Beginning
The Seventy Sent Out
10 Now after this (A)the Lord appointed [a]seventy (B)others, and sent them (C)in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come. 2 And He was saying to them, “(D)The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. 3 Go! (E)Behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. 4 (F)Carry no money belt, no bag, no sandals, and greet no one on the way. 5 Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house.’ 6 And if a [b]man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him, but if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay in [c]that house, eating and drinking [d]what they give you; for (G)the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house. 8 And whatever city you enter and they receive you, (H)eat what is set before you; 9 and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them, ‘(I)The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ 10 But in whatever city you enter and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say, 11 ‘(J)Even the dust of your city which clings to our feet we wipe off against you; yet know this, that (K)the kingdom of God is at hand.’ 12 I say to you, (L)it will be more tolerable in that day for (M)Sodom than for that city.
13 “(N)Woe to you, (O)Chorazin! Woe to you, (P)Bethsaida! For if the [e]miracles had been performed in (Q)Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in [f](R)sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more tolerable for (S)Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you. 15 And you, (T)Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will be brought down to Hades!
16 “(U)The one who listens to you listens to Me, and (V)the one who rejects you rejects Me. And he who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
The Joyful Results
17 Now the [g]seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even (W)the demons are subject to us in Your name.” 18 And He said to them, “I was watching (X)Satan fall from heaven like lightning. 19 Behold, I have given you authority to (Y)tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you. 20 Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that (Z)your names are recorded in heaven.”
21 (AA)At that very [h]time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I [i]praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight. 22 (AB)All things have been handed over to Me by My Father, and (AC)no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.”
23 (AD)And turning to the disciples, He said privately, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see, 24 for I say to you, that many prophets and kings wished to see the things which you see, and did not see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and did not hear them.”
The Good Samaritan
25 (AE)And behold, a (AF)scholar of the Law stood up and was putting Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 And He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” 27 And he answered and said, “(AG)You shall love the [j]Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” 28 And He said to him, “You have answered correctly; (AH)do this and you will live.” 29 But wishing (AI)to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 Jesus replied and said, “A man was (AJ)going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and they stripped him and [k]beat him, and went away leaving him half dead. 31 And a priest happened to be going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a (AK)Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him, and when he saw him, he felt compassion. 34 And he came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them, and he put him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 And on the next day he took out two [l]denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, when I return I will repay you.’ 36 Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?” 37 And he said, “The one who showed mercy toward him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do [m]the same.”
Martha and Mary
38 Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named (AL)Martha welcomed Him into her home. 39 And she had a sister called (AM)Mary, who was also (AN)seated at the Lord’s feet, listening to His word. 40 But (AO)Martha was distracted with [n]all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the [o]preparations alone? Then tell her to help me.” 41 But the Lord answered and said to her, “(AP)Martha, Martha, you are (AQ)worried and bothered about so many things, 42 (AR)but only one thing is necessary, for (AS)Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”
The Lord’s Prayer
11 And it happened that while [p]Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.” 2 And He said to them, “(AT)When you pray, say:
‘[q]Father, hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.
3 Give us (AU)each day our [r]daily bread.
4 And forgive us our sins,
For we ourselves also forgive everyone who (AV)is indebted to us.
And lead us not into temptation.’”
5 Then He said to them, “Which of you has a friend and will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, 6 for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; 7 and from inside he answers and says, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been shut and my children [s]and I are in bed; I cannot rise up and give you anything.’ 8 I tell you, even though he will not arise and give him anything because he is his friend, yet (AW)because of his [t]persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
9 “So I say to you, [u](AX)ask, and it will be given to you; [v]seek, and you will find; [w]knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened. 11 But what father among you, if his son asks for a [x]fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish? 12 Or, if his son asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 (AY)If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your [y]heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”
A Kingdom Divided
14 (AZ)And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. Now it happened that when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the crowds marveled. 15 But some of them said, “He casts out demons (BA)by (BB)Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.” 16 And others, testing Him, (BC)were seeking from Him [z]a sign from heaven. 17 (BD)But He knew their thoughts and said to them, “[aa]Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a house divided against [ab]itself falls. 18 But if (BE)Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by (BF)Beelzebul. 19 And if I by (BG)Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason, they will be your judges. 20 But if I cast out demons by the (BH)finger of God, then (BI)the kingdom of God has come upon you. 21 When [ac]a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are [ad]undisturbed. 22 But when someone stronger than he attacks him and overpowers him, he takes away from him all his armor on which he had relied and distributes his plunder. 23 (BJ)He who is not with Me is against Me and he who does not gather with Me, scatters.
24 “(BK)When the unclean spirit goes out of [ae]a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding any, it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ 25 And when it comes, it finds it swept and put in order. 26 Then it goes and takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first.”
27 Now it happened that while [af]Jesus was saying these things, one of the women in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “(BL)Blessed is the womb that bore You and the breasts at which You nursed.” 28 But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are (BM)those who hear the word of God and keep it.”
The Sign of Jonah
29 Now as the crowds were increasing, He began to say, “(BN)This generation is a wicked generation; it (BO)seeks [ag]a sign, and yet no [ah]sign will be given to it but the [ai]sign of Jonah. 30 For just as (BP)Jonah became [aj]a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31 The (BQ)Queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, something greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because (BR)they repented at the preaching of Jonah. And behold, something greater than Jonah is here.
33 “(BS)No one, after lighting a lamp, puts it away in a cellar nor under a basket, but on the lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light. 34 (BT)The eye is the lamp of your body; when your eye is [ak]clear, your whole body also is full of light, but when it is [al]bad, your body also is full of darkness. 35 Therefore watch out that the light in you is not darkness. 36 If therefore your whole body is full of light, with no dark part in it, it will be wholly illumined, as when the lamp illumines you with its rays.”
Woes to the Pharisees and Lawyers
37 Now when He had spoken, a Pharisee *asked Him to have a meal with him. And He went in and reclined at the table. 38 But when the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first [am](BU)ceremonially washed before the [an]meal. 39 But (BV)the Lord said to him, “Now (BW)you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but [ao]inside of you, you are full of robbery and wickedness. 40 (BX)You foolish ones, did not He who made the outside make the inside also? 41 But (BY)give that which is within as charity, and [ap]then all things are (BZ)clean for you.
42 “(CA)But woe to you Pharisees! For you (CB)pay tithe of mint and rue and every kind of garden herb, and yet disregard justice and the love of God, but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others. 43 Woe to you Pharisees! For you (CC)love the best seat in the synagogues and the respectful greetings in the marketplaces. 44 (CD)Woe to you! For you are like [aq]concealed tombs, and the people who walk over them are unaware of it.”
45 Now one of the (CE)scholars of the Law answered and said to Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us too.” 46 But He said, “Woe to you (CF)scholars of the Law as well! For (CG)you weigh men down with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers. 47 (CH)Woe to you! For you build the [ar]tombs of the prophets, but your fathers killed them. 48 So you are witnesses and approve the deeds of your fathers; because it was they who killed them, and you build their tombs. 49 For this reason also (CI)the wisdom of God said, ‘(CJ)I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and some they will [as]persecute, 50 so that the blood of all the prophets, shed (CK)since the foundation of the world, may be [at]charged against this generation, 51 from (CL)the blood of Abel to (CM)the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the house of God; yes, I tell you, it shall be [au]charged against this generation.’ 52 Woe to you, (CN)scholars of the Law! For you have taken away the key of knowledge; (CO)you yourselves did not enter, and you hindered those who were entering.”
53 And when He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and to question Him closely on many subjects, 54 (CP)plotting (CQ)to catch [av]Him in something He might say.
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