Luke 10

¹After these things, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place he himself intended to go. ²He said to them, "The harvest is vast, but the workers are few. Therefore, beg the Lord of the harvest to thrust out workers into his harvest. ³Go! Look, I am sending you out like lambs in the middle of wolves. ⁴Carry no money-bag, no knapsack, no sandals, and do not stop to exchange greetings with anyone along the road.

⁵Whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace to this house.' ⁶And if a person of peace is there, your peace will rest upon them; but if not, it will return to you. ⁷Stay in that same house, eating and drinking whatever they provide, for the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house. ⁸Also, whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat what is set before you. ⁹Heal the sick who are there and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'

¹⁰But whatever town you enter and they do not welcome you, go out into its wide streets and say, ¹¹'Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless, know this: the kingdom of God has come near.' ¹²I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom on that day than for that town.

¹³Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! Because if the works of power done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have turned their lives around long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. ¹⁴But for Tyre and Sidon it will be more bearable at the judgment than for you. ¹⁵And you, Capernaum—will you be 'exalted to heaven'? No, you will be 'brought down to Hades.'

¹⁶The one who listens to you listens to me, and the one who rejects you rejects me; and the one who rejects me rejects the one who sent me."

¹⁷The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!" ¹⁸He said to them, "I was watching Satan fall like lightning from heaven. ¹⁹Look, I have given you the authority to trample on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will ever harm you. ²⁰However, do not rejoice in this—that the spirits are subject to you—but rejoice that your names stand written in the heavens."

²¹At that very hour, Jesus exulted in the Holy Spirit and said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you hid these things from the 'wise and intelligent' and revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure. ²²All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."

²³Turning to the disciples, he said privately, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! ²⁴For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see and did not see it, and to hear what you hear and did not hear it."

²⁵And look, an expert in religious law stood up to test him, saying, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" ²⁶He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How do you read it?" ²⁷He answered, "You shall love the Lord your God from your whole heart, with your whole soul, with your whole strength, and with your whole mind; and your neighbor as yourself." ²⁸Jesus said to him, "You have answered correctly. Do this and you will live."

²⁹But wanting to demonstrate that he was just, the lawyer said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" ³⁰Taking up the question, Jesus said, "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among bandits. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half-dead. ³¹By chance, a certain priest was going down that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. ³²Likewise, a Levite also came to the place, saw him, and passed by on the opposite side. ³³But a certain Samaritan, while traveling, came upon him, and when he saw him, he was moved with deep compassion. ³⁴He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. ³⁵The next day, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, 'Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I return.' ³⁶Which of these three seems to you to have become a neighbor to the man who fell among the bandits?"

³⁷He said, "The one who practiced mercy toward him." Jesus said to him, "Go and do the same."

³⁸As they were traveling, he entered a certain village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. ³⁹She had a sister called Mary, who sat down at the Lord’s feet and was listening to his word. ⁴⁰But Martha was pulled away by all her tasks of hospitality. She stood over them and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do the serving alone? Tell her to give me a hand!" ⁴¹The Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and bothered about many things, ⁴²but few things are needed—or only one. For Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her."