Luke 10

Mission of the Seventy

10After these things the Lord appointed ¹seventy others also, and ^asent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go. ²Then He said to them, ^b“The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore ^cpray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. ³Go your way; ^dbehold, I send you out as lambs among wolves. ^4eCarry neither money bag, knapsack, nor sandals; and ^fgreet no one along the road. ^5gBut whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ ⁶And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it; if not, it will return to you. ^7hAnd remain in the same house, ⁱeating and drinking such things as they give, for ^jthe laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house. ⁸Whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you. ^9kAnd heal the sick there, and say to them, ^l‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ ¹⁰But whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say, ^11m‘The very dust of your city which clings to ²us we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near you.’ ¹²³But I say to you that ⁿit will be more tolerable in that Day for Sodom than for that city.

^13o“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! ^pFor if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. ¹⁴But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. ^15qAnd you, Capernaum, ⁴who are ^rexalted to heaven, ^swill be brought down to Hades. ^16tHe who hears you hears Me, ^uhe who rejects you rejects Me, and ^vhe who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.”

Return of the Seventy

¹⁷Then ^wthe ⁵seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.”

¹⁸And He said to them, ^x“I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. ¹⁹Behold, ^yI give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. ²⁰Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but ⁶rather rejoice because ^zyour names are written in heaven.”

^21aIn that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight. ^22bAll ⁷things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and ^cno one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.”

²³Then He turned to His disciples and said privately, ^d“Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see; ²⁴for I tell you ^ethat many prophets and kings have desired to see what you see, and have not seen it, and to hear what you hear, and have not heard it.”

How to Inherit Eternal Life

²⁵And behold, a certain ⁸lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, ^f“Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

²⁶He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?”

²⁷So he answered and said, ^g“ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ^h‘your neighbor as yourself.’ ”

²⁸And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and ⁱyou will live.”

Parable of the Good Samaritan

²⁹But he, wanting to ^jjustify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

³⁰Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among ⁹thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. ³¹Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, ^khe passed by on the other side. ³²Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. ³³But a certain ^lSamaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had ^mcompassion. ³⁴So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. ³⁵On the next day, ¹when he departed, he took out two ⁿdenarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.’ ³⁶So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?”

³⁷And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.”

Then Jesus said to him, ^o“Go and do likewise.”

Mary and Martha are Contrasted

³⁸Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named ^pMartha welcomed Him into her house. ³⁹And she had a sister called Mary, ^qwho also ^rsat at ²Jesus’ feet and heard His word. ⁴⁰But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”

⁴¹And ³Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. ⁴²But ^sone thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”