13 (A)Woe to you, (B)Chorazin! Woe to you, (C)Bethsaida! For if the [a]miracles that occurred in you had occurred in (D)Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in [b](E)sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more tolerable for (F)Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you. 15 And you, (G)Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will be brought down to Hades!

16 (H)The one who listens to you listens to Me, and (I)the one who rejects you rejects Me; but the one who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”

The Joyful Results

17 Now the [c]seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even (J)the demons are subject to us [d]in Your name!” 18 And He said to them, “I watched (K)Satan fall from heaven like lightning. 19 Behold, I have given you authority to (L)walk on snakes and scorpions, and authority over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you. 20 Nevertheless, do not [e]rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that (M)your names are recorded in heaven.”

21 (N)At that very [f]time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I [g]praise You, 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 doing so was well pleasing in Your sight. 22 (O)All things have been handed over to Me by My Father, and (P)no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son determines to reveal Him.”

23 (Q)Turning to the disciples, He said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see the things you see; 24 for I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things that you see, and did not see them, and to hear the things that you hear, and did not hear them.”

25 (R)And behold, a [h](S)lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 And He said to him, “What is written in the Law? [i]How does it read to you?” 27 And he answered, “(T)You shall love the Lord your God [j]with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” 28 And He said to him, “You have answered correctly; (U)do this and you will live.” 29 But wanting (V)to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

The Good Samaritan

30 Jesus replied and said, “A man was (W)going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he encountered robbers, and they stripped him and [k]beat him, and went away leaving him half dead. 31 And by coincidence a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a (X)Samaritan who was on a journey came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion, 34 and came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 On the next day he took out two [l]denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I return, I will repay you.’ 36 Which of these three do you think [m]proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?” 37 And he said, “The one who showed compassion to him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do [n]the same.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 10:13 Or works of power
  2. Luke 10:13 I.e., symbols of mourning
  3. Luke 10:17 One early ms seventy
  4. Luke 10:17 Or by
  5. Luke 10:20 Or go on rejoicing
  6. Luke 10:21 Lit hour
  7. Luke 10:21 Or acknowledge to You
  8. Luke 10:25 I.e., an expert in the Mosaic Law
  9. Luke 10:26 Lit How do you read?
  10. Luke 10:27 Lit from all
  11. Luke 10:30 Lit laid blows upon
  12. Luke 10:35 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer
  13. Luke 10:36 Lit has proved
  14. Luke 10:37 Or likewise

13 “Woe to you,(A) Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth(B) and ashes. 14 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum,(C) will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.[a]

16 “Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”(D)

17 The seventy-two(E) returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”(F)

18 He replied, “I saw Satan(G) fall like lightning from heaven.(H) 19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes(I) and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”(J)

21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.(K) Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

22 “All things have been committed to me by my Father.(L) No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”(M)

23 Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”(N)

The Parable of the Good Samaritan(O)

25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”(P)

26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”

27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[b];(Q) and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[c](R)

28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”(S)

29 But he wanted to justify himself,(T) so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.(U) 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan,(V) as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii[d] and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’

36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”

37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”

Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 10:15 That is, the realm of the dead
  2. Luke 10:27 Deut. 6:5
  3. Luke 10:27 Lev. 19:18
  4. Luke 10:35 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see Matt. 20:2).