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Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two
Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place where he himself was about to come.
Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place where he himself was about to come.
These were his instructions to them: “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.
And he said to them, The harvest indeed [is] great, but the workmen few; supplicate therefore the Lord of the harvest that he may send out workmen into his harvest.
Now go, and remember that I am sending you out as lambs among wolves.
Go: behold *I* send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves.
Don’t take any money with you, nor a traveler’s bag, nor an extra pair of sandals. And don’t stop to greet anyone on the road.
Carry neither purse nor scrip nor sandals, and salute no one on the way.
“Whenever you enter someone’s home, first say, ‘May God’s peace be on this house.’
And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace to this house.
If those who live there are peaceful, the blessing will stand; if they are not, the blessing will return to you.
And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it; but if not it shall turn to you again.
Don’t move around from home to home. Stay in one place, eating and drinking what they provide. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve their pay.
And in the same house abide, eating and drinking such things as they have; for the workman is worthy of his hire. Remove not from house to house.
“If you enter a town and it welcomes you, eat whatever is set before you.
And into whatsoever city ye may enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you,
Heal the sick, and tell them, ‘The Kingdom of God is near you now.’
and heal the sick in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God is come nigh to you.
But if a town refuses to welcome you, go out into its streets and say,
But into whatsoever city ye may have entered and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say,
‘We wipe even the dust of your town from our feet to show that we have abandoned you to your fate. And know this — the Kingdom of God is near!’
Even the dust of your city, which cleaves to us on the feet, do we shake off against you; but know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh.
I assure you, even wicked Sodom will be better off than such a town on judgment day.
I say to you that it shall be more tolerable for Sodom in that day than for that city.
“What sorrow awaits you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have repented of their sins long ago, clothing themselves in burlap and throwing ashes on their heads to show their remorse.
Woe to the Unrepentant
Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if the works of power which have taken place in you had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they had long ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if the works of power which have taken place in you had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they had long ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
Yes, Tyre and Sidon will be better off on judgment day than you.
But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.
And *thou*, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades.
Then he said to the disciples, “Anyone who accepts your message is also accepting me. And anyone who rejects you is rejecting me. And anyone who rejects me is rejecting God, who sent me.”
He that hears you hears me; and he that rejects you rejects me; and he that rejects me rejects him that sent me.
When the seventy-two disciples returned, they joyfully reported to him, “Lord, even the demons obey us when we use your name!”
The Seventy-Two Return with Joy
And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us through thy name.
And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us through thy name.
“Yes,” he told them, “I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning!
And he said to them, I beheld Satan as lightning falling out of heaven.
Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you.
Behold, I give you the power of treading upon serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall in anywise injure you.
But don’t rejoice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven.”
Yet in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subjected to you, but rejoice that your names are written in the heavens.
Jesus’ Prayer of Thanksgiving
At that same time Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and he said, “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way.
Jesus' Prayer of Thanksgiving
In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.
In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.
“My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is but the Father, and who the Father is but the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son is pleased to reveal [him].
Then when they were alone, he turned to the disciples and said, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you have seen.
And having turned to the disciples privately he said, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see.
I tell you, many prophets and kings longed to see what you see, but they didn’t see it. And they longed to hear what you hear, but they didn’t hear it.”
For I say to you that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things which ye behold, and did not see [them]; and to hear the things which ye hear, and did not hear [them].
The Most Important Commandment
One day an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question: “Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?”
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up tempting him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, shall I inherit life eternal?
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up tempting him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, shall I inherit life eternal?
Jesus replied, “What does the law of Moses say? How do you read it?”
And he said to him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
But he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thine understanding; and thy neighbour as thyself.
“Right!” Jesus told him. “Do this and you will live!”
And he said to him, Thou hast answered right: this do and thou shalt live.
The man wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
But he, desirous of justifying himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
Parable of the Good Samaritan
Jesus replied with a story: “A Jewish man was traveling from Jerusalem down to Jericho, and he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road.
And Jesus replying said, A certain man descended from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into [the hands of] robbers, who also, having stripped him and inflicted wounds, went away leaving him in a half-dead state.
“By chance a priest came along. But when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by.
And a certain priest happened to go down that way, and seeing him, passed on on the opposite side;
and in like manner also a Levite, being at the spot, came and looked [at him] and passed on on the opposite side.
“Then a despised Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he felt compassion for him.
But a certain Samaritan journeying came to him, and seeing [him], was moved with compassion,
Going over to him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him.
and came up [to him] and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine; and having put him on his own beast, took him to [the] inn and took care of him.
And on the morrow [as he left], taking out two denarii he gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatsoever thou shalt expend more, *I* will render to thee on my coming back.
“Now which of these three would you say was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by bandits?” Jesus asked.
Which [now] of these three seems to thee to have been neighbour of him who fell into [the hands of] the robbers?
The man replied, “The one who showed him mercy.”
Then Jesus said, “Yes, now go and do the same.”
Then Jesus said, “Yes, now go and do the same.”
And he said, He that shewed him mercy. And Jesus said to him, Go, and do *thou* likewise.
Jesus Visits Martha and Mary
As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.
Martha and Mary
And it came to pass as they went that *he* entered into a certain village; and a certain woman, Martha by name, received him into her house.
And it came to pass as they went that *he* entered into a certain village; and a certain woman, Martha by name, received him into her house.
Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught.
And she had a sister called Mary, who also, having sat down at the feet of Jesus was listening to his word.
But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.”
Now Martha was distracted with much serving, and coming up she said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Speak to her therefore that she may help me.
But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details!
But Jesus answering said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things;