Luke 10:1–11

Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two

10After this the Lord appointed ^xseventy-two¹ others and ^ysent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. ^2zAnd he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. ^aTherefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. ³Go your way; ^bbehold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. ^4cCarry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and ^dgreet no one on the road. ⁵Whatever house you enter, first say, ^e‘Peace be to this house!’ ⁶And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, ^fit will return to you. ⁷And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for ^gthe 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, ^h‘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, ¹¹ⁱ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that ^jthe kingdom of God has come near.’