Sending Out the Seventy
1 After this, the Lord appointed 70others, and He sent them ahead of Him in pairs to every town and place where He Himself was about to go.
2 He told them:“The harvestis abundant, but the workersare few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.
3 Now go; I’m sending you out like lambs among wolves.
4 Don’t carry a money-bag,traveling bag,or sandals;don’t greet anyone along the road.
5 Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peaceto this household.’
6 If a son of peaceis there, your peacewill rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.
7 Remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they offer, for the worker is worthy of his wages.Don’t be moving from house to house.
8 When you enter any town, and they welcome you, eat the things set before you.
9 Heal the sickwho are there, and tell them, ‘The kingdom of Godhas come nearyou.’
10 When you enter any town, and they don’t welcome you, go out into its streets and say,
11 ‘We are wiping off as a witness against youeven the dust of your town that clings to our feet. Know this for certain: The kingdom of God has come near.’
12 I tell you, on that dayit will be more tolerable for Sodomthan for that town.
Unrepentant Towns
13 “Woeto you,Chorazin!Woe to you, Bethsaida!For if the miraclesthat were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon,they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes!
14 But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgmentthan for you.
15 And you, Capernaum,will you be exalted to heaven?No, you will go down to Hades!
16 Whoever listens to you listens to Me.Whoever rejects you rejects Me.And whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
The Return of the Seventy
17 The Seventyreturned with joy, saying,“Lord, even the demonssubmit to us in Your name.”
18 He said to them,“I watched Satanfall from heaven like a lightning flash.
19 Look, I have given you the authorityto trampleon snakesand scorpionsand over all the power of the enemy;nothing will ever harm you.
20 However, don’t rejoice thatthe spiritssubmit to you,but rejoice that your names are writtenin heaven.”
The Son Reveals the Father
21 In that same hourHerejoiced in the HolySpiritand said,“I praiseYou, Father,Lord of heaven and earth,because You have hidden these things from the wise and the learnedand have revealed them to infants.Yes, Father, because this was Your good pleasure.
22 All things havebeen 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 desiresto reveal Him.”
23 Then turning to His disciples He said privately,“The eyes that see the things you see are blessed!
24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things you see yet didn’t see them; to hear the things you hear yet didn’t hear them.”
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
25 Justthen an expert in the lawstood up to testHim, saying, “Teacher,what must I do to inherit eternal life? ”
26 “What is written in the law? ”He asked him.“How do you read it? ”
27 He answered:
Love the Lord your Godwith all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind;and your neighbor as yourself.
28 “You’ve answered correctly,”He told him.“Do this and you will live.”
29 But wanting to justify himself,he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor? ”
30 Jesus 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.
31 A priest happened to be going down that road. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32 In the same way, a Levite, when he arrived at the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
33 But a Samaritanon his journey came up to him, and when he saw the man, he had compassion.
34 He went over to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on olive oiland wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 The next dayhe took out two denarii, 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 mercyto him,” he said.
Then Jesus told him,“Go and do the same.”
Martha and Mary
38 While they were traveling, He entered a village, and a woman named Marthawelcomed Him into her home.
39 She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’sfeetand was listening to what He said.
40 But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t You carethat my sister has left me to serve alone? So tell her to give me a hand.”
41 The Lordanswered her,“Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things,
42 but one thing is necessary.Mary has made the right choice,and it will not be taken away from her.”
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