1 After this the Lord appointedxEx. 24:1, 9; Num. 11:16 seventy-two others andy[ch. 9:2, 52] sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. 2 zMatt. 9:37, 38; John 4:35 And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.a[2 Thess. 3:1] Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. 3 Go your way;bMatt. 10:16; [John 17:18] behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. 4 cFor ver. 4-12, [ch. 9:1-5; 22:35; Matt. 10:9-15; Mark 6:8-11] Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, andd2 Kgs. 4:29 greet no one on the road. 5 Whatever house you enter, first say,e1 Sam. 25:6 ‘Peace be to this house! ’ 6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not,f[Ps. 35:13 (Heb.)] it will return to you. 7 And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, forgSee 1 Tim. 5:18 the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house. 8 Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. 9 Heal the sick in it and say to them,hver. 11; See Matt. 3:2 ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you. ’ 10 But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, 11 iActs 13:51; [Neh. 5:13; Acts 18:6] ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, thatjver. 9 the kingdom of God has come near. ’ 12 I tell you,kSee Matt. 10:15 it will be more bearable onlMatt. 7:22 that day for Sodom than for that town.
13 mFor ver. 13-15, see Matt. 11:21-23 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done inn[Isa. 23; Ezek. 28:2-24; Amos 1:9, 10] Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 o[ch. 12:47, 48] But it will be more bearable in the judgment forn[See ver. 13 above] Tyre and Sidon than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum,pCited from Isa. 14:13-15 will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down toqch. 16:23; Acts 2:27 Hades.
16 rSee Matt. 10:40 The one who hears you hears me, andsJohn 12:48; 1 Thess. 4:8; [Matt. 25:45] the one who rejects you rejects me, andtJohn 5:23 the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me. ”
17 uver. 1 The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord,vSee Mark 16:17 even the demons are subject to us in your name! ” 18 And he said to them, w[John 12:31; 16:11; Col. 2:15; Rev. 12:8, 9] “I saw Satanx[Isa. 14:12; Rev. 9:1] fall like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I have given you authorityyPs. 91:13; Mark 16:18; Acts 28:5 to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power ofzMatt. 13:39 the enemy, andach. 21:18; [Rom. 8:28, 39] nothing shall hurt you. 20 b[Matt. 7:22, 23] Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice thatcEx. 32:32, 33; Ps. 69:28; Isa. 4:3; Ezek. 13:9; Dan. 12:1; Phil. 4:3; Heb. 12:23 your names are written in heaven. ”
21 dFor ver. 21, 22, see Matt. 11:25-27 In that same houre[Isa. 53:11] he rejoicedf[Mark 12:36] in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father,gSee Acts 17:24 Lord of heaven and earth, thathJob 37:24; 1 Cor. 1:19-27; 2 Cor. 3:14 you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding andiPs. 8:2; Matt. 21:16; [ch. 8:10; Matt. 16:17] revealed them to little children; yes, Father, forj[ch. 12:32] such was your gracious will.1Or for so it pleased you well 22 kJohn 1:18; 6:46; 7:29; 8:19; 10:15; 17:25; See Matt. 28:18 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son iskJohn 1:18; 6:46; 7:29; 8:19; 10:15; 17:25; See Matt. 28:18 except the Father, or who the Father iskJohn 1:18; 6:46; 7:29; 8:19; 10:15; 17:25; See Matt. 28:18 except the Son and anyonel[John 17:26] to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. ”
23 Then turning to the disciples he said privately, mMatt. 13:16, 17; [Matt. 16:17] “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! 24 For I tell younHeb. 11:13; 1 Pet. 1:10-12; [John 8:56] that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. ”
25 oFor ver. 25-28, [ch. 18:18-20; Matt. 19:16-19; 22:34-39; Mark 10:17-19] And behold, apSee ch. 7:30 lawyer stood up toqSee John 8:6 put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do torMatt. 19:29; 25:34, 46 inherit eternal life? ” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it? ” 27 And he answered,sMatt. 22:37; Mark 12:30; Cited from Deut. 6:5 “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, andtCited from Lev. 19:18; See Matt. 19:19 your neighbor as yourself. ” 28 And he said to him, “You have answered correctly;uLev. 18:5; Neh. 9:29; Ezek. 20:11; Rom. 10:5; Gal. 3:12 do this, and you will live. ”
29 But he,vch. 16:15 desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor? ” 30 Jesus replied, “A manw[ch. 18:31; 19:28] was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance axJohn 1:19; [Num. 8:19] priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. 32 So likewisex[See ver. 31 above] a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But aySee Matt. 10:5 Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 He went to him andzIsa. 1:6 bound up his wounds, pouring onzIsa. 1:6 oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 And the next day he took out twoaSee Matt. 18:28 denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back. ’ 36 Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers? ” 37 He said, “The one who showed him mercy. ” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise. ”
38 Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman namedbJohn 11:1, 19, 20; 12:2, 3 Marthacch. 19:6 welcomed him into her house. 39 And she had a sister calledb[See ver. 38 above] Mary, whodch. 8:35; [Acts 22:3] sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me. ” 41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you aree[1 Cor. 7:32-34]; See ch. 12:22 anxious and troubled about many things, 42 but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosenfPs. 16:5 the good portion, which will not be taken away from her. ”