10After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two^A 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,^o “The harvest^p is abundant, but the workers^q are few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.^r ³Now go; I’m sending you out like lambs among wolves.^s ⁴Don’t carry a money-bag,^t traveling bag,^u or sandals;^v don’t greet anyone along the road. ⁵Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace^w to this household.’ ⁶If a person of peace is there, your peace^x 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.^y Don’t move from house to house. ⁸When you enter any town, and they welcome you, eat the things set before you.^z ⁹Heal the sick^aa who are there, and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God^ab has come near^ac 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.^ad Know this for certain: The kingdom of God has come near.’

Read in Logos

Luke 10:2: And 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.

Footnotes

AOther read seventy

Cross references

o Mt 9:37–38; Jn 4:35
p Rv 14:15
q Mt 20:1
r 2Th 3:1
s Mt 7:15; 10:16; Jn 10:12; Ac 20:29
t Lk 12:33; 22:35–36
u Mk 6:8; Lk 9:3; 22:35–36
v Mt 10:9–10
w Mt 11:26; Lk 10:21; 12:51
x Lk 7:50; 8:48; 24:36; Jn 20:19; Ac 15:33; 1Co 16:11; Jms 2:16
y Mt 10:10; 1Tm 5:18; 2Pt 2:13
z 1Co 10:27
aa Mt 10:8; 1Th 5:14
ab Mt 12:28; Lk 11:20; 17:20
ac Mt 10:7; Mk 1:15; 1Pt 4:7
ad Mt 10:14; Mk 6:11; Lk 9:5; Ac 13:51; 18:6