Chronological
The Mission of the Seventy-Two
10 After this[a] the Lord appointed seventy-two[b] others and sent them on ahead of him two by two into every town[c] and place where he himself was about to go. 2 He[d] said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest[e] to send out[f] workers into his harvest. 3 Go! I[g] am sending you out like lambs[h] surrounded by wolves.[i] 4 Do not carry[j] a money bag,[k] a traveler’s bag,[l] or sandals, and greet no one on the road.[m] 5 Whenever[n] you enter a house,[o] first say, ‘May peace[p] be on this house!’ 6 And if a peace-loving person[q] is there, your peace will remain on him, but if not, it will return to you.[r] 7 Stay[s] in that same house, eating and drinking what they give you,[t] for the worker deserves his pay.[u] Do not move around from house to house. 8 Whenever[v] you enter a town[w] and the people[x] welcome you, eat what is set before you. 9 Heal[y] the sick in that town[z] and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God[aa] has come upon[ab] you!’ 10 But whenever[ac] you enter a town[ad] and the people[ae] do not welcome[af] you, go into its streets[ag] and say, 11 ‘Even the dust of your town[ah] that clings to our feet we wipe off[ai] against you.[aj] Nevertheless know this: The kingdom of God has come.’[ak] 12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom[al] than for that town![am]
13 “Woe to you, Chorazin![an] Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if[ao] the miracles[ap] done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon,[aq] they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.[ar] 14 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon[as] in the judgment than for you! 15 And you, Capernaum,[at] will you be exalted to heaven?[au] No, you will be thrown down to Hades![av]
16 “The one who listens[aw] to you listens to me,[ax] and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects[ay] the one who sent me.”[az]
17 Then[ba] the seventy-two[bb] returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to[bc] us in your name!”[bd] 18 So[be] he said to them, “I saw[bf] Satan fall[bg] like lightning[bh] from heaven. 19 Look, I have given you authority to tread[bi] on snakes and scorpions[bj] and on the full force of the enemy,[bk] and nothing will[bl] hurt you. 20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice that[bm] the spirits submit to you, but rejoice[bn] that your names stand written[bo] in heaven.”
21 On that same occasion[bp] Jesus[bq] rejoiced[br] in the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise[bs] you, Father, Lord[bt] of heaven and earth, because[bu] you have hidden these things from the wise[bv] and intelligent, and revealed them to little children.[bw] Yes, Father, for this was your gracious will.[bx] 22 All things have been given to me by my Father.[by] No one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides[bz] to reveal him.”
23 Then[ca] Jesus[cb] turned[cc] to his[cd] disciples and said privately, “Blessed[ce] are the eyes that see what you see! 24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings longed to see[cf] what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
25 Now[cg] an expert in religious law[ch] stood up to test Jesus,[ci] saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”[cj] 26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you understand it?”[ck] 27 The expert[cl] answered, “Love[cm] the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,[cn] and love your neighbor as yourself.”[co] 28 Jesus[cp] said to him, “You have answered correctly;[cq] do this, and you will live.”
29 But the expert,[cr] wanting to justify[cs] himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 Jesus replied,[ct] “A man was going down[cu] from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat[cv] him up, and went off, leaving him half dead.[cw] 31 Now by chance[cx] a priest was going down that road, but[cy] when he saw the injured man[cz] he passed by[da] on the other side.[db] 32 So too a Levite, when he came up to[dc] the place and saw him,[dd] passed by on the other side. 33 But[de] a Samaritan[df] who was traveling[dg] came to where the injured man[dh] was, and when he saw him, he felt compassion for him.[di] 34 He[dj] went up to him[dk] and bandaged his wounds, pouring olive oil[dl] and wine on them. Then[dm] he put him on[dn] his own animal,[do] brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 The[dp] next day he took out two silver coins[dq] and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever else you spend, I will repay you when I come back this way.’[dr] 36 Which of these three do you think became a neighbor[ds] to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” 37 The expert in religious law[dt] said, “The one who showed mercy[du] to him.” So[dv] Jesus said to him, “Go and do[dw] the same.”
