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
Luca 10
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Trimiterea celor şaptezeci de ucenici
10 După aceea, Domnul a mai rânduit alţi şaptezeci de ucenici şi i-a trimis(A) doi câte doi înaintea Lui, în toate cetăţile şi în toate locurile pe unde avea să treacă El. 2 Şi le-a zis: „Mare este secerişul(B), dar puţini sunt lucrătorii! Rugaţi dar(C) pe Domnul secerişului să scoată lucrători la secerişul Său. 3 Duceţi-vă; iată(D), vă trimit ca pe nişte miei în mijlocul lupilor. 4 Să(E) nu luaţi cu voi nici pungă, nici traistă, nici încălţăminte şi să nu întrebaţi pe nimeni(F) de sănătate pe drum. 5 În(G) orice casă veţi intra, să ziceţi întâi: ‘Pacea să fie peste casa aceasta!’ 6 Şi dacă va fi acolo un fiu al păcii, pacea voastră va rămâne peste el, altminteri, ea se va întoarce la voi. 7 Să(H) rămâneţi în casa aceea şi să mâncaţi(I) şi să beţi ce vi se va da, căci vrednic este lucrătorul(J) de plata sa. Să nu umblaţi din casă în casă. 8 În oricare cetate veţi intra şi unde vă vor primi oamenii, să mâncaţi ce vi se va pune înainte, 9 să(K) vindecaţi pe bolnavii care vor fi acolo şi să le ziceţi: ‘Împărăţia lui Dumnezeu s-a(L) apropiat de voi’. 10 Dar, în oricare cetate veţi intra şi nu vă vor primi, să vă duceţi pe uliţele ei şi să ziceţi: 11 ‘Scuturăm împotriva voastră chiar şi(M) praful din cetatea voastră, care s-a lipit de picioarele noastre, totuşi să ştiţi că Împărăţia lui Dumnezeu s-a apropiat de voi’. 12 Eu vă spun că, în ziua judecăţii, va fi mai(N) uşor pentru Sodoma decât pentru cetatea aceea. 13 Vai(O) de tine, Horazine! Vai de tine, Betsaido! Căci(P), dacă ar fi fost făcute în Tir şi Sidon lucrările puternice care au fost făcute în voi, de mult s-ar fi pocăit, stând în sac şi cenuşă. 14 De aceea, în ziua judecăţii, va fi mai uşor pentru Tir şi Sidon decât pentru voi. 15 Şi(Q) tu, Capernaume, vei fi înălţat(R) oare până la cer? Vei fi pogorât până(S) în Locuinţa morţilor. 16 Cine(T) vă ascultă pe voi pe Mine Mă ascultă şi(U) cine vă nesocoteşte pe voi pe Mine Mă nesocoteşte, iar(V) cine Mă nesocoteşte pe Mine nesocoteşte pe Cel ce M-a trimis pe Mine.”
Întoarcerea celor şaptezeci
17 Cei şaptezeci s-au(W) întors plini de bucurie şi au zis: „Doamne, chiar şi dracii ne sunt supuşi în Numele Tău”. 18 Isus le-a zis: „Am(X) văzut pe Satana căzând ca un fulger din cer. 19 Iată că v-am(Y) dat putere să călcaţi peste şerpi şi peste scorpii şi peste toată puterea vrăjmaşului: şi nimic nu vă va putea vătăma. 20 Totuşi să nu vă bucuraţi de faptul că duhurile vă sunt supuse, ci bucuraţi-vă că numele(Z) voastre sunt scrise în ceruri.” 21 În(AA) ceasul acela, Isus S-a bucurat în Duhul Sfânt şi a zis: „Tată, Doamne al cerului şi al pământului, Te laud pentru că ai ascuns aceste lucruri de cei înţelepţi şi pricepuţi şi le-ai descoperit pruncilor. Da, Tată, fiindcă aşa ai găsit cu cale Tu.” 22 „Toate(AB) lucrurile Mi-au fost date în mâini de Tatăl Meu; şi(AC) nimeni nu ştie cine este Fiul, afară de Tatăl, nici cine este Tatăl, afară de Fiul şi acela căruia vrea Fiul să i-L descopere.” 23 Apoi, S-a întors spre ucenici şi le-a spus deoparte: „Ferice(AD) de ochii care văd lucrurile pe care le vedeţi voi! 24 Căci vă spun că(AE) mulţi proroci şi împăraţi au voit să vadă ce vedeţi voi, şi n-au văzut, să audă ce auziţi voi, şi n-au auzit.”
