Luke 10
Common English Bible
Seventy-two sent out
10 After these things, the Lord commissioned seventy-two others and sent them on ahead in pairs to every city and place he was about to go. 2 He said to them, “The harvest is bigger than you can imagine, but there are few workers. Therefore, plead with the Lord of the harvest to send out workers for his harvest. 3 Go! Be warned, though, that I’m sending you out as lambs among wolves. 4 Carry no wallet, no bag, and no sandals. Don’t even greet anyone along the way. 5 Whenever you enter a house, first say, ‘May peace be on this house.’ 6 If anyone there shares God’s peace, then your peace will rest on that person. If not, your blessing will return to you. 7 Remain in this house, eating and drinking whatever they set before you, for workers deserve their pay. Don’t move from house to house. 8 Whenever you enter a city and its people welcome you, eat what they set before you. 9 Heal the sick who are there, and say to them, ‘God’s kingdom has come upon you.’ 10 Whenever you enter a city and the people don’t welcome you, go out into the streets and say, 11 ‘As a complaint against you, we brush off the dust of your city that has collected on our feet. But know this: God’s kingdom has come to you.’ 12 I assure you that Sodom will be better off on Judgment Day than that city.
Judgment against cities that reject Jesus
13 “How terrible it will be for you, Chorazin. How terrible it will be for you, Bethsaida. If the miracles done among you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have changed their hearts and lives long ago. They would have sat around in funeral clothes and ashes. 14 But Tyre and Sidon will be better off at the judgment than you. 15 And you, Capernaum, will you be honored by being raised up to heaven? No, you will be cast down to the place of the dead. 16 Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me. Whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”
The seventy-two return
17 The seventy-two returned joyously, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit themselves to us in your name.”
18 Jesus replied, “I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning. 19 Look, I have given you authority to crush snakes and scorpions underfoot. I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you. 20 Nevertheless, don’t rejoice because the spirits submit to you. Rejoice instead that your names are written in heaven.”
21 At that very moment, Jesus overflowed with joy from the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you’ve hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and shown them to babies. Indeed, Father, this brings you happiness. 22 My Father has handed all things over to me. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wants to reveal him.” 23 Turning to the disciples, he said privately, “Happy are the eyes that see what you see. 24 I assure you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see and hear what you hear, but they didn’t.”
Loving your neighbor
25 A legal expert stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to gain eternal life?”
26 Jesus replied, “What is written in the Law? How do you interpret it?”
27 He responded, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.”[a]
28 Jesus said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this and you will live.”
29 But the legal expert wanted to prove that he was right, so he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 Jesus replied, “A man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho. He encountered thieves, who stripped him naked, beat him up, and left him near death. 31 Now it just so happened that a priest was also going down the same road. When he saw the injured man, he crossed over to the other side of the road and went on his way. 32 Likewise, a Levite came by that spot, saw the injured man, and crossed over to the other side of the road and went on his way. 33 A Samaritan, who was on a journey, came to where the man was. But when he saw him, he was moved with compassion. 34 The Samaritan went to him and bandaged his wounds, tending them with oil and wine. Then he placed the wounded man on his own donkey, took him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 The next day, he took two full days’ worth of wages and gave them to the innkeeper. He said, ‘Take care of him, and when I return, I will pay you back for any additional costs.’ 36 What do you think? Which one of these three was a neighbor to the man who encountered thieves?”
37 Then the legal expert said, “The one who demonstrated mercy toward him.”
Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
Jesus visits Martha and Mary
38 While Jesus and his disciples were traveling, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed him as a guest. 39 She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his message. 40 By contrast, Martha was preoccupied with getting everything ready for their meal. So Martha came to him and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to prepare the table all by myself? Tell her to help me.”
41 The Lord answered, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things. 42 One thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the better part. It won’t be taken away from her.”
