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Sending Out the Seventy-Two

¹ After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two^(F1) others, and he sent them ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself was about to go. ² He told them,^(C1) “The harvest³ Now go; I’m sending you out like lambs among wolves.⁴ Don’t carry a money-bag,⁵ Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace⁶ If a person of peace is there, your peace⁷ Remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they offer, for the worker is worthy of his wages.⁸ When you enter any town, and they welcome you, eat the things set before you.⁹ Heal the sick¹⁰ When you enter any town, and they don’t welcome you, go out into its streets and say,¹¹ ‘We are wiping off even the dust of your town that clings to our feet as a witness against you.¹² I tell you, on that day

Unrepentant Towns

¹³ “Woe¹⁴ But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment¹⁵ And you, Capernaum,¹⁶ Whoever listens to you listens to me.

The Return of the Seventy-Two

¹⁷ The seventy-two^(F1)(C1) returned with joy, saying,^(C2) “Lord, even the demons^(C3) submit to us in your name.”^(C4)

¹⁸ He said to them, “I watched Satan¹⁹ Look, I have given you the authority²⁰ However, don’t rejoice that

The Son Reveals the Father

²¹ At that time^(C1) he^(F1) rejoiced in the Holy^(F2) Spirit^(C2) and said, “I praise²² All things have

²³ Then turning to his disciples he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see the things you see!²⁴ For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things you see but didn’t see them; to hear the things you hear but didn’t hear them.”

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

²⁵ Then^(C1) an expert in the law^(C2) stood up to test^(C3) him, saying, “Teacher,^(C4) what must I do to inherit eternal life?” ^(C5)

²⁶ “What is written in the law?”

²⁷ He answered, “Love the Lord your God^(C1) with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,”^(C2) and “your neighbor as yourself.”^(C3)(C4)

²⁸ “You’ve answered correctly,”

²⁹ But wanting to justify himself,^(C1) he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” ^(C2)

³⁰ Jesus took up the question and said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him up, and fled, leaving him half dead.³¹ A priest happened to be going down that road. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.³² In the same way, a Levite, when he arrived at the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.³³ But a Samaritan³⁴ He went over to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on olive oil³⁵ The next day

³⁶ “Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?”

³⁷ “The one who showed mercy^(C1) to him,” he said.

Then Jesus told him, “Go and do the same.”

Martha and Mary

³⁸ While they were traveling, he entered a village, and a woman named Martha^(C1) welcomed him into her home.^{(F1) 39} She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s^(F1) feet^(C1) and was listening to what he said.^{(F2) 40} But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t you care^(C1) that my sister has left me to serve alone? So tell her to give me a hand.”^(F1)(C2)

⁴¹ The Lord^(F1) answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things,⁴² but one thing is necessary.