Luke 10:1-24

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Sending Out the Seventy

10 After this, the Lord appointed 70^[a] others, and He sent them ahead of Him in pairs to every town and place where He Himself was about to go. ² He told them:^(A) “The harvest^(B) is abundant, but the workers^(C) are few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.^{(D) 3} Now go; I’m sending you out like lambs among wolves.^{(E) 4} Don’t carry a money-bag,^(F) traveling bag,^(G) or sandals;^(H) don’t greet anyone along the road. ⁵ Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace^(I) to this household.’ ⁶ If a son of peace^[b] is there, your peace^(J) will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you. ⁷ Remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they offer, for the worker is worthy of his wages.^(K) Don’t be moving from house to house. ⁸ When you enter any town, and they welcome you, eat the things set before you.^{(L) 9} Heal the sick^(M) who are there, and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God^(N) has come near^(O) you.’ ¹⁰ When 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^(P) even the dust of your town that clings to our feet. Know this for certain: The kingdom of God has come near.’ ¹² I tell you, on that day^(Q) it will be more tolerable for Sodom^(R) than for that town.^(S)

Unrepentant Towns

¹³ “Woe^(T) to you,^(U) Chorazin!^(V) Woe to you, Bethsaida!^(W) For if the miracles^(X) that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon,^(Y) they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes!^{(Z) 14} But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment^(AA) than for you. ¹⁵ And you, Capernaum,^(AB) will you be exalted to heaven?^(AC) No, you will go down to Hades!^{(AD) 16} Whoever listens to you listens to Me.^(AE) Whoever rejects you rejects Me.^(AF) And whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”^(AG)

The Return of the Seventy

¹⁷ The Seventy^[c](AH) returned with joy, saying,^(AI) “Lord, even the demons^(AJ) submit to us in Your name.”^(AK)

¹⁸ He said to them, “I watched Satan^(AL) fall from heaven like a lightning flash.^{(AM) 19} Look, I have given you the authority^(AN) to trample^(AO) on snakes^(AP) and scorpions^(AQ) and over all the power of the enemy;^(AR) nothing will ever harm you.^{(AS) 20} However, don’t rejoice that^[d] the spirits^(AT) submit to you,^(AU) but rejoice that your names are written^(AV) in heaven.”

The Son Reveals the Father

²¹ In that same hour^(AW) He^[e] rejoiced in the Holy^[f] Spirit^(AX) and said, “I praise^[g] You, Father,^(AY) Lord of heaven and earth,^(AZ) because You have hidden these things from the wise and the learned^(BA) and have revealed them to infants.^(BB) Yes, Father, because this was Your good pleasure.^{[h](BC) 22} All things have^[i] been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son desires^[j] to reveal Him.”^(BD)

²³ Then turning to His disciples He said privately, “The eyes that see the things you see are blessed! ²⁴ For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things you see yet didn’t see them; to hear the things you hear yet didn’t hear them.”^(BE)