Luke 10; Luke 11; John 10:22-42

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Luke 10

1 After this the Lord appointed 72 others. He sent them out two by two ahead of him. They went to every town and place where he was about to go.
2 He told them, "The harvest is huge, but the workers are few. So ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest field.
3 "Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
4 Do not take a purse or bag or sandals. And don't greet anyone on the road.
5 "When you enter a house, first say, 'May this house be blessed with peace.'
6 If someone there loves peace, your blessing of peace will rest on him. If not, it will return to you.
7 Stay in that house. Eat and drink anything they give you. Workers are worthy of their pay. Do not move around from house to house.
8 "When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is set down in front of you.
9 Heal the sick people who are there. Tell them, 'God's kingdom is near you.'
10 "But what if you enter a town and are not welcomed? Then go into its streets and say,
11 'We wipe off even the dust of your town that sticks to our feet. We do it to show that God isn't pleased with you. But here is what you can be sure of. God's kingdom is near.'
12 "I tell you this. On judgment day it will be easier for Sodom than for that town.
13 "How terrible it will be for you, Korazin! How terrible for you, Bethsaida! Suppose the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon. They would have turned away from their sins long ago. They would have put on black clothes. They would have sat down in ashes.
14 On judgment day it will be easier for Tyre and Sidon than for you.
15 "And what about you, Capernaum? Will you be lifted up to heaven? No! You will go down to the place of the dead.
16 "Anyone who listens to you listens to me. Anyone who does not accept you does not accept me. And anyone who does not accept me does not accept the One who sent me."
17 The 72 returned with joy. They said, "Lord, even the demons obey us when we speak in your name."
18 Jesus replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
19 I have given you authority to walk all over snakes and scorpions. You will be able to destroy all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
20 But do not be glad when the evil spirits obey you. Instead, be glad that your names are written in heaven."
21 At that time Jesus was full of joy through the Holy Spirit. He said, "I praise you, Father. You are Lord of heaven and earth. You have hidden these things from the wise and educated. But you have shown them to little children. Yes, Father. This is what you wanted.
22 "My Father has given all things to me. The Father is the only one who knows who the Son is. And the only ones who know the Father are the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to make the Father known."
23 Then Jesus turned to his disciples. He said to them in private, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
24 I tell you, many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see. But they didn't see it. They wanted to hear what you hear. But they didn't hear it."
25 One day an authority on the law stood up to put Jesus to the test. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to receive eternal life?"
26 "What is written in the Law?" Jesus replied. "How do you understand it?"
27 He answered, " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your strength and with all your mind.'(Deuteronomy 6:5) And, 'Love your neighbor as you love yourself.' "(Leviticus 19:18)
28 "You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do that, and you will live."
29 But the man wanted to make himself look good. So he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
30 Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho. Robbers attacked him. They stripped off his clothes and beat him. Then they went away, leaving him almost dead.
31 A priest happened to be going down that same road. When he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.
32 A Levite also came by. When he saw the man, he passed by on the other side too.
33 But a Samaritan came to the place where the man was. When he saw the man, he felt sorry for him.
34 He went to him, poured olive oil and wine on his wounds and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey. He took him to an inn and took care of him.
35 The next day he took out two silver coins. He gave them to the owner of the inn. 'Take care of him,' he said. 'When I return, I will pay you back for any extra expense you may have.'
36 "Which of the three do you think was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by robbers?"
37 The authority on the law replied, "The one who felt sorry for him." Jesus told him, "Go and do as he did."
38 Jesus and his disciples went on their way. Jesus came to a village where a woman named Martha lived. She welcomed him into her home.
39 She had a sister named Mary. Mary sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said.
40 But Martha was busy with all the things that had to be done. She came to Jesus and said, "Lord, my sister has left me to do the work by myself. Don't you care? Tell her to help me!"
41 "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered. "You are worried and upset about many things.
42 But only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better. And it will not be taken away from her."
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Luke 11

