Luke 10:1-11

GOD’S WORD Translation

Jesus Sends Disciples to Do Mission Work

10 After this, the Lord appointed 70 ^[a] other disciples to go ahead of him to every city and place that he intended to go. They were to travel in pairs.

² He told them, “The harvest is large, but the workers are few. So ask the Lord who gives this harvest to send workers to harvest his crops. ³ Go! I’m sending you out like lambs among wolves. ⁴ Don’t carry a wallet, a traveling bag, or sandals, and don’t stop to greet anyone on the way. ⁵ Whenever you go into a house, greet the family right away with the words, ‘May there be peace in this house.’ ⁶ If a peaceful person lives there, your greeting will be accepted. But if that’s not the case, your greeting will be rejected. ⁷ Stay with the family that accepts you. Eat and drink whatever they offer you. After all, the worker deserves his pay. Do not move around from one house to another. ⁸ Whenever you go into a city and the people welcome you, eat whatever they serve you. ⁹ Heal the sick that are there, and tell the people, ‘God’s kingdom is near you!’

¹⁰ “But whenever you go into a city and people don’t welcome you, leave. Announce in its streets, ¹¹ ‘We are wiping your city’s dust from our feet in protest against you! But realize that God’s kingdom is near you!’