Matthew 9:35-10:5

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The Harvest Is Plentiful, the Laborers Few

³⁵^(A)And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. ³⁶^(B)When he saw the crowds, ^(C)he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, ^(D)like sheep without a shepherd. ³⁷^(E)Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; ³⁸therefore ^(F)pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to ^(G)send out laborers into his harvest.”

The Twelve Apostles

10 ^(H)And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. ²^(I)The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, ^(J)who is called Peter, and ^(K)Andrew his brother; ^(L)James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; ³Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and ^(M)Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;^[a] ⁴Simon the Zealot,^[b] and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

⁵^(N)These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of ^(O)the Samaritans,

Footnotes

Matthew 10:3 Some manuscripts Lebbaeus, or Lebbaeus called Thaddaeus
Matthew 10:4 Greek kananaios, meaning zealot

Luke 10:17-20

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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!” ¹⁸And he said to them, ^(C)“I saw Satan ^(D)fall like lightning from heaven. ¹⁹Behold, 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. ²⁰^(H)Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that ^(I)your names are written in heaven.”