Pilda samariteanului
25 Un învăţător(AF) al Legii s-a sculat să ispitească pe Isus şi I-a zis: „Învăţătorule, ce să fac ca să moştenesc viaţa veşnică?” 26 Isus i-a zis: „Ce este scris în Lege? Cum citeşti în ea?” 27 El a răspuns: „Să(AG) iubeşti pe Domnul, Dumnezeul tău, cu toată inima ta, cu tot sufletul tău, cu toată puterea ta şi cu tot cugetul tău şi(AH) pe aproapele tău ca pe tine însuţi”. 28 „Bine ai răspuns”, i-a zis Isus; „fă aşa şi vei(AI) avea viaţa veşnică”. 29 Dar el, care voia să(AJ) se îndreptăţească, a zis lui Isus: „Şi cine este aproapele meu?” 30 Isus a luat din nou cuvântul şi a zis: „Un om se cobora din Ierusalim la Ierihon. A căzut între nişte tâlhari, care l-au dezbrăcat, l-au jefuit de tot, l-au bătut zdravăn, au plecat şi l-au lăsat aproape mort. 31 Din întâmplare, se cobora pe acelaşi drum un preot şi, când a văzut pe omul acesta, a(AK) trecut înainte pe alături. 32 Un levit trecea şi el prin locul acela şi, când l-a văzut, a trecut înainte pe alături. 33 Dar un samaritean(AL), care era în călătorie, a venit în locul unde era el şi, când l-a văzut, i s-a făcut milă de el. 34 S-a apropiat de i-a legat rănile şi a turnat peste ele untdelemn şi vin, apoi, l-a pus pe dobitocul lui, l-a dus la un han şi a îngrijit de el. 35 A doua zi, când a pornit la drum, a scos doi lei, i-a dat hangiului şi i-a zis: ‘Ai grijă de el, şi orice vei mai cheltui, îţi voi da înapoi la întoarcere’. 36 Care dintre aceştia trei ţi se pare că a dat dovadă că este aproapele celui ce căzuse între tâlhari?” 37 „Cel ce şi-a făcut milă cu el”, a răspuns învăţătorul Legii. „Du-te de fă şi tu la fel”, i-a zis Isus.
Marta şi Maria
38 Pe când era pe drum cu ucenicii Săi, Isus a intrat într-un sat. Şi o femeie, numită Marta(AM), L-a primit în casa ei. 39 Ea avea o soră numită Maria, care(AN) s-a aşezat jos(AO), la picioarele Domnului, şi asculta cuvintele Lui. 40 Marta era împărţită cu multă slujire, a venit repede la El şi I-a zis: „Doamne, nu-Ţi pasă că soră-mea m-a lăsat să slujesc singură? Zi-i dar să-mi ajute.” 41 Drept răspuns, Isus i-a zis: „Marto, Marto, pentru multe lucruri te îngrijorezi şi te frămânţi tu, 42 dar un(AP) singur lucru trebuie. Maria şi-a ales partea cea bună, care nu i se va lua.”
Luke 10
New King James Version
The Seventy Sent Out
10 After these things the Lord appointed [a]seventy others also, and (A)sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go. 2 Then He said to them, (B)“The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore (C)pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. 3 Go your way; (D)behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves. 4 (E)Carry neither money bag, knapsack, nor sandals; and (F)greet no one along the road. 5 (G)But whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ 6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it; if not, it will return to you. 7 (H)And remain in the same house, (I)eating and drinking such things as they give, for (J)the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house. 8 Whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you. 9 (K)And heal the sick there, and say to them, (L)‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ 10 But whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say, 11 (M)‘The very dust of your city which clings to [b]us we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near you.’ 12 [c]But I say to you that (N)it will be more tolerable in that Day for Sodom than for that city.
Woe to the Impenitent Cities(O)
13 (P)“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! (Q)For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15 (R)And you, Capernaum, [d]who are (S)exalted to heaven, (T)will be brought down to Hades. 16 (U)He who hears you hears Me, (V)he who rejects you rejects Me, and (W)he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.”
The Seventy Return with Joy
17 Then (X)the [e]seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.”
18 And He said to them, (Y)“I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, (Z)I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 20 Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but [f]rather rejoice because (AA)your names are written in heaven.”
Jesus Rejoices in the Spirit(AB)
21 (AC)In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight. 22 (AD)All[g] things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and (AE)no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.”
23 Then He turned to His disciples and said privately, (AF)“Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see; 24 for I tell you (AG)that many prophets and kings have desired to see what you see, and have not seen it, and to hear what you hear, and have not heard it.”
The Parable of the Good Samaritan(AH)
25 And behold, a certain [h]lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, (AI)“Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?”
27 So he answered and said, (AJ)“ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and (AK)‘your neighbor as yourself.’ ”
28 And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and (AL)you will live.”
29 But he, wanting to (AM)justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among [i]thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, (AN)he passed by on the other side. 32 Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. 33 But a certain (AO)Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had (AP)compassion. 34 So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 On the next day, [j]when he departed, he took out two (AQ)denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.’ 36 So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?”
37 And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.”
Then Jesus said to him, (AR)“Go and do likewise.”
Mary and Martha Worship and Serve
38 Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named (AS)Martha welcomed Him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, (AT)who also (AU)sat at [k]Jesus’ feet and heard His word. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”
41 And [l]Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42 But (AV)one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
Footnotes
- Luke 10:1 NU seventy-two others
- Luke 10:11 NU our feet
- Luke 10:12 NU, M omit But
- Luke 10:15 NU will you be exalted to heaven? You will be thrust down to Hades!
- Luke 10:17 NU seventy-two
- Luke 10:20 NU, M omit rather
- Luke 10:22 M And turning to the disciples He said, “All
- Luke 10:25 expert in the law
- Luke 10:30 robbers
- Luke 10:35 NU omits when he departed
- Luke 10:39 NU the Lord’s
- Luke 10:41 NU the Lord
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