^4 (A)Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and ^(B)greet no one on the road. ⁵ Whatever house you enter, first say, ^(C)‘Peace be to this house!’ ⁶ And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, ^(D)it will return to you. ⁷ And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for ^(E)the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house.

The Return of the Seventy-Two

^17 (A)The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, ^(B)even the demons are subject to us in your name!” ¹⁸ And he said to them, ^(C)“I saw Satan ^(D)fall like lightning from heaven. ¹⁹ Behold, I have given you authority ^(E)to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of ^(F)the enemy, and ^(G)nothing shall hurt you.