²He told them, “The harvest is large, but the workers are few. So ask the Lord who gives this harvest to send workers to harvest his crops. ³Go! I’m sending you out like lambs among wolves. ⁴Don’t carry a wallet, a traveling bag, or sandals, and don’t stop to greet anyone on the way. ⁵Whenever you go into a house, greet the family right away with the words, ‘May there be peace in this house.’ ⁶If a peaceful person lives there, your greeting will be accepted. But if that’s not the case, your greeting will be rejected. ⁷Stay with the family that accepts you. Eat and drink whatever they offer you. After all, the worker deserves his pay. Do not move around from one house to another. ⁸Whenever you go into a city and the people welcome you, eat whatever they serve you. ⁹Heal the sick that are there, and tell the people, ‘God’s kingdom is near you!’

¹⁰“But whenever you go into a city and people don’t welcome you, leave. Announce in its streets, ¹¹‘We are wiping your city’s dust from our feet in protest against you! But realize that God’s kingdom is near you!’

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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

a 10:1 Some manuscripts have “72.”