Luke 10:1-10

The Seventy Sent Out

1 Now after this ¹the Lord appointed seventy ²others, and sent them ³in pairs ahead * of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come.

2 And He was saying to them, "⁴The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.

3 "Go; ⁵behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.

4 "⁶Carry no money belt, no bag, no shoes; and greet no one on the way.

5 "Whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace be to this house.'

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

7 "Stay in that house, eating and drinking what they give you; for ⁷the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house.

8 "Whatever city you enter and they receive you, ⁸eat what is set before you;

9 and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them, '⁹The kingdom of God has come near to you.'

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

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Cross References 9

1. Luke 7:13
2. Luke 9:1f, 52
3. Mark 6:7
4. Matthew 9:37, 38; John 4:35
5. Matthew 10:16
6. Matthew 10:9-14; Mark 6:8-11; Luke 9:3-5; Luke 10:4-12
7. Matthew 10:10; 1 Corinthians 9:14; 1 Timothy 5:18
8. 1 Corinthians 10:27
9. Matthew 3:2; Matthew 10:7; Luke 10:11

Footnotes 5

[a]. Some mss read "seventy-two"
[b]. Or "knapsack" or "beggar's bag"
[c]. Lit "son of peace;" i.e. a person inclined toward peace
[d]. Lit "the house itself"
[e]. Lit "the things from them"

Luke 10:1-10

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The Seventy Sent Out

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