Luke

10 And after these things the Lord appointed seventy two others, and sent them forth two and two before his face into every city and place whither he himself was about to come.

2 And he was saying unto them—The harvest indeed is great, But the labourers few; Beg ye therefore of the Lord of the harvest, That he would thrust forth labourers into his harvest.

3 Withdraw! Lo! I send you forth as lambs amid wolves.

4 Be not carrying purse or satchel or sandals, And no one along the road salute ye;

5 And into whatsoever house ye enter First say Peace to this house!

6 And if the son of peace be there Your peace shall rest upon it; But otherwise at least unto you shall it return.

7 And in the self-same house abide ye, Eating and drinking such things as they have; For worthy is the labourer of his hire: Be not removing from house to house.

8 And into whatsoever city ye shall enter and they bid you welcome Be eating such things as are set before you;

9 And be curing the sick that are therein, And be saying unto them—The kingdom of God hath drawn nigh upon you.

10 But into whatsoever city ye shall enter and they do not welcome you Going forth into the broadways thereof say ye:

11 Even the dust that cleaveth unto us out of your city unto our feet do we wipe off against you; Nevertheless of this be taking notice—The kingdom of God hath drawn near.

12 I tell you, For them of Sodom in that day more tolerable will it be, than for that city.

13 Alas for thee, Chorazin! Alas for thee, Bethsaida! Because if in Tyre and Zidon had been done the works of power which have been done in you Of old in sackcloth and ashes sitting they would have repented.

14 Moreover for Tyre and Zidon more tolerable will it be in the judgment, than for you.

15 And thou, Capernaum—Unto heaven shalt thou be uplifted? . . . Unto hades thou shalt be brought down!

16 He that hearkeneth unto you unto me doth hearken, And he that setteth you aside doth set me aside; And he that setteth me aside doth set aside him that sent me.

17 And the seventy [-two] returned with joy, saying—Lord! even the demons submit themselves unto us in thy name!

18 And he said unto them—I was beholding Satan, when like lightning out of heaven he fell!

19 Lo! I have given you the authority—To be treading upon serpents and scorpions, And over all the power of the enemy,—And nothing unto you shall in anywise do harm;

20 Notwithstanding in this be not rejoicing—That the spirits unto you submit themselves; But be rejoicing—That your names are inscribed in the heavens!

21 In the self-same hour exulted he in the Holy Spirit, and said—I openly give praise unto thee, Father! Lord of heaven and earth! In that thou hast hid these things from the wise and discerning, And hast revealed them unto babes,—Yea O Father! that so hath it become a delight before thee.

22 All things unto me have been delivered up by my Father; And no one knoweth who the Son is save the Father,—And who the Father is, save the Son, And he to whomsoever the Son may be minded to reveal him.

23 And turning unto his disciples privately he said—Happy the eyes, that see what ye see!

24 For I tell you—Many prophets and kings have desired to see what ye see, and they saw not, And to hear what ye hear, and they heard not.

25 And lo! a certain lawyer arose, putting him to the test saying—Teacher! by doing what shall I inherit life age-abiding?

26 And he said unto him—In the law what is written? how dost thou read?

27 And he answering said—Thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might, and with all thine intention; And thy neighbour as thyself.

28 And he said unto him—Rightly hast thou answered: This do, and thou shalt live.

29 But he wishing to justify himself said unto Jesus—And who is my neighbour?

30 And taking up [the question] Jesus said—A certain man was going down from Jerusalem unto Jericho, and with robbers fell in,—who, stripping him and inflicting wounds upon him departed, leaving him half dead.

31 And by chance a certain priest was coming down by that road, and seeing him passed by on the opposite side.

32 And in like manner a Levite also coming down to the place and seeing him, passed by on the opposite side.

33 But a certain Samaritan going on his journey came down to him, and seeing him was moved with compassion;

34 and coming near bound up his bruises, pouring thereon oil and wine,—and setting him on his own beast brought him into an inn, and took care of him.

35 And on the morrow throwing out two denaries, he gave them to the inn-keeper and said—Take care of him, and whatsoever thou shalt further spend I when on my way back will duly pay thee.

36 Which of these three seemeth unto thee to have become neighbour unto him who fell among the robbers?

37 And he said—He who dealt mercifully with him. And Jesus said unto him—Be taking thy journey, and thou be doing in like manner.

38 And as they were journeying he entered into a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed him into her house.

39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also seating herself at the feet of the Lord was hearing his word.

40 But Martha was distracted about much ministering, and coming near said—Lord! carest thou not that my sister hath left me to be ministering alone? Speak to her then, that she help me.

41 But the Lord answering said to her—Martha! Martha! thou art anxious and troubled about many things:

42 Of few things is there need, or of one; Mary in fact hath chosen the good part,—one which shall not be taken away from her.