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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.
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After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go.
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.
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Then He said to them, "The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.
3 Go! I'm sending you out like lambs among wolves.
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Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.
4 Don't carry a wallet, a traveling bag, or sandals, and don't stop to greet anyone on the way.
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Carry neither money bag, knapsack, nor sandals; and greet no one along the road.
5 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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But whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace to 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.
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And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it; if not, it will return to you.
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.
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And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house.
8 Whenever you go into a city and the people welcome you, eat whatever they serve you.
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Whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you.
9 Heal the sick that are there, and tell the people, 'The kingdom of God is near you!'
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And heal the sick there, and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'
10 "But whenever you go into a city and people don't welcome you, leave. Announce in its streets,
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But whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say,
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!'
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'The very dust of your city which clings to us we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near you.'
12 I can guarantee that judgment day will be easier for Sodom than for that city.
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But I say to you that it will be more tolerable in that Day for Sodom than for that city.
13 "How horrible it will be for you, Chorazin! How horrible it will be for you, Bethsaida! If the miracles worked in your cities had been worked in Tyre and Sidon, they would have changed the way they thought and acted. Long ago they would have worn sackcloth and sat in ashes.
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"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
14 Judgment day will be better for Tyre and Sidon than for you.
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But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.
15 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to heaven? No, you will go to hell!
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And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades.
16 "The person who hears you hears me, and the person who rejects you rejects me. The person who rejects me rejects the one who sent me."
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He who hears you hears Me, he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me."
17 The 70 disciples came back very happy. They said, "Lord, even demons obey us when we use the power and authority of your name!"
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Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name."
18 Jesus said to them, "I watched Satan fall from heaven like lightning.
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And He said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
19 I have given you the authority to trample snakes and scorpions and to destroy the enemy's power. Nothing will hurt you.
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Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
20 However, don't be happy that evil spirits obey you. Be happy that your names are written in heaven."
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Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven."
21 In that hour the Holy Spirit filled Jesus with joy. Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding these things from wise and intelligent people and revealing them to little children. Yes, Father, this is what pleased you.
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In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, "I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.
22 "My Father has turned everything over to me. Only the Father knows who the Son is. And no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son is willing to reveal him."
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All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him."
23 He turned to his disciples in private and said to them, "How blessed you are to see what you've seen.
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Then He turned to His disciples and said privately, "Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see;
24 I can guarantee that many prophets and kings wanted to see and hear what you've seen and heard, but they didn't."
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for I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see what you see, and have not seen it, and to hear what you hear, and have not heard it."
25 Then an expert in Moses' Teachings stood up to test Jesus. He asked, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
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And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
26 Jesus answered him, "What is written in Moses' Teachings? What do you read there?"
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He said to him, "What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?"
27 He answered, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind.' And 'Love your neighbor as you love yourself.'"
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So he answered and said, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,' and 'your neighbor as yourself.' "
28 Jesus told him, "You're right! Do this, and life will be yours."
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And He said to him, "You have answered rightly; do this and you will live."
29 But the man wanted to justify his question. So he asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?"
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But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
30 Jesus replied, "A man went from Jerusalem to Jericho. On the way robbers stripped him, beat him, and left him for dead.
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Then Jesus answered and said: "A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
31 "By chance, a priest was traveling along that road. When he saw the man, he went around him and continued on his way.
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Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32 Then a Levite came to that place. When he saw the man, he, too, went around him and continued on his way.
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Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side.
33 "But a Samaritan, as he was traveling along, came across the man. When the Samaritan saw him, he felt sorry for the man,
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But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion.
34 went to him, and cleaned and bandaged his wounds. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
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So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 The next day the Samaritan took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. He told the innkeeper, 'Take care of him. If you spend more than that, I'll pay you on my return trip.'
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On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.'
36 "Of these three men, who do you think was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by robbers?"
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So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?"
37 The expert said, "The one who was kind enough to help him." Jesus told him, "Go and imitate his example!"
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And he said, "He who showed mercy on him." Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."
38 As they were traveling along, Jesus went into a village. A woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.
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Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house.
39 She had a sister named Mary. Mary sat at the Lord's feet and listened to him talk.
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And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word.
40 But Martha was upset about all the work she had to do. So she asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work all by myself? Tell her to help me."
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But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me."
41 The Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha! You worry and fuss about a lot of things.
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And Jesus answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.
42 There's only one thing you need. Mary has made the right choice, and that one thing will not be taken away from her."
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But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her."
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