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1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go.
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After this, the Lord appointed seventy other talmidim and sent them on ahead in pairs to every town and place where he himself was about to go.
2 He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.
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He said to them, "To be sure, there is a large harvest. But there are few workers. Therefore, plead with the Lord of the Harvest that he speed workers out to gather in his harvest.
3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
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Get going now, but pay attention! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
4 Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.
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Don't carry a money-belt or a pack, and don't stop to shmoose with people on the road.
5 “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’
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"Whenever you enter a house, first say, `Shalom!' to the household.
6 If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you.
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If a seeker of shalom is there, your `Shalom!' will find its rest with him; and if there isn't, it will return to you.
7 Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
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Stay in that same house, eating and drinking what they offer, for a worker deserves his wages -- don't move about from house to house.
8 “When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you.
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"Whenever you come into a town where they make you welcome, eat what is put in front of you.
9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’
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Heal the sick there, and tell them, `The Kingdom of God is near you.'
10 But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say,
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But whenever you enter a town and they don't make you welcome, go out into its streets and say,
11 ‘Even the dust of your town we wipe from our feet as a warning to you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God has come near.’
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`Even the dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off as a sign against you! But understand this: the Kingdom of God is near!'
12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.
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I tell you, it will be more tolerable on the Day of Judgment for S'dom than for that town.
13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
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"Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you, Beit-Tzaidah! For if the miracles done in you had been done in Tzor and Tzidon, they would long ago have put on sackcloth and ashes as evidence that they had changed their ways.
14 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.
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But at the Judgment it will be more bearable for Tzor and Tzidon than for you!
15 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.
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"And you, K'far-Nachum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Sh'ol!
16 “Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”
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"Whoever listens to you listens to me, also whoever rejects you rejects me, and whoever rejects me rejects the One who sent me."
17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”
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The seventy came back jubilant. "Lord," they said, "with your power, even the demons submit to us!"
18 He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
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Yeshua said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.
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Remember, I have given you authority; so you can trample down snakes and scorpions, indeed, all the Enemy's forces; and you will remain com pletely unharmed.
20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
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Nevertheless, don't be glad that the spirits submit to you; be glad that your names have been recorded in heaven."
21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.
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At that moment he was filled with joy by the Ruach HaKodesh and said, "Father, Lord of heaven and earth, I thank you because you concealed these things from the sophisticated and educated, yet revealed them to ordinary people. Yes, Father, I thank you that it pleased you to do this.
22 “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
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"My Father has handed over everything to me. Indeed, no one fully knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son wishes to reveal him."
23 Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
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Then, turning to the talmidim, he said, privately, "How blessed are the eyes that see what you are seeing!
24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
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Indeed, I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things you are seeing but did not see them, and to hear the things you are hearing but did not hear them."
25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
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An expert in Torah stood up to try and trap him by asking, "Rabbi, what should I do to obtain eternal life?"
26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”
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But Yeshua said to him, "What is written in the Torah? How do you read it?"
27 He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ ; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”
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He answered, "You are to love ADONAI your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength and with all your understanding; and your neighbor as yourself."
28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”
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"That's the right answer," Yeshua said. "Do this, and you will have life."
29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
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But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Yeshua, "And who is my `neighbor'?"
30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.
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Taking up the question, Yeshua said: "A man was going down from Yerushalayim to Yericho when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him naked and beat him up, then went off, leaving him half dead.
31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.
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By coincidence, a cohen was going down on that road; but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
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Likewise a Levi who reached the place and saw him also passed by on the other side.
33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.
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"But a man from Shomron who was traveling came upon him; and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion.
34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him.
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So he went up to him, put oil and wine on his wounds and bandaged them. Then he set him on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him.
35 The next day he took out two denariiand gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’
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The next day, he took out two days' wages, gave them to the innkeeper and said, `Look after him; and if you spend more than this, I'll pay you back when I return.'
36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
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Of these three, which one seems to you to have become the `neighbor' of the man who fell among robbers?"
37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
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He answered, "The one who showed mercy toward him." Yeshua said to him, "You go and do as he did."
38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him.
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On their way Yeshua and his talmidim came to a village where a woman named Marta welcomed him into her home.
39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said.
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She had a sister called Miryam who also sat at the Lord's feet and heard what he had to say.
40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”
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But Marta was busy with all the work to be done; so, going up to him, she said, "Sir, don't you care that my sister has been leaving me to do all the work by myself?"
41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things,
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However, the Lord answered her, "Marta, Marta, you are fretting and worrying about so many things!
42 but few things are needed—or indeed only one.Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”
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But there is only one thing that is essential. Miryam has chosen the right thing, and it won't be taken away from her."
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