Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two
1 After this the Lord appointed
1seventy-two others and
2sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
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3And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
4Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.
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Go your way;
5behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
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6Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and
7greet no one on the road.
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Whatever house you enter, first say,
8‘Peace be to this house! ’
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And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not,
9it will return to you.
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And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for
10the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house.