Luke 10
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Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two
1After this the Lord appointed 72 others and sent them out two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2He told them, “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest field. 3Go! I’m sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4Don’t take a purse or a bag or sandals, and don’t stop to greet anyone on the road.
5“When you enter a house, first say, ‘May this house be blessed with peace.’ 6If a peacemaker lives there, your blessing of peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you. 7Stay there and eat and drink whatever they give you, because workers are worthy of their pay. Don’t move around from house to house.
8“If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat what they give you. 9Heal the sick who are there and tell everyone, ‘God’s kingdom has come near you.’ 10But if you enter a town and they don’t welcome you, go into its streets and say, 11‘We wipe even the dust of your town from our feet! We do this to warn you, and here is what you can be sure of: God’s kingdom has come near.’ 12I tell you this: On judgment day, it will be better for Sodom than for that town.
13“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, long ago they would have turned away from their sins. They would have put on the rough clothing people wear when they’re mourning, and they would have sat down in ashes. 14On judgment day it will be better for Tyre and Sidon than for you. 15And what about you, Capernaum? Will you be lifted up to the heavens? No! You will go down to the place of the dead.
16“Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever does not accept you does not accept me. But whoever does not accept me does not accept the one who sent me.”
17The 72 returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons obey us when we speak in your name!”
18Jesus answered, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19I’ve given you authority to stomp on snakes and scorpions, to destroy all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you. 20But don’t be glad because the evil spirits obey you; instead, be glad that your names are written in heaven.”
21At that time Jesus was filled with joy through the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you’ve hidden these things from wise and educated people and shown them to little children. Yes, Father, this is what you wanted to do.
22“My Father has given all things to me. No one knows who the Son is except for the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except for the Son and anyone the Son chooses to make the Father known to.”
23Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said to them privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24I tell you, many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see, but they didn’t see it. They wanted to hear what you hear, but they didn’t hear it.”
The Story of the Good Samaritan
25One day an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to have eternal life?”
26“What is written in the Law?” Jesus answered. “How do you understand it?”
27He replied, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind,’ and, ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ ”
28“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do that, and you will live.”
29But the man wanted to prove himself right, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30Jesus responded, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when robbers attacked him, stripped him of his clothes, and beat him. Then they went away, leaving him almost dead. 31A priest happened to be going down that same road, but when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32A Levite also came by, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side too. 33But a Samaritan came to the place where the man was, and when he saw him, he felt compassion for him. 34He went over to him and poured olive oil and wine on his wounds and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey and brought him to an inn, and there he took care of him. 35The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the owner of the inn. ‘Take care of this man,’ he told him. ‘When I return, I’ll pay you for any extra expenses this doesn’t cover.’
36“Which of the three,” Jesus asked, “do you think was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by the robbers?”
37The expert in the law replied, “The one who took care of him.”
Jesus told him, “Go and do as he did.”
Jesus at the Home of Martha and Mary
38As Jesus was on his way with his disciples, he came to a certain village, and there a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 39She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40Martha, meanwhile, was busy with all the entertaining. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work all by myself? Tell her to help me!”
41“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are anxious and upset about many things, 42but few things are needed—actually, only one. 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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Lambs in a Wolf Pack
1-2Later the Master selected seventy and sent them ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he intended to go. He gave them this charge:
“What a huge harvest! And how few the harvest hands. So on your knees; ask the God of the Harvest to send harvest hands.
3“On your way! But be careful—this is hazardous work. You’re like lambs in a wolf pack.
4“Travel light. Comb and toothbrush and no extra luggage.
“Don’t loiter and make small talk with everyone you meet along the way.
5-6“When you enter a home, greet the family, ‘Peace.’ If your greeting is received, then it’s a good place to stay. But if it’s not received, take it back and get out. Don’t impose yourself.
7“Stay at one home, taking your meals there, for a worker deserves three square meals. Don’t move from house to house, looking for the best cook in town.
8-9“When you enter a town and are received, eat what they set before you, heal anyone who is sick, and tell them, ‘God’s kingdom is right on your doorstep!’
10-12“When you enter a town and are not received, go out in the street and say, ‘The only thing we got from you is the dirt on our feet, and we’re giving it back. Did you have any idea that God’s kingdom was right on your doorstep?’ Sodom will have it better on Judgment Day than the town that rejects you.
13-14“Doom, Chorazin! Doom, Bethsaida! If Tyre and Sidon had been given half the chances given you, they’d have been on their knees long ago, repenting and crying for mercy. Tyre and Sidon will have it easy on Judgment Day compared to you.
15“And you, Capernaum! Do you think you’re about to be promoted to heaven? Think again. You’re on a fast track to hell.
16“The one who listens to you, listens to me. The one who rejects you, rejects me. And rejecting me is the same as rejecting God, who sent me.”
17The seventy came back triumphant. “Master, even the demons danced to your tune!”
18-20Jesus said, “I know. I saw Satan fall, a bolt of lightning out of the sky. See what I’ve given you? Safe passage as you walk on snakes and scorpions, and protection from every assault of the Enemy. No one can put a hand on you. All the same, the great triumph is not in your authority over evil, but in God’s authority over you and presence with you. Not what you do for God but what God does for you—that’s the agenda for rejoicing.”
21At that, Jesus rejoiced, exuberant in the Holy Spirit. “I thank you, Father, Master of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the know-it-alls and showed them to these innocent newcomers. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way.
22“I’ve been given it all by my Father! Only the Father knows who the Son is and only the Son knows who the Father is. The Son can introduce the Father to anyone he wants to.”
23-24He then turned in a private aside to his disciples. “Fortunate the eyes that see what you’re seeing! There are plenty of prophets and kings who would have given their right arm to see what you are seeing but never got so much as a glimpse, to hear what you are hearing but never got so much as a whisper.”
Defining “Neighbor”
25Just then a religion scholar stood up with a question to test Jesus. “Teacher, what do I need to do to get eternal life?”
26He answered, “What’s written in God’s Law? How do you interpret it?”
27He said, “That you love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and muscle and intelligence—and that you love your neighbor as well as you do yourself.”
28“Good answer!” said Jesus. “Do it and you’ll live.”
29Looking for a loophole, he asked, “And just how would you define ‘neighbor’?”
30-32Jesus answered by telling a story. “There was once a man traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho. On the way he was attacked by robbers. They took his clothes, beat him up, and went off leaving him half-dead. Luckily, a priest was on his way down the same road, but when he saw him he angled across to the other side. Then a Levite religious man showed up; he also avoided the injured man.
33-35“A Samaritan traveling the road came on him. When he saw the man’s condition, his heart went out to him. He gave him first aid, disinfecting and bandaging his wounds. Then he lifted him onto his donkey, led him to an inn, and made him comfortable. In the morning he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take good care of him. If it costs any more, put it on my bill—I’ll pay you on my way back.’
36“What do you think? Which of the three became a neighbor to the man attacked by robbers?”
37“The one who treated him kindly,” the religion scholar responded.
Jesus said, “Go and do the same.”
Mary and Martha
38-40As they continued their travel, Jesus entered a village. A woman by the name of Martha welcomed him and made him feel quite at home. She had a sister, Mary, who sat before the Master, hanging on every word he said. But Martha was pulled away by all she had to do in the kitchen. Later, she stepped in, interrupting them. “Master, don’t you care that my sister has abandoned the kitchen to me? Tell her to lend me a hand.”
41-42The Master said, “Martha, dear Martha, you’re fussing far too much and getting yourself worked up over nothing. One thing only is essential, and Mary has chosen it—it’s the main course, and won’t be taken from her.”
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