Luke 10
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Jesus Sends Out 72 of His Followers
10 After this, the Lord chose 72[a] more followers. He sent them out in groups of two. He sent them ahead of him into every town and place where he planned to go. 2 He said to them, “There is such a big harvest of people to bring in. But there are only a few workers to help harvest them. God owns the harvest. Ask him to send more workers to help bring in his harvest.
3 “You can go now. But listen! I am sending you, and you will be like sheep among wolves. 4 Don’t carry any money, a bag, or sandals. Don’t stop to talk with people on the road. 5 Before you go into a house, say, ‘Peace be with this home.’ 6 If the people living there love peace, your blessing of peace will stay with them. But if not, your blessing of peace will come back to you. 7 Stay in the peace-loving house. Eat and drink what the people there give you. A worker should be given his pay. Don’t leave that house to stay in another house.
8 “If you go into a town and the people welcome you, eat the food they give you. 9 Heal the sick people who live there, and tell them, ‘God’s kingdom is now very near you[b]!’
10 “But if you go into a town and the people don’t welcome you, then go out into the streets of that town and say, 11 ‘Even the dirt from your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. But remember that God’s kingdom is coming soon.’ 12 I tell you, on the judgment day it will be worse for the people of that town than for the people of Sodom.
Jesus Warns People Who Refuse to Believe(A)
13 “It will be bad for you, Chorazin! It will be bad for you, Bethsaida! I did many miracles in you. If those same miracles had happened in Tyre and Sidon, then the people in those cities would have changed their lives and stopped sinning a long time ago. They would have worn sackcloth and sat in ashes to show that they were sorry for their sins. 14 But on the judgment day it will be worse for you than for Tyre and Sidon. 15 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be thrown down to the place of death!
16 “When anyone listens to you my followers, they are really listening to me. But when anyone refuses to accept you, they are really refusing to accept me. And when anyone refuses to accept me, they are refusing to accept the one who sent me.”
Satan Falls
17 When the 72 followers came back from their trip, they were very happy. They said, “Lord, even the demons obeyed us when we used your name!”
18 Jesus said to them, “I saw Satan falling like lightning from the sky. 19 He is the enemy, but know that I have given you more power than he has. I have given you power to crush his snakes and scorpions under your feet. Nothing will hurt you. 20 Yes, even the spirits obey you. And you can be happy, not because you have this power, but because your names are written in heaven.”
Jesus Prays to the Father(B)
21 Then the Holy Spirit made Jesus feel very happy. Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth. I am thankful that you have hidden these things from those who are so wise and so smart. But you have shown them to people who are like little children. Yes, Father, you did this because it’s what you really wanted to do.
22 “My Father has given me all things. No one knows who the Son is—only the Father knows. And only the Son knows who the Father is. The only people who will know about the Father are those the Son chooses to tell.”
23 Then Jesus turned to his followers. They were there alone with him. He said, “It is a great blessing for you to see what you now see! 24 I tell you, many prophets and kings wanted to see what you now see, but they could not. And they wanted to hear what you now hear, but they could not.”
A Story About the Good Samaritan
25 Then an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. He said, “Teacher, what must I do to get eternal life?”
26 Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you understand from it?”
27 The man answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’[c] Also, ‘Love your neighbor the same as you love yourself.’[d]”
28 Jesus said, “Your answer is right. Do this and you will have eternal life.”
29 But the man wanted to show that the way he was living was right. So he said to Jesus, “But who is my neighbor?”
30 To answer this question, Jesus said, “A man was going down the road from Jerusalem to Jericho. Some robbers surrounded him, tore off his clothes, and beat him. Then they left him lying there on the ground almost dead.
31 “It happened that a Jewish priest was going down that road. When he saw the man, he did not stop to help him. He walked away. 32 Next, a Levite came near. He saw the hurt man, but he went around him. He would not stop to help him either. He just walked away.
33 “Then a Samaritan man traveled down that road. He came to the place where the hurt man was lying. He saw the man and felt very sorry for him. 34 The Samaritan went to him and poured olive oil and wine[e] on his wounds. Then he covered the man’s wounds with cloth. The Samaritan had a donkey. He put the hurt man on his donkey, and he took him to an inn. There he cared for him. 35 The next day, the Samaritan took out two silver coins and gave them to the man who worked at the inn. He said, ‘Take care of this hurt man. If you spend more money on him, I will pay it back to you when I come again.’”