Footnotes
Luke 10
World English Bible
10 Now after these things, the Lord also appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two ahead of him[a] into every city and place where he was about to come. 2 Then he said to them, “The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he may send out laborers into his harvest. 3 Go your ways. Behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves. 4 Carry no purse, nor wallet, nor sandals. Greet no one on the way. 5 Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house.’ 6 If a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you. 7 Remain in that same house, eating and drinking the things they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Don’t go from house to house. 8 Into whatever city you enter and they receive you, eat the things that are set before you. 9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘God’s Kingdom has come near to you.’ 10 But into whatever city you enter and they don’t receive you, go out into its streets and say, 11 ‘Even the dust from your city that clings to us, we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that God’s Kingdom has come near to you.’ 12 I tell you, it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city.
13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you. 15 You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades. [b] 16 Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me. Whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”
17 The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!”
18 He said to them, “I saw Satan having fallen like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will in any way hurt you. 20 Nevertheless, don’t rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
21 In that same hour, Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.”
22 Turning to the disciples, he said, “All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son desires to reveal him.”
23 Turning to the disciples, he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things that you see, 24 for I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which you see, and didn’t see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and didn’t hear them.”
25 Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?”
27 He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind;(A) and your neighbor as yourself.”(B)
28 He said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live.”
29 But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”
30 Jesus answered, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 In the same way a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a certain Samaritan, as he traveled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion, 34 came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the host, and said to him, ‘Take care of him. Whatever you spend beyond that, I will repay you when I return.’ 36 Now which of these three do you think seemed to be a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?”
37 He said, “He who showed mercy on him.”
Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
38 As they went on their way, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard his word. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me.”
41 Jesus answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, 42 but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
Lukas 10
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Jesus sänder ut sjuttiotvå lärjungar
(Matt 11:21-24)
10 Herren Jesus utsåg nu ytterligare sjuttiotvå lärjungar[a], som han skickade i förväg, två och två, till alla städer och byar som han tänkte besöka.
2 Han sa till dem: ”Skörden är stor, men arbetarna är få. Be därför skördens Herre att han skickar ut fler arbetare på fälten. 3 Gå nu, jag sänder er som lamm in bland vargar. 4 Ta inte med er någon börs, någon väska och några skor. Och stanna inte på vägen för att hälsa på någon.
5 När ni kommer in i ett hus så önska familjen frid. 6 Om det då finns någon fridens man där, ska er frid stanna kvar där. Annars får ni den tillbaka. 7 Stanna sedan i det huset och låt dem bjuda er på mat och dryck, för arbetaren är värd sin lön. Flytta inte från hus till hus.
8 När ni kommer in i en stad där man välkomnar er, så ät vad man bjuder er på, 9 bota de sjuka och säg till folket: ’Guds rike har kommit nära er.’ 10 Men om ni kommer till en stad där man inte vill ta emot er, så gå ut på gatorna och säg: 11 Till och med dammet från era gator vill vi skaka av från våra fötter mot er. Men en sak ska ni veta: Guds rike har kommit nära. 12 Jag säger er, att det ska bli lättare för Sodom[b] på den dagen än en sådan stad.
13 Ve dig, Korasin, och ve dig, Betsaida! För om de under som gjorts hos er hade gjorts i Tyros och Sidon[c], hade de för länge sedan omvänt sig och suttit i säck och aska. 14 Men på domens dag ska både Tyros och Sidon få det lindrigare än ni. 15 Och du, Kafarnaum, du ska väl inte bli upphöjt till himlen? Nej, ner till dödsriket ska du störtas.
16 Den som lyssnar till er, han lyssnar till mig, och den som avvisar er, han avvisar mig. Men den som avvisar mig, han avvisar honom som har sänt mig.”
De sjuttiotvå kommer tillbaka
(Matt 11:25-27; 13:16-17)
17 De sjuttiotvå kom sedan glada tillbaka och berättade: ”Herre, till och med de onda andarna lyder oss i ditt namn.”
18 Han sa till dem: ”Jag såg Satan falla ner från himlen som en blixt. 19 Jag har gett er makt att trampa på ormar och skorpioner och stå emot fiendens alla styrkor. Inget ska skada er. 20 Men gläd er inte över att de onda andarna lyder er, utan över att era namn är skrivna i himlen.[d]”
21 I samma stund fylldes Jesus av innerlig glädje genom den heliga Anden och sa: ”Jag prisar dig, Fader, du som är Herre över himlen och jorden, för att du har dolt detta för de lärda och kloka, men visat det för dem som är som barn. Ja, Fader, så har du bestämt.
