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¹ 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.² 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.³ Go your ways; look, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves.⁴ Carry no purse, no wallet, no shoes; and salute no man on the way.⁵ And into whatever house you shall enter, first say, Peace [be] to this house.⁶ And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest on him: but if not, it shall turn to you again.⁷ And remain 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.⁸ And into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:⁹ and heal the sick that are therein, and say to them, The kingdom of God has come near to you.¹⁰ But into whatever city you shall enter, and they do not receive you, go out into the streets thereof and say,¹¹ Even the dust from your city, that cleaves to our feet, we wipe off against you: nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.¹² I say to you, it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.¹³ 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.¹⁴ But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment, than for you.¹⁵ And you, Capernaum, shall you be exalted to heaven? you shall go down to Hades.¹⁶ He that hears you hears me; and he that rejects you rejects me; and he that rejects me rejects him that sent me.

¹⁷ And the seventy-two returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name.¹⁸ And he said to them, I watched Satan fallen as lightning from heaven.¹⁹ Look, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any wise hurt you.²⁰ Nevertheless don't rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.²¹ In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and 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 babes: yes, Father; for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.²² All things have been delivered to me of my Father: and no one knows who the Son is, save the Father; and who the Father is, save the Son, and he to whoever the Son wills to reveal [him].²³ And turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed [are] the eyes which see the things that you see:²⁴ 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.

²⁵ And look, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, 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 answering he said, You shall love the 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 right: do this, and you shall live.²⁹ But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?³⁰ 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.³¹ And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.³² And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side.³³ But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion,³⁴ 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.³⁵ And on the next day he took out $200, and gave it to the host, and said, Take care of him; and whatever you spend more, I, when I come back again, will repay you.³⁶ Which of these three, do you think, proved neighbor to him that fell among the robbers?³⁷ And he said, He that showed mercy on him. And Jesus said to him, Go, and you do likewise.

³⁸ Now as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him.³⁹ And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet, and heard his word.⁴⁰ 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.⁴¹ But the Lord answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and upset about many things:⁴² but one thing is needful: for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.