36 Then Jesus said, “Which one of these three men do you think was really a neighbor to the man who was hurt by the robbers?”
37 The teacher of the law answered, “The one who helped him.”
Jesus said, “Then you go and do the same.”
Mary and Martha
38 While Jesus and his followers were traveling, he went into a town, and a woman named Martha let him stay at her house. 39 She had a sister named Mary. Mary was sitting at Jesus’ feet and listening to him teach. 40 But her sister Martha was busy doing all the work that had to be done. Martha went in and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”
41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are getting worried and upset about too many things. 42 Only one thing is important. Mary has made the right choice, and it will never be taken away from her.”
Footnotes
- Luke 10:1 72 Some Greek copies say 70. Also in verse 17.
- Luke 10:9 is now very near you Or “is coming to you soon” or “has come to you.”
- Luke 10:27
Quote from Deut. 6:5. - Luke 10:27
Quote from Lev. 19:18. - Luke 10:34 olive oil and wine These were used like medicine to soften and clean wounds.
Lucas 10
La Biblia de las Américas
Jesús envía a los setenta
10 Después de esto, el Señor(A) designó a otros setenta[a], y los envió de dos en dos(B) delante de Él(C), a toda ciudad y lugar adonde Él había de ir. 2 Y les decía: La mies es mucha, pero los obreros pocos; rogad, por tanto, al Señor de la mies que envíe obreros a su mies(D). 3 Id; mirad que os envío como corderos en medio de lobos(E). 4 (F)No llevéis bolsa, ni alforja[b], ni sandalias; y a nadie saludéis por el camino. 5 En cualquier casa que entréis, decid primero: «Paz a esta casa». 6 Y si hay allí un hijo de paz, vuestra paz reposará sobre él; pero si no, se volverá a vosotros. 7 Permaneced entonces en esa casa[c], comiendo y bebiendo lo que os den[d]; porque el obrero es digno de su salario(G). No os paséis de casa en casa. 8 En cualquier ciudad donde entréis y os reciban, comed lo que os sirvan(H); 9 sanad a los enfermos que haya en ella, y decidles: «Se ha acercado a vosotros el reino de Dios(I)». 10 Pero en cualquier ciudad donde entréis, y no os reciban, salid a sus calles, y decid: 11 «Hasta el polvo de vuestra ciudad que se pega a nuestros pies, nos lo sacudimos en protesta contra vosotros(J); empero sabed esto: que el reino de Dios se ha acercado(K)». 12 Os digo que en aquel día será más tolerable el castigo para Sodoma que para aquella ciudad(L). 13 ¡(M)Ay de ti Corazín! ¡Ay de ti Betsaida! Porque si los milagros[e] que se hicieron en vosotras hubieran sido hechos en Tiro y Sidón, hace tiempo que se hubieran arrepentido sentados en cilicio y ceniza(N). 14 Por eso, en el juicio será más tolerable el castigo para Tiro y Sidón(O) que para vosotras. 15 Y tú, Capernaúm(P), ¿acaso serás elevada hasta los cielos? ¡Hasta el Hades[f] serás hundida(Q)! 16 El que a vosotros escucha, a mí me escucha(R), y el que a vosotros rechaza, a mí me rechaza; y el que a mí me rechaza, rechaza al que me envió(S).
Regreso de los setenta
17 Los setenta[g] regresaron con gozo, diciendo: Señor, hasta los demonios se nos sujetan en tu nombre(T). 18 Y Él les dijo: Yo veía a Satanás(U) caer del cielo como un rayo. 19 Mirad, os he dado autoridad para hollar sobre serpientes(V) y escorpiones, y sobre todo el poder del enemigo, y nada os hará daño. 20 Sin embargo, no os regocijéis en esto, de que los espíritus se os sometan, sino regocijaos de que vuestros nombres están escritos en los cielos(W).
