Luke 10
10
Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two
1After this the Lord appointed seventy-two#10:1 Some manuscripts seventy; also in verse 17 others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. 3Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.
5 “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ 6If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you. 7Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
8 “When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you. 9Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ 10But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, 11‘Even the dust of your town we wipe from our feet as a warning to you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God has come near.’ 12I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.
13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.#10:15 That is, the realm of the dead
16 “Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”
17The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”
18He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
21At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.
22 “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
23Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
25On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”
27He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’#10:27 Deut. 6:5; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’#10:27 Lev. 19:18”
28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”
29But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35The next day he took out two denarii#10:35 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see Matt. 20:2). and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’
36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
37The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”
Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
At the Home of Martha and Mary
38As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”
41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42but few things are needed—or indeed only one.#10:42 Some manuscripts but only one thing is needed Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”
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Luke 10
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Sending Out the Seventy-Two
1After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two#10:1 Other mss read seventy others, and he sent them ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself was about to go. 2He told them,#Mt 9:37–38; Jn 4:35 “The harvest#Rv 14:15 is abundant, but the workers#Mt 20:1 are few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.#2Th 3:1 3Now go; I’m sending you out like lambs among wolves.#Mt 7:15; 10:16; Jn 10:12; Ac 20:29 4Don’t carry a money-bag,#Lk 12:33; 22:35–36 traveling bag,#Mk 6:8; Lk 9:3; 22:35–36 or sandals; #Mt 10:9–10 don’t greet anyone along the road. 5Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace#Mt 11:26; Lk 10:21; 12:51 to this household.’ 6If a person of peace is there, your peace#Lk 7:50; 8:48; 24:36; Jn 20:19; Ac 15:33; 1Co 16:11; Jms 2:16 will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you. 7Remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they offer, for the worker is worthy of his wages.#Mt 10:10; 1Tm 5:18; 2Pt 2:13 Don’t move from house to house. 8When you enter any town, and they welcome you, eat the things set before you.#1Co 10:27 9Heal the sick#Mt 10:8; 1Th 5:14 who are there, and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God#Mt 12:28; Lk 11:20; 17:20 has come near#Mt 10:7; Mk 1:15; 1Pt 4:7 you.’ 10When you enter any town, and they don’t welcome you, go out into its streets and say, 11‘We are wiping off even the dust of your town that clings to our feet as a witness against you.#Mt 10:14; Mk 6:11; Lk 9:5; Ac 13:51; 18:6 Know this for certain: The kingdom of God has come near.’ 12I tell you, on that day#Mt 7:22; 13:1; Lk 17:31; 2Pt 3:10 it will be more tolerable for Sodom#Rv 11:8 than for that town.#Mt 10:15; 11:22,24; Lk 10:14
Unrepentant Towns
13 “Woe #
Mt 11:20–24
to you,#Ezk 16:23; Mt 23:13–16; Lk 6:24; Rv 9:12 Chorazin!#Mt 11:21 Woe to you, Bethsaida!#Jn 12:21 For if the miracles#Ex 3:20; Lk 19:37; Ac 2:22 that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon,#Ezr 3:7; Jr 25:22; 47:4; Jl 3:4; Lk 6:17 they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.#Est 4:1,3; Dn 9:3; Jnh 3:6 14But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment#Ps 1:5; Mt 12:41 than for you. 15And you, Capernaum,#Mt 4:13; Lk 4:23,31; 7:1 will you be exalted to heaven?#Ac 2:33 No, you will go down to Hades.#Is 14:12–15; Ac 2:27 16Whoever listens to you listens to me.#Mt 10:40; Jn 13:20 Whoever rejects you rejects me.#Mt 25:45; Lk 9:48; Jn 12:48 And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”#Jn 5:23; 1Th 4:8
The Return of the Seventy-Two
17The seventy-two#10:17 Other mss read The seventy#Ezk 8:11 returned with joy, saying,#Mk 16:17–18; Jn 12:31 “Lord, even the demons#Rv 9:20 submit to us in your name.”#Jn 10:25; 14:13
18He said to them, “I watched Satan#Mt 4:1,10; Ac 13:10; Rv 12:9 fall from heaven like lightning.#Mt 28:3; Col 2:15 19Look, I have given you the authority#Mk 1:22 to trample#Lk 21:24; Rv 11:2 on snakes#Gn 3:16; Mt 23:33; Rv 9:19 and scorpions#Lk 11:12; Rv 9:3 and over all the power of the enemy; #Mt 13:39; 1Co 15:25 nothing at all will harm you.#Ps 91:13; Mk 16:18; Ac 28:5 20However, don’t rejoice that#10:20 Lit don’t rejoice in this, that the spirits #1Tm 4:1; 1Jn 4:1 submit to you,#Mt 7:22–23 but rejoice that your names are written#Ex 32:32; Neh 9:38; Mal 3:16 in heaven.”
