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After this, the Lord appointed 70 other disciples to go ahead of him to every city and place that he intended to go. They were to travel in pairs.
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He told them, "The harvest is large, but the workers are few. So ask the Lord who gives this harvest to send workers to harvest his crops.
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Go! I'm sending you out like lambs among wolves.
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Don't carry a wallet, a traveling bag, or sandals, and don't stop to greet anyone on the way.
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Whenever you go into a house, greet the family right away with the words, 'May there be peace in this house.'
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If a peaceful person lives there, your greeting will be accepted. But if that's not the case, your greeting will be rejected.
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Stay with the family that accepts you. Eat and drink whatever they offer you. After all, the worker deserves his pay. Do not move around from one house to another.
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Whenever you go into a city and the people welcome you, eat whatever they serve you.