22 Min Fader har överlämnat allt åt mig. Ingen vet vem Sonen är, utom Fadern, och ingen vet vem Fadern är, utom Sonen och de som Sonen vill uppenbara honom för.”
23 Sedan vände han sig till lärjungarna och sa enbart till dem: ”Lyckliga är de ögon som får se vad ni ser. 24 Jag säger er, att många profeter och kungar har velat se och höra det som ni nu får se och höra, men de fick aldrig göra det.”
Den goda samariern
(Matt 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-31)
25 En dag kom en laglärd för att sätta dit Jesus genom en fråga. Han sa: ”Mästare, vad ska jag göra för att få evigt liv?”
26 Jesus svarade: ”Vad säger lagen? Vad kan du läsa där?”
27 Mannen svarade: ” ’Du ska älska Herren, din Gud, av hela ditt hjärta, av hela din själ, av hela din kraft och av hela ditt förstånd’, och: ’Du ska älska din medmänniska som dig själv.’ ”[e]
28 ”Det är riktigt”, sa Jesus till honom. ”Gör det så ska du få leva!”
29 Men mannen, som gärna ville visa sin rättfärdighet, frågade Jesus: ”Vem är då min medmänniska?”
30 Jesus svarade: ”En man, som var på väg från Jerusalem till Jeriko, blev överfallen av banditer. De slet av honom kläderna och misshandlade honom, gick därifrån och lämnade honom där halvdöd.
31 Då råkade en präst komma förbi. Men när han såg mannen ligga där gick han bara åt sidan och fortsatte att gå. 32 Så kom också en levit till platsen och såg mannen, och även han gick bara åt sidan och fortsatte att gå.
33 Då kom en samarier, som också var på resa, och när han såg mannen fylldes han av medlidande. 34 Samariern gick fram till honom, hällde olja och vin på såren och förband dem. Sedan lyfte han upp mannen på sin åsna och förde honom till ett värdshus, där han skötte om honom. 35 Nästa dag, när han måste resa vidare, betalade han värdshusvärden två denarer[f] och sa: ’Var snäll och ta hand om mannen, och om räkningen går på mer än det här, så ska jag betala resten när jag kommer tillbaka.’
36 Vilken av dessa tre tycker du var den misshandlade mannens medmänniska?”
37 ”Den som visade barmhärtighet naturligtvis”, svarade den laglärde.
Då sa Jesus: ”Gå iväg och gör likadant, du också.”
Jesus besöker Maria och Marta
38 När Jesus och hans lärjungar fortsatte sin vandring, kom de till en by, där de blev inbjudna av en kvinna som hette Marta. 39 Marta hade en syster som hette Maria, som slog sig ner vid Herrens fötter och lyssnade till hans tal.
40 Men Marta var stressad av allt hon hade att uträtta. Därför gick hon fram till Jesus och sa: ”Herre, bryr du dig inte om att min syster har lämnat mig till att göra allt arbete själv? Säg till henne att hon kommer och hjälper mig.”
41 Men Herren sa till henne: ”Marta, Marta, du gör dig så många bekymmer och oroar dig för så mycket! 42 Men det finns bara en sak som behövs. Maria har valt det som är bäst, och det ska inte tas ifrån henne.”
Footnotes
- 10:1 Enligt en del handskrifter 70.
- 10:12 Sodom utplånades på grund av invånarnas synd. Jfr 1 Mos 19:1-25.
- 10:13 Det finns flera profetior i Gamla testamentet om att Tyros och Sidon skulle gå under på grund av sin ondska. Jfr t.ex. Hes 26-28.
- 10:20 Jfr 2 Mos 32:32 och Ps 69:29, där det talas om ”livets bok”, ett register över alla som får evigt liv.
- 10:27 Se 5 Mos 6:5 och 3 Mos 19:18.
- 10:35 En denar motsvarade en dagslön.
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