The Son Reveals the Father
21At that time#Mt 11:25–27; 13:16–17 he#10:21 Other mss read Jesus rejoiced in the Holy#10:21 Other mss omit Holy Spirit#Lk 2:27; 4:1; 19:21; Ac 2:4 and said, “I praise#10:21 Or thank, or confess you, Father,#Mt 7:21; Lk 23:34,46; Jn 8:42; 11:41; 12:27–28; 17:1–25 Lord of heaven and earth,#Gn 14:19; Ac 17:24 because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent#Is 44:25; Jr 8:9; Ac 13:7; 1Co 1:19–27; 3:19–20 and revealed them to infants.#Ps 8:2; Mt 21:16 Yes, Father, because this was your good pleasure.#10:21 Lit was well-pleasing in your sight#Lk 2:14 22All things have#10:22 Other mss read And turning to the disciples, he said, “Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son desires#10:22 Or wills, or chooses to reveal him.”#Jn 1:18; 6:46; 7:29; 8:19; 10:15; 17:25–26
23Then turning to his disciples he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see the things you see! 24For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things you see but didn’t see them; to hear the things you hear but didn’t hear them.”#Jn 8:56; Heb 11:13; 1Pt 1:10–12
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
25Then#Mt 22:34–40; Mk 12:28–34 an expert in the law#Lk 7:30 stood up to test#Mt 16:1; 19:3 him, saying, “Teacher,#Mt 8:19; Lk 3:12; Jn 1:38 what must I do to inherit eternal life?” #Mt 19:29; Lk 18:18; Jn 12:25; Rv 21:7
26 “What is written in the law?” he asked him. “How do you read it?”
27He answered, “Love the Lord your God#Lk 4:8 with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,”#Dt 6:5 and “your neighbor as yourself.”#10:27 Lv 19:18; Dt 6:5#Lv 19:18
28 “You’ve answered correctly,” he told him. “Do this and you will live.”#Lv 18:5; Neh 9:29; Ezk 20:11; Rm 10:5; Gl 3:12
29But wanting to justify himself,#Lk 16:15 he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” #Ex 20:16–17; Lv 6:2; 19:13–18; Pr 3:28–29; Mt 5:43; 19:19; Rm 13:9–10
30Jesus took up the question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him up, and fled, leaving him half dead. 31A priest happened to be going down that road. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32In the same way, a Levite, when he arrived at the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33But a Samaritan#Mt 10:5; Lk 9:52; Ac 1:8 on his journey came up to him, and when he saw the man, he had compassion.#Lk 7:13; 15:20 34He went over to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on olive oil#Is 1:6; Jms 5:14 and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35The next day#10:35 Other mss add as he was leaving he took out two denarii,#10:35 A denarius = one day’s wage. gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him. When I come back I’ll reimburse you for whatever extra you spend.’
36 “Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?”
37“The one who showed mercy#Mt 23:23; Lk 1:72; Jms 2:13 to him,” he said.
Then Jesus told him, “Go and do the same.”
Martha and Mary
38While they were traveling, he entered a village, and a woman named Martha#Jn 11:1,19–20; 12:2–3 welcomed him into her home.#10:38 Other mss omit into her home 39She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s#10:39 Other mss read at Jesus’s feet#Lk 8:35; Ac 22:3 and was listening to what he said.#10:39 Lit to his word or message 40But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t you care#Mk 4:38; 1Pt 5:7 that my sister has left me to serve alone? So tell her to give me a hand.”#10:40 Or tell her to help me#Rm 8:26
41The Lord#10:41 Other mss read Jesus answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things,#Lk 12:22; 1Co 7:32; Php 4:6 42but one thing is necessary.#10:42 Some mss read few things are necessary, or only one#Ps 16:5; 27:4; Jn 6:27 Mary has made the right choice,#10:42 Lit has chosen the good part, or has chosen the better portion; = the right meal and it will not be taken away from her.”
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