‏ Luke 10

The Seventy Sent Out

1Now after this the Lord appointed
Some mss seventy-two
seventy others, and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come.
2And He was saying to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. 3Go! Behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. 4Carry no money belt, no bag, no sandals, and greet no one on the way. 5Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house.’ 6And if a
Lit son of peace
man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him, but if not, it will return to you.
7Stay in
Lit the house itself
that house, eating and drinking
Lit the things from them
what they give you; for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house.
8And whatever city you enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you; 9and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ 10But in whatever city you enter and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say, 11‘Even the dust of your city which clings to our feet we wipe off against you; yet know this, that the kingdom of God is at hand.’ 12I say to you, it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city.

13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the
Or works of power
miracles had been performed in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in
Symbols of mourning
sackcloth and ashes.
14But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you. 15And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will be brought down to Hades!

16 “The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me. And he who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”

The Joyful Results

17Now the
Some mss seventy-two
seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.”
18And He said to them, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning. 19Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you. 20Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.”

21At that very
Lit hour
time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I
Or acknowledge to You
praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.
22All things have been handed over 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 anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.”

23And turning to the disciples, He said privately, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see, 24for I say to you, that many prophets and kings wished to see the things which you see, and did not see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and did not hear them.”

The Good Samaritan

25And behold, a scholar of the Law stood up and was putting Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26And He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” 27And he answered and said, “You shall love the
In OT, Yahweh, cf. Deut 6:5
Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”
28And He said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.” 29But wishing to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30Jesus replied and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and they stripped him and
Lit laid blows upon
beat him, and went away leaving him half dead.
31And a priest happened to be going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33But a Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him, and when he saw him, he felt compassion. 34And he came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them, and he put him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35And on the next day he took out two
A denarius was a laborer’s daily wage
denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, when I return I will repay you.’
36Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?” 37And he said, “The one who showed mercy toward him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do
Or likewise
the same.”

Martha and Mary

38Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. 39And she had a sister called Mary, who was also seated at the Lord’s feet, listening to His word. 40But Martha was distracted with
Lit much service
all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the
Lit serving
preparations alone? Then tell her to help me.”
41But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things, 42but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”

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