Luke, Chapter 10
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Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy-two others, and sent them two by two before his face into every city and place, where he himself was about to come.
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And he said to them, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the workers are few: pray⁺ therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth workers into his harvest.
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Go your⁺ ways; look, I send you⁺ forth as lambs among wolves.
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Carry no wallet, no bag, no sandals; and greet no man on the way.
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And into whatever house you⁺ will enter, first say, Peace [be] to this house.
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And if a son of peace be there, your⁺ peace will rest on him: but if not, it will turn to you⁺ again.
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And stay in that same house, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the worker is worthy of his wages. Don't go from house to house.
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And into whatever city you⁺ enter, and they receive you⁺, eat such things as are set before you⁺:
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and heal the sick who are in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God has come near to you⁺.
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But into whatever city you⁺ will enter, and they do not receive you⁺, go out into its streets and say,
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Even the dust from your⁺ city, that sticks to our feet, we wipe off against you⁺: nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.
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I say to you⁺, It will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city.
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Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which were done in you⁺, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
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But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you⁺.
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And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will go down to Hades.
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He who hears you⁺ hears me; and he who rejects you⁺ rejects me; and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me.
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And the seventy-two returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name.
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And he said to them, I watched Satan fall as lightning from heaven.
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Look, I have given you⁺ authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing will in any wise hurt you⁺.
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Nevertheless don't rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you⁺; but rejoice that your⁺ names are written in heaven.
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In that same hour he said, I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to juveniles: yes, Father; for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.[fn]
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All things have been delivered to me of my Father: and no one knows who the Son is, except the Father; and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son wills to reveal [him].
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And turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed [are] the eyes which see the things that you⁺ see:
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for I say to you⁺, that many prophets and kings desired 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.
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And look, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
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And he said to him, What is written in the law? How do you read [it]?
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And answering he said, You will love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your fellow man as yourself.
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And he said to him, You have answered right: do this, and you will live.
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But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my fellow man?
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Jesus replying said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
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And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
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And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side.
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But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion,
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and came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on [them] oil and wine; and he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
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And on the next day he took out two denarii, and gave them to the host, and said, Take care of him; and whatever you spend more, I, when I come back again, will repay you.[fn]
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Which of these three, do you think, had been the fellow man of him who fell among the robbers?
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And he said, He who showed mercy on him. And Jesus said to him, Go, and you do likewise.
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Now as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him.
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And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet, and heard his word.
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But Martha was cumbered about much service; and she came up to him, and said, Lord, don't you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Then tell her to help me.
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Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her.
Footnotes
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At this place in the text the CT also includes the following: 'rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and'. However, compare the reading of Matthew 14:20 (new numbering). See Variant Exceptions regarding Luke 11:13 for more information.
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A denarius was a Roman coin worth about one day's wages.
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CT reads, 'Martha, Martha, you are anxious and upset about many things, but one thing is needful.' The UPDV omits both clauses, supported by Old Syriac S and part of the Old Latin tradition (it-a, b, e, ff², i, l, r¹); Codex Bezae retains only 'you are troubled.' The verse reads 'Jesus answered and said' with Old Syriac S, D, and much of the Greek and Old Latin tradition (CT: 'the Lord'). See Variant Exceptions.
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