Luke10

¹After 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 .

²And he said to them , The harvest is plentiful , but the laborers are few . Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest .

³Go your way; behold , I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves .

⁴Carry no moneybag , no knapsack , no sandals , and greet no one on the road .

⁵Whatever house you enter , first say , Peace be to this house !

⁶And if a son of peace is there , your peace will rest upon him . But if not , it will return to you .

⁷And remain in the same house , eating and drinking what they provide , for the laborer deserves his wages . Do not go from house to house .

⁸Whenever you enter a town and they receive you , eat what is set before you .

⁹Heal the sick in it and say to them , The kingdom of God has come near to you .

¹⁰But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you , go into its streets and say ,

¹¹Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you . Nevertheless know this , that the kingdom of God has come near .

¹²I tell you , it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town .

¹³Woe to you , Chorazin ! Woe to you , Bethsaida ! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon , they would have repented long ago , sitting in sackcloth and ashes .

¹⁴But it will be more bearable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you .

¹⁵And you , Capernaum , will you be exalted to heaven ? You shall be brought down to Hades .

¹⁶The one who hears you hears me , and the one who rejects you rejects me , and the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me .

¹⁷The seventy-two returned with joy , saying , Lord , even the demons are subject to us in your name !

¹⁸And he said to them , I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven .

¹⁹Behold , I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions , and over all the power of the enemy , and nothing shall hurt you .

²⁰Nevertheless , do not rejoice in this , that the spirits are subject to you , but rejoice that your names are written in heaven .

²¹In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said , I thank you , Father , Lord of heaven and earth , that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children ; yes , Father , for such was your gracious will .

²²All things have been handed over to me by my Father , and no one knows who the Son is except the Father , or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

²³Then turning to the disciples he said privately , Blessed are the eyes that see what you see !

²⁴For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see , and did not see it, and to hear what you hear , and did not hear it.

²⁵And behold , a lawyer stood up to put him to the test , saying , Teacher , what shall I do to inherit eternal life ?

²⁶He said to him , What is written in the Law ? How do you read it?

²⁷And he answered , You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind , and your neighbor as yourself .

²⁸And he said to him , You have answered correctly ; do this , and you will live .

²⁹But he, desiring to justify himself , said to Jesus , And who is my neighbor ?

³⁰Jesus replied , A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho , and he fell among robbers , who stripped him and beat him and departed , leaving him half dead .

³¹Now by chance a priest was going down that road , and when he saw him he passed by on the other side .

³²So likewise a Levite , when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side .

³³But a Samaritan , as he journeyed , came to where he was , and when he saw him , he had compassion .

³⁴He went to him and bound up his wounds , pouring on oil and wine . Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him .

³⁵And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper , saying, Take care of him , and whatever more you spend , I will repay you when I come back .

³⁶Which of these three , do you think , proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers ?

³⁷He said , The one who showed him mercy . And Jesus said to him , You go , and do likewise .

³⁸Now as they went on their way , Jesus entered a village . And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house .

³⁹And she had a sister called Mary , who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching .

⁴⁰But Martha was distracted with much serving . And she went up to him and said , Lord , do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone ? Tell her then to help me .

⁴¹But the Lord answered her , Martha , Martha , you are anxious and troubled about many things ,

⁴²but one thing is necessary . Mary has chosen the good portion , which will not be taken away from her .