Luke 10:1–16

Sending Out the Seventy

10After this, the Lord appointed 70 ^uothers, and He sent them ahead of Him in pairs to every town and place where He Himself was about to go. ²He told them: ^v“The harvest ^wis abundant, but the workers ^xare few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest. ^y3Now go; I’m sending you out like lambs among wolves. ^z4Don’t carry a money-bag, ^atraveling bag, ^bor sandals; ^cdon’t greet anyone along the road. ⁵Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace ^dto this household.’ ⁶If a son of peace ^eis there, your peace ^fwill 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. ^gDon’t be moving from house to house. ⁸When you enter any town, and they welcome you, eat the things set before you. ^h9Heal the sick ⁱwho are there, and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God ^jhas come near ^kyou.’ ¹⁰When 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 you ^leven the dust of your town that clings to our feet. Know this for certain: The kingdom of God has come near.’ ¹²I tell you, on that day ^mit will be more tolerable for Sodom ⁿthan for that town. ^o

Unrepentant Towns

¹³“Woe ^pto you, ^qChorazin! ^rWoe to you, Bethsaida! ^sFor if the miracles ^tthat were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, ^uthey would have repented long ago, sitting in ^•sackcloth and ashes! ^v14But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment ^wthan for you. ¹⁵And you, Capernaum, ^xwill you be exalted to heaven? ^yNo, you will go down to ^•Hades! ^z16Whoever listens to you listens to Me. ^aWhoever rejects you rejects Me. ^bAnd whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.” ^c