1 A nd 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,

Now after this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come.

2 t hen 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.

And He was saying to them, “ The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.

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

Go; behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.

4 c arry no bag, no scrip, nor sandals; and salute no one on the way;

Carry no money belt, no bag, no shoes; and greet no one on the way.

5 a nd into whatever house ye do enter, first say, Peace to this house;

Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house.’

6 a nd 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.

If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.

7 ` 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,

Stay in that house, eating and drinking what they give you; for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house.

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

Whatever city you enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you;

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

and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them, ‘ The kingdom of God has come near to you.’

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

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

11 A nd 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;

‘ Even the dust of your city which clings to our feet we wipe off in protest against you; yet be sure of this, that the kingdom of God has come near.’

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

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

13 ` 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;

“ Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had been performed in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

14 b ut for Tyre and Sidon it shall be more tolerable in the judgment than for you.

But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.

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

And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will be brought down to Hades!

16 ` 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.'

“ The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me; and he who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.” The Happy Results

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

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

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

And He said to them, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.

19 l o, 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;

Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you.

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

Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.”

21 I n 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.

At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.

22 ` 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.'

All things have been handed over 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 anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.”

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

Turning to the disciples, He said privately, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see,

24 f or 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.'

for I say to you, that many prophets and kings wished 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 A nd lo, a certain lawyer stood up, trying him, and saying, `Teacher, what having done, life age-during shall I inherit?'

And a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

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

And He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?”

27 A nd 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.'

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

And He said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.”

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

But wishing to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” The Good Samaritan

30 a nd 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.

Jesus replied and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead.

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

And by chance a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

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

Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

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

But a Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion,

34 a nd 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;

and came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn and took care of him.

35 a nd 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.

On the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I return I will repay you.’

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

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

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

And he said, “The one who showed mercy toward him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do the same.” Martha and Mary

38 A nd 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,

Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.

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

She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord’s feet, listening to His word.

40 a nd 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.'

But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me.”

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

But the Lord answered and said to her, “ Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things;

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

but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”