Now after
this
athe Lord
appointed
1seventy
bothers
, and sent
them cin pairs
ahead
of Him to every
city
and place
where
He Himself
was going
to come
.
And He was saying to them, " aThe harvest
is plentiful
, but the laborers
are few
; therefore
beseech
the Lord
of the harvest
to send
out laborers
into His harvest
.
"Go; abehold
, I send
you out as lambs
in the midst
of wolves
.
" aCarry no
money
belt
, no
1bag
, no
shoes
; and greet
no
one
on the way
.
"Whatever house
you enter
, first
say
, `Peace
be to this
house
.'
"If a 1man
of peace
is there
, your peace
will rest
on him; but if
not, it will return
to you.
"Stay in 1that house
, eating
and drinking
2what they give
you; for athe laborer
is worthy
of his wages
. Do not keep moving
from house
to house
.
"Whatever city
you enter
and they receive
you, aeat
what is set
before
you;
and heal those
in it who are sick
, and say
to them, ` aThe kingdom
of God
has come
near
to you.'
"But whatever city
you enter
and they do not receive
you, go
out into its streets
and say
,
` aEven the dust
of your city
which clings
to our feet
we wipe
off
in protest against you; yet
1be sure
of this
, that bthe kingdom
of God
has come
near
.'
"I say to you, ait will be more
tolerable
in that day
for bSodom
than
for that city
.
" aWoe to you, bChorazin
! Woe
to you, bBethsaida
! For if
the 1miracles
had been performed
in bTyre
and Sidon
which
occurred
in you, they would have repented
long
ago
, sitting
in 2 csackcloth
and ashes
.
"But it will be more tolerable
for aTyre
and Sidon
in the judgment
than
for you.
"And you, aCapernaum, will not be exalted
to heaven
, will you? You will be brought
down
to Hades
!
" aThe one who listens to you listens
to Me, and bthe one who rejects
you rejects
Me; and he who rejects
Me rejects
the One who sent
Me."
The 1seventy returned
with joy
, saying
, "Lord
, even
athe demons
are subject
to us in Your name
."
And He said to them, "I was watching
aSatan
fall
from heaven
like
lightning
.
"Behold, I have given
you authority
to atread
on serpents
and scorpions
, and over
all
the power
of the enemy
, and nothing
will injure
you.
"Nevertheless do not rejoice
in this
, that the spirits
are subject
to you, but rejoice
that ayour names
are recorded
in heaven
."
aAt that very 1time
He rejoiced
greatly
in the Holy
Spirit
, and said
, "I 2praise
You, O Father
, Lord
of heaven
and earth
, that You have hidden
these
things
from the wise
and intelligent
and have revealed
them to infants
. Yes
, Father
, for this
way
was well-pleasing
in Your sight
.
" aAll things
have been handed
over
to Me by My Father
, and bno
one
knows
who
the Son
is except
the Father
, and who
the Father
is except
the Son
, and anyone to whom
the Son
wills
to reveal
Him."
aTurning to the disciples
, He said
privately
, "Blessed
are the eyes
which see
the things you see
,
for I say to you, that many
prophets
and kings
wished
to see
the things which
you see
, and did not see
them, and to hear
the things which
you hear
, and did not hear
them."
aAnd a 1 blawyer stood
up and put
Him to the test
, saying
, "Teacher
, what
shall I do
to inherit
eternal
life
?"
And He said to him, "What
is written
in the Law
? 1How
does it read
to you?"
And he answered, " aYOU SHALL LOVE
THE LORD
YOUR GOD
WITH ALL
YOUR HEART
, AND WITH ALL
YOUR SOUL
, AND WITH ALL
YOUR STRENGTH
, AND WITH ALL
YOUR MIND
; AND YOUR NEIGHBOR
AS YOURSELF
."
And He said to him, "You have answered
correctly
; aDO
THIS
AND YOU WILL LIVE
."
But wishing ato justify
himself
, he said
to Jesus
, "And who
is my neighbor
?"
Jesus replied
and said
, "A man
was agoing
down
from Jerusalem
to Jericho
, and fell
among
robbers
, and they stripped
him and 1beat
him, and went
away
leaving
him half
dead
.
"And by chance a priest
was going
down
on that road
, and when he saw
him, he passed
by on the other
side
.
"Likewise a Levite
also
, when he came
to the place
and saw
him, passed
by on the other
side
.
"But a aSamaritan, who was on a journey
, came
upon him; and when he saw
him, he felt
compassion
,
and came to him and bandaged
up his wounds
, pouring
oil
and wine
on them; and he put
him on his own
beast
, and brought
him to an inn
and took
care
of him.
"On the next day
he took
out two
1denarii
and gave
them to the innkeeper
and said
, `Take
care
of him; and whatever
more
you spend
, when
I return
I will repay
you.'
"Which of these
three
do you think
proved
to be a neighbor
to the man who fell
into the robbers'
hands?"
And he said, "The one who showed
mercy
toward
him." Then
Jesus
said
to him, "Go
and do
1the same
."
Now as they were traveling
along, He entered
a village
; and a woman
named
aMartha
welcomed
Him into her home
.
She had a sister
called
aMary
, who
was bseated
at the Lord's
feet
, listening
to His word
.
But aMartha was distracted
with 1all
her preparations
; and she came
up to Him and said
, "Lord
, do You not care
that my sister
has left
me to do
all the serving
alone
? Then
tell
her to help
me."
But the Lord answered
and said
to her, " aMartha
, Martha
, you are bworried
and bothered
about
so many
things
;
abut only one thing
is necessary
, for bMary
has chosen
the good
part
, which
shall not be taken
away
from her."