what having done, life age-during shall I inherit?' (aiōnios g166)
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up tempting Him, saying, Teacher, having done what shall I inherit eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
26 And he said unto him, 'In the law what hath been written? how dost thou read?'
He said to him, What has been 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 out of all thy soul, and out of all thy strength, and out of all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself.'
And he responding said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with divine love from all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.
28 And he said to him, 'Rightly thou didst answer; this do, and thou shalt live.'
And He said to him, You answered correctly: do this, and you shall live.
29 And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said unto Jesus, 'And who is my neighbour?'
But he, wishing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
30 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.
Jesus responding said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and fell among thieves, who indeed having stripped him of his raiment, administered blows, went away, leaving him half dead.
31 'And by a coincidence a certain priest was going down in that way, and having seen him, he passed over on the opposite side;
And by chance a certain priest came down that way: and seeing him, passed by on the other side.
32 and in like manner also, a Levite, having been about the place, having come and seen, passed over on the opposite side.
And likewise also a Levite, being at the place, coming and seeing, passed by on the other side.
33 'But a certain Samaritan, journeying, came along him, and having seen him, he was moved with compassion,
And a certain Samaritan, on a journey, came near him: and seeing, had compassion on him,
34 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;
and having come to him, he bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine: and having mounted him on his own beast, carried him to a tavern, and cared for him.
35 and on the morrow, going forth, taking out two denaries, he gave to the innkeeper, and said to him, Be careful of him, and whatever thou mayest spend more, I, in my coming again, will give back to thee.
And on the morrow, taking out two denaria, gave them to the host, and said, Care for him; and whatsoever you expend in addition, on my return, I will pay you.
36 'Who, then, of these three, seemeth to thee to have become neighbour of him who fell among the robbers?'
Which one of these three seems to you to have been the neighbor of him who fell among the thieves?
37 and he said, 'He who did the kindness with him,' then Jesus said to him, 'Be going on, and thou be doing in like manner.'
And he said, The one having done mercy with him. And Jesus said to him, Go, thou, and do likewise.
38 And it came to pass, in their going on, that he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman, by name Martha, did receive him into her house,
And it came to pass while they were going round, He also came into a certain village: and a certain woman by name Martha received Him into her house.
39 and she had also a sister, called Mary, who also, having seated herself beside the feet of Jesus, was hearing the word,
And there was a sister to her called Mary, who indeed sitting down at the feet of the Lord, continued to hear his word:
40 and Martha was distracted about much serving, and having stood by him, she said, 'Sir, dost thou not care that my sister left me alone to serve? say then to her, that she may partake along with me.'
and Martha was very busy about much serving. And standing over Him, she said, Lord, is there no care to thee that my sister has left me to serve alone? then say to her that she must assist me.
41 And Jesus answering said to her, 'Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and disquieted about many things,
And the Lord responding said to her, Martha, Martha, you are solicitous and encumbered concerning many things:
42 but of one thing there is need, and Mary the good part did choose, that shall not be taken away from her.'
but there is need of one thing: for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken from her.

< Luke 10 >