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 this the appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two before his face, into every city and place into which he himself intended to go.
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 thus addressed them. "The harvest is abundant, but the harvesters are few. do you therefore pray the lord of the harvest to send forth harvesters into his harvest.
3 'Go away; lo, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves;
"Go your way; behold, I am sending you forth like lambs among wolves.
4 carry no bag, no scrip, nor sandals; and salute no one on the way;
"Carry no purse, no bag, no shoes; and do not salute any one on your journey.
5 and into whatever house ye do enter, first say, Peace to this house;
"Into whatever you first enter, say, ‘Peace be to 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 there be any son of peace there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not it shall return to 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,
"Stay in that same house, eating and drinking what they give. for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Do not go from house to house.
8 and into whatever city ye enter, and they may receive you, eat the things set before you,
"And whatever town you come to, and they receive you, eat whatever they put before you.
9 and heal the ailing in it, and say to them, The reign of God hath come nigh to you.
"Heal the sick in that town and tell them, The kingdom of God draws near to you.
10 'And into whatever city ye do enter, and they may not receive you, having gone forth to its broad places, say,
"But whatever town you enter, and they do not receive you, Go out into the streets and cry,
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;
"‘The very dust of your town which clings to your feet we wipe off as protest; but know this, that the kingdom of God is drawing near to you.’
12 and I say to you, that for Sodom in that day it shall be more tolerable than for that city.
"For I tell you that it will be mare tolerable for Sodom in that day than for that town.
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 you, Chorazin! Woe unto you, Bethsaida! For had the mighty been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
14 but for Tyre and Sidon it shall be more tolerable in the judgment than for you.
"However, it will 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 you Capernaum, shall you be exalted to heaven? No! you shall be brought 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 who listens to you listens to me. and he who rejects you, rejects me; he who rejects me, rejects him who sent me."
17 And the seventy turned back with joy, saying, 'Sir, and the demons are being subjected to us in thy name;'
Then the Seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord even the demons are subject to us in your 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 watched Satan fall from heaven like a lightning flash.
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 give you the power to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and to trample on all the power of the enemy. In no case shall anything do you harm.
20 but, in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subjected to you, but rejoice rather that your names were written in the heavens.'
"Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that your names are written in Heaven."
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.
In the same hour he thrilled with joy in the Holy Ghost. "I praise thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and Earth," he said "for hiding these things from the wise and prudent, and for revealing them to babes. Yea, Father, for so it was well 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].'
"All things have been delivered 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 the Son wishes 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 he said privately. "Blessed are the eyes that see what 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 tell you that many prophets and kings have longed to see what you see, and have seen it; and to hear what you hear, and have heard it 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)
Then a certain lawyer stood up and tempted him. "Master," he said "what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" (aiōnios g166)
26 And he said unto him, 'In the law what hath been written? how dost thou read?'
And he said to him. "What is written in the Law? What do you read there?"
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.'
"You must love the Lord your God," he answered, with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself."
28 And he said to him, 'Rightly thou didst answer; this do, and thou shalt live.'
"You have answered right," said Jesus "do that and you shall live."
29 And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said unto Jesus, 'And who is my neighbour?'
But he, determined to justify himself, said to Jesus, "But who is my neighbor?" Jesus answered.
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.
"A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell among bandits who both stripped him and beat him, and went off 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;
"Now a certain priest chanced to be going down that way, but on seeing him he passed 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.
"In like manner also a Levite who came to the spot, came and looked at him, and passed on the other side.
33 'But a certain Samaritan, journeying, came along him, and having seen him, he was moved with compassion,
"But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was, and when he saw him was moved with compassion.
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;
"He went to him bound up his wounds, pouring on them oil and wine. He set him on his own beast, and took him to an inn, and took care of 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.
"The next day he took two silver pieces and gave them to the landlord and said, "‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend I will repay it to you on my way back.’
36 'Who, then, of these three, seemeth to thee to have become neighbour of him who fell among the robbers?'
"Which then of these three seems to you to have behaved like a neighbor to the man who fell among bandits?"
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.'
He replied, "The one who showed mercy on him." "Go, then," said Jesus, "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,
It happened as they went on their way that he entered into a certain village were a woman named 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,
She had a sister named Mary, who after seating herself at the Lord’s feet was listening to his teaching.
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.'
But Martha meanwhile was growing distracted about much serving. She came up to him and said. "Lord do you not care that my sister has left me alone to do the serving? Come tell her to take hold of her end of the work along with me."
41 And Jesus answering said to her, 'Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and disquieted about many things,
"Martha, Martha," said Jesus, "you are anxious and worried about 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.'
"only one thing is really necessary. Mary, moreover, has chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from her."