1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples spoke to him. "Lord," he said, "teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."
2 Jesus said to them, "When you pray, this is what you should say. " 'Father, may your name be honored. May your kingdom come.
3 Give us each day our daily bread.
4 Forgive us our sins, as we also forgive everyone who sins against us. Keep us from falling into sin when we are tempted.' "
5 Then Jesus said to them, "Suppose someone has a friend. He goes to him at midnight. He says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread.
6 A friend of mine on a journey has come to stay with me. I have nothing for him to eat.'
7 "Then the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already locked. My children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.'
8 "I tell you, that person will not get up. And he won't give the man bread just because he is his friend. But because the man keeps on asking, he will get up. He will give him as much as he needs.
9 "So here is what I say to you. Ask, and it will be given to you. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you.
10 Everyone who asks will receive. He who searches will find. And the door will be opened to the one who knocks.
11 "Fathers, suppose your son asks for a fish. Which of you will give him a snake instead?
12 Or suppose he asks for an egg. Which of you will give him a scorpion?
13 Even though you are evil, you know how to give good gifts to your children. How much more will your Father who is in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
14 Jesus was driving out a demon. The man who had the demon could not speak. When the demon left, the man began to speak. The crowd was amazed.
15 But some of them said, "Jesus is driving out demons by the power of Beelzebub, the prince of demons."
16 Others put Jesus to the test by asking for a miraculous sign from heaven.
17 Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he said to them, "Any kingdom that fights against itself will be destroyed. A family that is divided against itself will fall.
18 If Satan fights against himself, how can his kingdom stand? "I say this because of what you claim. You say I drive out demons by the power of Beelzebub.
19 Suppose I do drive out demons with Beelzebub's help. With whose help do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
20 But suppose I drive out demons with the help of God's powerful finger. Then God's kingdom has come to you.
21 "When a strong man is completely armed and guards his house, what he owns is safe.
22 But when someone stronger attacks, he is overpowered. The attacker takes away the armor the man had trusted in. Then he divides up what he has stolen.
23 "Anyone who is not with me is against me. Anyone who does not gather sheep with me scatters them.
24 "What happens when an evil spirit comes out of a man? It goes through dry areas looking for a place to rest. But it doesn't find it. Then it says, 'I will return to the house I left.'
25 When it arrives there, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.
26 Then the evil spirit goes and takes seven other spirits more evil than itself. They go in and live there. That man is worse off than before."
27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out. She shouted, "Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you."
28 He replied, "Instead, blessed are those who hear God's word and obey it."
29 As the crowds grew larger, Jesus spoke to them. "The people of today are evil," he said. "They ask for a miraculous sign from God. But none will be given except the sign of Jonah.
30 He was a sign from God to the people of Nineveh. In the same way, the Son of Man will be a sign from God to the people of today.
31 "The Queen of the South will stand up on judgment day with the men now living. And she will prove that they are guilty. She came from very far away to listen to Solomon's wisdom. And now one who is more important than Solomon is here.
32 "The men of Nineveh will stand up on judgment day with the people now living. And the Ninevites will prove that those people are guilty. The men of Nineveh turned away from their sins when Jonah preached to them. And now one who is more important than Jonah is here.
33 "No one lights a lamp and hides it. No one puts it under a bowl. Instead, people put a lamp on its stand. Then those who come in can see the light.
34 "Your eye is like a lamp for your body. Suppose your eyes are good. Then your whole body also is full of light. But suppose your eyes are bad. Then your body also is full of darkness.
35 So make sure that the light inside you is not darkness.
36 "Suppose your whole body is full of light. And suppose no part of it is dark. Then your body will be completely lit up. It will be as when the light of a lamp shines on you."
37 Jesus finished speaking. Then a Pharisee invited him to eat with him. So Jesus went in and took his place at the table.
38 But the Pharisee noticed that Jesus did not wash before the meal. He was surprised.
39 Then the Lord spoke to him. "You Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish," he said. "But inside you are full of greed and evil.
40 You foolish people! Didn't the one who made the outside make the inside also?
41 Give to poor people what is inside the dish. Then everything will be clean for you.
42 "How terrible it will be for you Pharisees! You give God a tenth of your garden plants, such as mint and rue. But you have forgotten to be fair and to love God. You should have practiced the last things without failing to do the first.
43 "How terrible for you Pharisees! You love the most important seats in the synagogues. You love having people greet you in the market places.
44 "How terrible for you! You are like graves that are not marked. People walk over them without knowing it."
45 An authority on the law spoke to Jesus. He said, "Teacher, when you say things like that, you say bad things about us too."
46 Jesus replied, "How terrible for you authorities on the law! You put such heavy loads on people that they can hardly carry them. But you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.
47 "How terrible for you! You build tombs for the prophets. It was your people of long ago who killed them.
48 So you give witness that you agree with what your people did long ago. They killed the prophets, and now you build the prophets' tombs.
49 "So God in his wisdom said, 'I will send prophets and apostles to them. They will kill some. And they will try to hurt others.'
50 So the people of today will be punished. They will pay for all the prophets' blood spilled since the world began.
51 I mean from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the temple. Yes, I tell you, the people of today will be punished for all these things.
52 "How terrible for you authorities on the law! You have taken away the key to the door of knowledge. You yourselves have not entered. And you have stood in the way of those who were entering."
53 When Jesus left there, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law strongly opposed him. They threw a lot of questions at him.
54 They set traps for him. They wanted to catch him in something he might say.
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John 10:22-42

22 Then came the Feast of Hanukkah at Jerusalem. It was winter.
23 Jesus was in the temple area walking in Solomon's Porch.
24 The Jews gathered around him. They said, "How long will you keep us waiting? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly."
25 Jesus answered, "I did tell you. But you do not believe. The kinds of things I do in my Father's name speak for me.
26 But you do not believe, because you are not my sheep.
27 "My sheep listen to my voice. I know them, and they follow me.
28 I give them eternal life, and they will never die. No one can steal them out of my hand.
29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than anyone. No one can steal them out of my Father's hand.
30 I and the Father are one."
31 Again the Jews picked up stones to kill him.
32 But Jesus said to them, "I have shown you many miracles from the Father. Which one of these are you throwing stones at me for?"
33 "We are not throwing stones at you for any of these," replied the Jews. "We are stoning you for saying a very evil thing. You are only a man. But you claim to be God."
34 Jesus answered them, "Didn't God say in your Law, 'I have said you are gods'?(Psalm 82:6)
35 We know that Scripture is always true. God spoke to some people and called them 'gods.'
36 If that is true, what about the One the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why do you charge me with saying a very evil thing? Is it because I said, 'I am God's Son'?
37 "Don't believe me unless I do what my Father does.
38 But what if I do it? Even if you don't believe me, believe the miracles. Then you will know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father."
39 Again they tried to arrest him. But he escaped from them.
40 Then Jesus went back across the Jordan River. He went to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. There he stayed.
41 Many people came to him. They said, "John never did a miraculous sign. But everything he said about this man was true."
42 And in that place many believed in Jesus.
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