Jesus and Martha
38 Now as they went on their way, Jesus[dx] entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him as a guest.[dy] 39 She[dz] had a sister named Mary, who sat[ea] at the Lord’s feet[eb] and listened to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted[ec] with all the preparations she had to make,[ed] so[ee] she came up to him and said, “Lord, don’t you care[ef] that my sister has left me to do all the work[eg] alone? Tell[eh] her to help me.” 41 But the Lord[ei] answered her,[ej] “Martha, Martha,[ek] you are worried and troubled[el] about many things, 42 but one thing[em] is needed. Mary has chosen the best[en] part; it will not be taken away from her.”
Instructions on Prayer
11 Now[eo] Jesus[ep] was praying in a certain place. When[eq] he stopped, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John[er] taught[es] his disciples.” 2 So he said to them, “When you pray,[et] say:
Father,[eu] may your name be honored;[ev]
may your kingdom come.[ew]
3 Give us each day our daily bread,[ex]
4 and forgive us our sins,
for we also forgive everyone who sins[ey] against us.
And do not lead us into temptation.”[ez]
5 Then[fa] he said to them, “Suppose one of you[fb] has a friend, and you go to him[fc] at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,[fd] 6 because a friend of mine has stopped here while on a journey,[fe] and I have nothing to set before[ff] him.’ 7 Then[fg] he will reply[fh] from inside, ‘Do not bother me. The door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed.[fi] I cannot get up and give you anything.’[fj] 8 I tell you, even though the man inside[fk] will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of the first man’s[fl] sheer persistence[fm] he will get up and give him whatever he needs.
9 “So[fn] I tell you: Ask,[fo] and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door[fp] will be opened for you. 10 For everyone who asks[fq] receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door[fr] will be opened. 11 What father among you, if your[fs] son asks for[ft] a fish, will give him a snake[fu] instead of a fish? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?[fv] 13 If you then, although you are[fw] evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit[fx] to those who ask him!”
Jesus and Beelzebul
14 Now[fy] he was casting out a demon that was mute.[fz] When[ga] the demon had gone out, the man who had been mute began to speak,[gb] and the crowds were amazed. 15 But some of them said, “By the power of Beelzebul,[gc] the ruler[gd] of demons, he casts out demons!” 16 Others, to test[ge] him,[gf] began asking for[gg] a sign[gh] from heaven. 17 But Jesus,[gi] realizing their thoughts, said to them,[gj] “Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed,[gk] and a divided household falls.[gl] 18 So[gm] if[gn] Satan too is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? I ask you this because[go] you claim that I cast out demons by Beelzebul. 19 Now if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons[gp] cast them[gq] out? Therefore they will be your judges. 20 But if I cast out demons by the finger[gr] of God, then the kingdom of God[gs] has already overtaken[gt] you. 21 When a strong man,[gu] fully armed, guards his own palace,[gv] his possessions are safe.[gw] 22 But[gx] when a stronger man[gy] attacks[gz] and conquers him, he takes away the first man’s[ha] armor on which the man relied[hb] and divides up[hc] his plunder.[hd] 23 Whoever is not with me is against me,[he] and whoever does not gather with me scatters.[hf]
Response to Jesus’ Work
24 “When an unclean spirit[hg] goes out of a person,[hh] it passes through waterless places[hi] looking for rest but[hj] not finding any. Then[hk] it says, ‘I will return to the home I left.’[hl] 25 When it returns,[hm] it finds the house[hn] swept clean and put in order.[ho] 26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so[hp] the last state of that person[hq] is worse than the first.”[hr]
27 As[hs] he said these things, a woman in the crowd spoke out[ht] to him, “Blessed is the womb[hu] that bore you and the breasts at which you nursed!”[hv] 28 But he replied,[hw] “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey[hx] it!”
The Sign of Jonah
29 As[hy] the crowds were increasing, Jesus[hz] began to say, “This generation is a wicked generation; it looks for a sign,[ia] but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.[ib] 30 For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh,[ic] so the Son of Man will be a sign[id] to this generation.[ie] 31 The queen of the South[if] will rise up at the judgment[ig] with the people[ih] of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon—and now,[ii] something greater[ij] than Solomon is here! 32 The people[ik] of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them[il]—and now,[im] something greater than Jonah is here!
