Luk 10:1-16, 24:46-47, Act 1:8, 11:19-20, 13:46, 28:17-31 | ESV | STEP | After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him , two by two , into every town and place where he himself was about to go .

1 After this the Lord appointed ^aseventy-two ^{▼▼Some manuscripts seventy; also verse 17} others and ^csent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. 2 ^dAnd he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. ^eTherefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. 3 Go your way; ^fbehold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. 4 ^gCarry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and ^hgreet no one on the road. 5 Whatever house you enter, first say, ⁱ‘Peace be to this house!’ 6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, ^jit will return to you. 7 And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for ^kthe laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house. 8 Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. 9 Heal the sick in it and say to them, ^l‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ 10 But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, 11 ^m‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that ⁿthe kingdom of God has come near.’ 12 I tell you, ^oit will be more bearable on ^pthat day for Sodom than for that town.

Woe to Unrepentant Cities

13 ^q“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in ^rTyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 ^sBut it will be more bearable in the judgment for ^tTyre and Sidon than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum, ^uwill you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to ^vHades.

16 ^w“The one who hears you hears me, and ^xthe one who rejects you rejects me, and ^ythe one who rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

Luke 24:46-47

46 and said to them, “Thus ^zit is written, ^aathat the Christ should suffer and on the third day ^abrise from the dead, 47 and that ^acrepentance for the ^{▼▼Some manuscripts for} forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed ^aein his name ^afto all nations, ^agbeginning from Jerusalem.

Acts 1:8

8 But you will receive ^ahpower ^aiwhen the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and ^ajyou will be ^akmy witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and ^alSamaria, and ^amto the end of the earth.”

Acts 11:19-20

The Church in Antioch

19 ^anNow those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews. 20 But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists ^{▼▼Or Greeks (that is, Greek-speaking non-Jews)} also, ^appreaching the Lord Jesus.

Acts 13:46

46 And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God ^aqbe spoken first to you. ^arSince you thrust it aside and judge yourselves ^asunworthy of eternal life, behold, we ^atare turning to the Gentiles.

Acts 28:17-31

Paul in Rome

17 After three days he called together the local leaders of the Jews, and when they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, ^authough I had done nothing against our people or ^avthe customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. 18 When they had examined me, they ^awwished to set me at liberty, ^axbecause there was no reason for the death penalty in my case. 19 But because the Jews objected, I was compelled ^ayto appeal to Caesar—though I had no charge to bring against ^azmy nation. 20 For this reason, therefore, I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is ^babecause of ^bbthe hope of Israel that I am wearing ^bcthis ^bdchain.” 21 And they said to him, “We have received no letters from Judea about you, and none of ^bethe brothers coming here has reported or spoken any evil about you. 22 But we desire to hear from you what your views are, for with regard to this ^bfsect we know that everywhere ^bgit is spoken against.”

23 When they had appointed a day for him, they came to him at his lodging in greater numbers. From morning till evening ^bhhe expounded to them, testifying to ^bithe kingdom of God and ^bjtrying to convince them about Jesus ^bkboth from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets. 24 And ^blsome were convinced by what he said, but others disbelieved. 25 And disagreeing among themselves, they departed after Paul had made one statement: ^bm“The Holy Spirit was right in saying to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:

26 ^bn“‘Go to this people, and say,
^bo“You will indeed hear but never understand,
and you will indeed see but never perceive.”
27 ^bpFor this people’s heart has grown dull,
and with their ears they can barely hear,
and their eyes they have closed;
lest they should see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and understand with their heart
and ^bqturn, and I would heal them.’
28 Therefore let it be known to you that ^brthis ^bssalvation of God ^bthas been sent to the Gentiles; ^buthey will listen.” ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add verse 29: And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, having much dispute among themselves}

30 He lived there two whole years at his own expense, ^{▼▼Or in his own hired dwelling} and ^bxwelcomed all who came to him, 31 ^byproclaiming ^bzthe kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ ^cawith all boldness and ^cbwithout hindrance.