Luke 10:1-20

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Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two

10 After this the Lord appointed ^(A)seventy-two^[a] others and ^(B)sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. ²^(C)And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. ^(D)Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. ³Go your way; ^(E)behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. ⁴^(F)Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and ^(G)greet no one on the road. ⁵Whatever house you enter, first say, ^(H)‘Peace be to this house!’ ⁶And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, ^(I)it will return to you. ⁷And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for ^(J)the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house. ⁸Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. ⁹Heal the sick in it and say to them, ^(K)‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ ¹⁰But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, ¹¹^(L)‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that ^(M)the kingdom of God has come near.’ ¹²I tell you, ^(N)it will be more bearable on ^(O)that day for Sodom than for that town.

Woe to Unrepentant Cities

¹³^(P)“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in ^(Q)Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. ¹⁴^(R)But it will be more bearable in the judgment for ^(S)Tyre and Sidon than for you. ¹⁵And you, Capernaum, ^(T)will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to ^(U)Hades.

¹⁶^(V)“The one who hears you hears me, and ^(W)the one who rejects you rejects me, and ^(X)the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

The Return of the Seventy-Two

¹⁷^(Y)The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, ^(Z)even the demons are subject to us in your name!” ¹⁸And he said to them, ^(AA)“I saw Satan ^(AB)fall like lightning from heaven. ¹⁹Behold, I have given you authority ^(AC)to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of ^(AD)the enemy, and ^(AE)nothing shall hurt you. ²⁰^(AF)Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that ^(AG)your names are written in heaven.”

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Footnotes

Luke 10:1 Some manuscripts seventy; also verse 17

Psalm 119:81-120

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Kaph

⁸¹My soul ^(A)longs for your salvation;
    I ^(B)hope in your word.
⁸²My ^(C)eyes long for your promise;
    I ask, ^(D)“When will you comfort me?”
⁸³For I have ^(E)become like a ^(F)wineskin in the smoke,
    yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
⁸⁴^(G)How long must your servant endure?^[a]
    ^(H)When will you judge those who persecute me?
⁸⁵^(I)The insolent have ^(J)dug pitfalls for me;
    they do not live according to your law.
⁸⁶All your commandments are ^(K)sure;
    they persecute me ^(L)with falsehood; ^(M)help me!
⁸⁷They have almost made an end of me on earth,
    but I have not forsaken your precepts.
⁸⁸In your steadfast love ^(N)give me life,
    that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.

Lamedh

⁸⁹Forever, O Lord, your ^(O)word
    is firmly fixed in the heavens.
⁹⁰Your ^(P)faithfulness endures to all generations;
    you have ^(Q)established the earth, and it ^(R)stands fast.
⁹¹By your ^(S)appointment they stand this day,
    for all things are your servants.
⁹²If your law had not been my ^(T)delight,
    I would have perished in my affliction.
⁹³I will never forget your precepts,
    for by them you have ^(U)given me life.
⁹⁴I am yours; save me,
    ^(V)for I have sought your precepts.
⁹⁵The wicked lie in wait to destroy me,
    but I consider your testimonies.
⁹⁶I have seen a limit to all perfection,
    but your commandment is exceedingly ^(W)broad.

Mem

⁹⁷Oh how ^(X)I love your law!
    It is my ^(Y)meditation all the day.
⁹⁸Your commandment makes me ^(Z)wiser than my enemies,
    for it is ever with me.
⁹⁹I have more understanding than all my teachers,
    for ^(AA)your testimonies are my meditation.
¹⁰⁰I understand more than ^(AB)the aged,^[b]
    for I ^(AC)keep your precepts.
¹⁰¹I ^(AD)hold back my feet from every evil way,
    in order to keep your word.
¹⁰²I do not turn aside from your rules,
    for you have taught me.
¹⁰³How ^(AE)sweet are your words to my taste,
    sweeter than honey to my mouth!
¹⁰⁴Through your precepts I get understanding;
    therefore ^(AF)I hate every false way.

Nun

¹⁰⁵^(AG)Your word is a lamp to my feet
    and a light to my path.
¹⁰⁶I have ^(AH)sworn an oath and confirmed it,
    to keep your ^(AI)righteous rules.
¹⁰⁷I am severely ^(AJ)afflicted;
    ^(AK)give me life, O Lord, according to your word!
¹⁰⁸Accept ^(AL)my freewill offerings of praise, O Lord,
    and ^(AM)teach me your rules.
¹⁰⁹I hold my life ^(AN)in my hand continually,
    but I do not ^(AO)forget your law.
¹¹⁰The wicked have laid ^(AP)a snare for me,
    but ^(AQ)I do not stray from your precepts.
¹¹¹Your testimonies are ^(AR)my heritage forever,
    for they are ^(AS)the joy of my heart.
¹¹²I ^(AT)incline my heart to perform your statutes
    forever, ^(AU)to the end.^[c]

Samekh

¹¹³I hate ^(AV)the double-minded,
    but I love ^(AW)your law.
¹¹⁴You are my ^(AX)hiding place and my ^(AY)shield;
    I ^(AZ)hope in your word.
¹¹⁵^(BA)Depart from me, you evildoers,
    that I may ^(BB)keep the commandments of my God.
¹¹⁶Uphold me ^(BC)according to your promise, that I may live,
    and let me not be ^(BD)put to shame in my ^(BE)hope!
¹¹⁷^(BF)Hold me up, that I may be safe
    and have regard for your statutes continually!
¹¹⁸You ^(BG)spurn all who ^(BH)go astray from your statutes,
    for their cunning is in vain.
¹¹⁹All the wicked of the earth you discard like ^(BI)dross,
    therefore ^(BJ)I love your testimonies.
¹²⁰My flesh ^(BK)trembles for fear of you,
    and I am afraid of your judgments.