Jesús se regocija
21 (X)En aquella misma hora Él se regocijó mucho en el Espíritu Santo, y dijo: Te alabo, Padre, Señor del cielo y de la tierra, porque ocultaste estas cosas a sabios y a inteligentes, y las revelaste a niños. Sí, Padre, porque así fue de tu agrado. 22 Todas las cosas me han sido entregadas(Y) por mi Padre, y nadie sabe quién es el Hijo sino el Padre, ni quién es el Padre sino el Hijo(Z), y aquel a quien el Hijo se lo quiera revelar. 23 (AA)Y volviéndose hacia los discípulos, les dijo aparte: Dichosos los ojos que ven lo que vosotros veis; 24 porque os digo que muchos profetas y reyes desearon ver lo que vosotros veis, y no lo vieron, y oír lo que vosotros oís, y no lo oyeron.
Pregunta sobre la vida eterna
25 (AB)Y he aquí, cierto intérprete de la ley[h] se levantó, y para ponerle[i] a prueba(AC) dijo: Maestro, ¿qué haré para heredar la vida eterna? 26 Y Él le dijo: ¿Qué está escrito en la ley? ¿Qué[j] lees en ella? 27 Respondiendo él, dijo: Amarás al Señor tu Dios con todo tu corazón, y con toda tu alma, y con toda tu fuerza, y con toda tu mente; y a tu prójimo como a ti mismo(AD). 28 Entonces Jesús le dijo: Has respondido correctamente; haz esto y vivirás(AE). 29 Pero queriendo él justificarse a sí mismo(AF), dijo a Jesús: ¿Y quién es mi prójimo?
Parábola del buen samaritano
30 Respondiendo Jesús, dijo: Cierto hombre bajaba de Jerusalén(AG) a Jericó, y cayó en manos de salteadores, los cuales después de despojarlo y de darle golpes, se fueron, dejándolo medio muerto. 31 Por casualidad cierto sacerdote bajaba por aquel camino, y cuando lo vio, pasó por el otro lado del camino. 32 Del mismo modo, también un levita, cuando llegó al lugar y lo vio, pasó por el otro lado del camino. 33 Pero cierto samaritano(AH), que iba de viaje, llegó adonde él estaba; y cuando lo vio, tuvo compasión, 34 y acercándose, le vendó sus heridas, derramando aceite y vino sobre ellas; y poniéndolo sobre su propia cabalgadura, lo llevó a un mesón y lo cuidó. 35 Al día siguiente, sacando dos denarios[k], se los dio al mesonero, y dijo: «Cuídalo, y todo lo demás que gastes, cuando yo regrese te lo pagaré». 36 ¿Cuál de estos tres piensas tú que demostró ser prójimo del que cayó en manos de los salteadores? 37 Y él dijo: El que tuvo misericordia de él. Y Jesús le dijo: Ve y haz tú lo mismo.
Jesús visita a Marta y a María
38 Mientras iban ellos de camino, Él entró en cierta aldea; y una mujer llamada Marta(AI) le recibió en su casa. 39 Y ella tenía una hermana que se llamaba María(AJ), que[l] sentada a los pies del Señor, escuchaba su palabra(AK). 40 Pero Marta(AL) se preocupaba con todos los preparativos[m]; y acercándose a Él, le dijo: Señor, ¿no te importa que mi hermana me deje servir sola? Dile, pues, que me ayude. 41 Respondiendo el Señor, le dijo: Marta, Marta(AM), tú estás preocupada y molesta por tantas cosas(AN); 42 pero una sola cosa es necesaria[n](AO), y[o] María(AP) ha escogido la parte buena, la cual no le será quitada.
Footnotes
- Lucas 10:1 Algunos mss. antiguos dicen: setenta y dos
- Lucas 10:4 O, mochila, o, bolsa
- Lucas 10:7 O, en la casa misma
- Lucas 10:7 Lit., las cosas de ellos
- Lucas 10:13 Lit., las obras de poder
- Lucas 10:15 I.e., la región de los muertos
- Lucas 10:17 Algunos mss. antiguos dicen: setenta y dos
- Lucas 10:25 I.e., un experto en la ley de Moisés
- Lucas 10:25 Lit., poniéndole
- Lucas 10:26 Lit., ¿Cómo
- Lucas 10:35 Un denario valía aprox. 4 gramos de plata, o el equivalente al salario de un día
- Lucas 10:39 Lit., que también
- Lucas 10:40 Lit., el mucho servicio
- Lucas 10:42 Algunos mss. dicen: unas pocas cosas son necesarias
- Lucas 10:42 Lit., porque
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