1 A fter these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go.

And after these things, the Lord did appoint also other seventy, and sent them by twos before his face, to every city and place whither he himself was about to come,

2 T hen He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.

then said he unto them, `The harvest indeed abundant, but the workmen few; beseech ye then the Lord of the harvest, that He may put forth workmen to His harvest.

3 G o your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.

`Go away; lo, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves;

4 C arry neither money bag, knapsack, nor sandals; and greet no one along the road.

carry no bag, no scrip, nor sandals; and salute no one on the way;

5 B ut whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’

and into whatever house ye do enter, first say, Peace to this house;

6 A nd if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it; if not, it will return to you.

and if indeed there may be there the son of peace, rest on it shall your peace; and if not so, upon you it shall turn back.

7 A nd remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house.

`And in that house remain, eating and drinking the things they have, for worthy the workman of his hire; go not from house to house,

8 W hatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you.

and into whatever city ye enter, and they may receive you, eat the things set before you,

9 A nd heal the sick there, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’

and heal the ailing in it, and say to them, The reign of God hath come nigh to you.

10 B ut whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say,

`And into whatever city ye do enter, and they may not receive you, having gone forth to its broad places, say,

11 ‘ The very dust of your city which clings to us we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near you.’

And the dust that hath cleaved to us, from your city, we do wipe off against you, but this know ye, that the reign of God hath come nigh to you;

12 B ut I say to you that it will be more tolerable in that Day for Sodom than for that city. Woe to the Impenitent Cities

and I say to you, that for Sodom in that day it shall be more tolerable than for that city.

13 “ Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

`Wo to thee, Chorazin; wo to thee, Bethsaida; for if in Tyre and Sidon had been done the mighty works that were done in you, long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes, they had reformed;

14 B ut it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.

but for Tyre and Sidon it shall be more tolerable in the judgment than for you.

15 A nd you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades.

`And thou, Capernaum, which unto the heaven wast exalted, unto hades thou shalt be brought down.

16 H e who hears you hears Me, he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.” The Seventy Return with Joy

`He who is hearing you, doth hear me; and he who is putting you away, doth put me away; and he who is putting me away, doth put away Him who sent me.'

17 T hen the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.”

And the seventy turned back with joy, saying, `Sir, and the demons are being subjected to us in thy name;'

18 A nd He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

and he said to them, `I was beholding the Adversary, as lightning from the heaven having fallen;

19 B ehold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

lo, I give to you the authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and on all the power of the enemy, and nothing by any means shall hurt you;

20 N evertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” Jesus Rejoices in the Spirit

but, in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subjected to you, but rejoice rather that your names were written in the heavens.'

21 I n that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.

In that hour was Jesus glad in the Spirit, and said, `I do confess to thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that Thou didst hide these things from wise men and understanding, and didst reveal them to babes; yes, Father, because so it became good pleasure before Thee.

22 A ll things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him. ”

`All things were delivered up to me by my Father, and no one doth know who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whom the Son may wish to reveal.'

23 T hen He turned to His disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see;

And having turned unto the disciples, he said, by themselves, `Happy the eyes that are perceiving what ye perceive;

24 f or I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see what you see, and have not seen it, and to hear what you hear, and have not heard it. ” The Parable of the Good Samaritan

for I say to you, that many prophets and kings did wish to see what ye perceive, and did not see, and to hear what ye hear, and did not hear.'

25 A nd behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

And lo, a certain lawyer stood up, trying him, and saying, `Teacher, what having done, life age-during shall I inherit?'

26 H e said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it? ”

And he said unto him, `In the law what hath been written? how dost thou read?'

27 S o he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the L ord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’ ”

And he answering said, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of all thy soul, and out of all thy strength, and out of all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself.'

28 A nd He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.”

And he said to him, `Rightly thou didst answer; this do, and thou shalt live.'

29 B ut he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said unto Jesus, `And who is my neighbour?'

30 T hen Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

and Jesus having taken up, said, `A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and having stripped him and inflicted blows, they went away, leaving half dead.

31 N ow by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

`And by a coincidence a certain priest was going down in that way, and having seen him, he passed over on the opposite side;

32 L ikewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side.

and in like manner also, a Levite, having been about the place, having come and seen, passed over on the opposite side.

33 B ut a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion.

`But a certain Samaritan, journeying, came along him, and having seen him, he was moved with compassion,

34 S o he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

and having come near, he bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine, and having lifted him up on his own beast, he brought him to an inn, and was careful of him;

35 O n the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.’

and on the morrow, going forth, taking out two denaries, he gave to the innkeeper, and said to him, Be careful of him, and whatever thou mayest spend more, I, in my coming again, will give back to thee.

36 S o which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?”

`Who, then, of these three, seemeth to thee to have become neighbour of him who fell among the robbers?'

37 A nd he said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.” Mary and Martha Worship and Serve

and he said, `He who did the kindness with him,' then Jesus said to him, `Be going on, and thou be doing in like manner.'

38 N ow it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house.

And it came to pass, in their going on, that he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman, by name Martha, did receive him into her house,

39 A nd she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word.

and she had also a sister, called Mary, who also, having seated herself beside the feet of Jesus, was hearing the word,

40 B ut Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”

and Martha was distracted about much serving, and having stood by him, she said, `Sir, dost thou not care that my sister left me alone to serve? say then to her, that she may partake along with me.'

41 A nd Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.

And Jesus answering said to her, `Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and disquieted about many things,

42 B ut one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”

but of one thing there is need, and Mary the good part did choose, that shall not be taken away from her.'