Luke 10:1-11

1 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.

2 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.

3 Go! I'm sending you out like lambs among wolves.

4 Don't carry a wallet, a traveling bag, or sandals, and don't stop to greet anyone on the way.

5 Whenever you go into a house, greet the family right away with the words, 'May there be peace in this house.'

6 If a peaceful person lives there, your greeting will be accepted. But if that's not the case, your greeting will be rejected.

7 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.

8 Whenever you go into a city and the people welcome you, eat whatever they serve you.

9 Heal the sick that are there, and tell the people, 'The kingdom of God is near you!'

10 "But whenever you go into a city and people don't welcome you, leave. Announce in its streets,

11 'We are wiping your city's dust from our feet in protest against you! But realize that the kingdom of God is near you!'