Luk 10 | NASB2020 | STEP | Now after this the Lord appointed seventy-two others , and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come .

1 Now after this ^athe Lord appointed ^{▼▼One early ms seventy}seventy-two ^cothers, and sent them ^din pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come. 2 And He was saying to them, “ ^eThe harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore plead with the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. 3 Go; ^fbehold, I am sending you out like lambs in the midst of wolves. 4 ^gCarry no money belt, no ^{▼▼Or knapsack}bag, no sandals, and greet no one along the way. 5 And whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house.’ 6 And if a ^{▼▼Lit son of}man of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him; but if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay in ^{▼▼Lit the house itself}that house, eating and drinking ^{▼▼Lit the things from them}what they provide; for ^lthe laborer is deserving of his wages. Do not move from house to house. 8 Whatever city you enter and they receive you, ^meat what is served to you; 9 and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them, ‘ ⁿThe kingdom of God has come near to you.’ 10 But whatever city you enter and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say, 11 ‘ ^oEven the dust of your city which clings to our feet we wipe off in protest against you; yet ^{▼▼Lit know}be sure of this, that ^qthe kingdom of God has come near.’ 12 I say to you, ^rit will be more tolerable on that day for ^sSodom than for that city.

13 “ ^tWoe to you, ^uChorazin! Woe to you, ^vBethsaida! For if the ^{▼▼Or works of power}miracles that occurred in you had occurred in ^xTyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in ^{▼▼I.e., symbols of mourning
,} ^zsackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more tolerable for ^aaTyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you. 15 And you, ^abCapernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will be brought down to Hades!

16 “ ^acThe one who listens to you listens to Me, and ^adthe one who rejects you rejects Me; but the one who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”

The Joyful Results

17 Now the ^{▼▼One early ms seventy}seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even ^afthe demons are subject to us ^{▼▼Or by}in Your name!” 18 And He said to them, “I watched ^ahSatan fall from heaven like lightning. 19 Behold, I have given you authority to ^aiwalk on snakes and scorpions, and authority over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you. 20 Nevertheless, do not ^{▼▼Or go on rejoicing}rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that ^akyour names are recorded in heaven.”

21 ^alAt that very ^{▼▼Lit hour}time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I ^{▼▼Or acknowledge to You}praise You, 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 doing so was well pleasing in Your sight. 22 ^aoAll things have been handed over to Me by My Father, and ^apno one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son determines to reveal Him.”

23 ^aqTurning to the disciples, He said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see the things you see; 24 for I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things that you see, and did not see them, and to hear the things that you hear, and did not hear them.”

25 ^arAnd behold, a ^{▼▼I.e., an expert in the Mosaic Law
,} ^atlawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 And He said to him, “What is written in the Law? ^{▼▼Lit How do you read?}How does it read to you?” 27 And he answered, “ ^avYou shall love the Lord your God ^{▼▼Lit from all}with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” 28 And He said to him, “You have answered correctly; ^axdo this and you will live.” 29 But wanting ^ayto justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

The Good Samaritan

30 Jesus replied and said, “A man was ^azgoing down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he encountered robbers, and they stripped him and ^{▼▼Lit laid blows upon}beat him, and went away leaving him half dead. 31 And by coincidence a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a ^bbSamaritan who was on a journey came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion, 34 and 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. 35 On the next day he took out two ^{▼▼The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer}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.’ 36 Which of these three do you think ^{▼▼Lit has proved}proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?” 37 And he said, “The one who showed compassion to him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do ^{▼▼Or likewise}the same.”

Martha and Mary

38 Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named ^bfMartha welcomed Him into her home. 39 And she had a sister called ^bgMary, who was also ^bhseated at the Lord’s feet, and was listening to His word. 40 But ^biMartha 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 the serving ^{▼▼Lit alone}by myself? Then tell her to help me.” 41 But the Lord answered and said to her, “ ^blMartha, Martha, you are ^bmworried and distracted by many things; 42 ^bnbut only one thing is necessary; for ^boMary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”