Internal Light
33 “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a hidden place[in] or under a basket,[io] but on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light. 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy,[ip] your whole body is full of light, but when it is diseased,[iq] your body is full of darkness. 35 Therefore see to it[ir] that the light in you[is] is not darkness. 36 If[it] then[iu] your whole body is full of light, with no part in the dark,[iv] it will be as full of light as when the light of a lamp shines on you.”[iw]
Rebuking the Pharisees and Experts in the Law
37 As he spoke,[ix] a Pharisee[iy] invited Jesus[iz] to have a meal with him, so he went in and took his place at the table.[ja] 38 The[jb] Pharisee was astonished when he saw that Jesus[jc] did not first wash his hands[jd] before the meal. 39 But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean[je] the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.[jf] 40 You fools![jg] Didn’t the one who made the outside make the inside as well?[jh] 41 But give from your heart to those in need,[ji] and[jj] then everything will be clean for you.[jk]
42 “But woe to you Pharisees![jl] You give a tenth[jm] of your mint,[jn] rue,[jo] and every herb, yet you neglect justice[jp] and love for God! But you should have done these things without neglecting the others.[jq] 43 Woe to you Pharisees! You love the best seats[jr] in the synagogues[js] and elaborate greetings[jt] in the marketplaces![ju] 44 Woe to you![jv] You are like unmarked graves, and people[jw] walk over them without realizing it!”[jx]
45 One of the experts in religious law[jy] answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things you insult[jz] us too.” 46 But Jesus[ka] replied,[kb] “Woe to you experts in religious law as well![kc] You load people[kd] down with burdens difficult to bear, yet you yourselves refuse to touch[ke] the burdens with even one of your fingers! 47 Woe to you! You build[kf] the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors[kg] killed. 48 So you testify that you approve of[kh] the deeds of your ancestors,[ki] because they killed the prophets[kj] and you build their[kk] tombs![kl] 49 For this reason also the wisdom[km] of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’ 50 so that this generation may be held accountable[kn] for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning[ko] of the world,[kp] 51 from the blood of Abel[kq] to the blood of Zechariah,[kr] who was killed[ks] between the altar and the sanctuary.[kt] Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against[ku] this generation. 52 Woe to you experts in religious law! You have taken away[kv] the key to knowledge! You did not go in yourselves, and you hindered[kw] those who were going in.”
53 When he went out from there, the experts in the law[kx] and the Pharisees began to oppose him bitterly,[ky] and to ask him hostile questions[kz] about many things, 54 plotting against[la] him, to catch[lb] him in something he might say.
Jesus at the Feast of Dedication
22 Then came the feast of the Dedication[a] in Jerusalem. 23 It was winter,[b] and Jesus was walking in the temple area[c] in Solomon’s Portico.[d] 24 The Jewish leaders[e] surrounded him and asked,[f] “How long will you keep us in suspense?[g] If you are the Christ,[h] tell us plainly.”[i] 25 Jesus replied,[j] “I told you and you do not believe. The deeds[k] I do in my Father’s name testify about me. 26 But you refuse to believe because you are not my sheep. 27 My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give[l] them eternal life, and they will never perish;[m] no one will snatch[n] them from my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all,[o] and no one can snatch[p] them from my Father’s hand. 30 The Father and I[q] are one.”[r]
31 The Jewish leaders[s] picked up rocks again to stone him to death. 32 Jesus said to them,[t] “I have shown you many good deeds[u] from the Father. For which one of them are you going to stone me?” 33 The Jewish leaders[v] replied,[w] “We are not going to stone you for a good deed[x] but for blasphemy,[y] because[z] you, a man, are claiming to be God.”[aa]
34 Jesus answered,[ab] “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods’?[ac] 35 If those people to whom the word of God came were called ‘gods’ (and the scripture cannot be broken),[ad] 36 do you say about the one whom the Father set apart[ae] and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? 37 If I do not perform[af] the deeds[ag] of my Father, do not believe me. 38 But if I do them, even if you do not believe me, believe the deeds,[ah] so that you may come to know[ai] and understand that I am in the Father and the Father is in me.” 39 Then[aj] they attempted[ak] again to seize him, but he escaped their clutches.[al]
40 Jesus[am] went back across the Jordan River[an] again to the place where John[ao] had been baptizing at an earlier time,[ap] and he stayed there. 41 Many[aq] came to him and began to say, “John[ar] performed[as] no miraculous sign, but everything John said about this man[at] was true!” 42 And many believed in Jesus[au] there.
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