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1 After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go.
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Now after these things, the Lord made selection of seventy others and sent them before him, two together, into every town and place where he himself was about to come.
2 He said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.
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And he said to them, There is much grain ready to be cut, but not enough workers: so make prayer to the Lord of the grain-fields that he will send workers to get in the grain.
3 Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves.
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Go on your way: see, I send you out like lambs among wolves.
4 Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet no one on the road.
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Take no bag for money or for food, and no shoes; say no word to any man on the way.
5 Whatever house you enter, first say, "Peace to this house!'
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And whenever you go into a house, first say, Peace be to this house.
6 And if anyone is there who shares in peace, your peace will rest on that person; but if not, it will return to you.
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And if a son of peace is there, your peace will be with him: but if not, it will come back to you again.
7 Remain in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they provide, for the laborer deserves to be paid. Do not move about from house to house.
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And keep in that same house, taking what food and drink they give you: for the worker has a right to his reward. Do not go from house to house.
8 Whenever you enter a town and its people welcome you, eat what is set before you;
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And into whatever town you go, if they take you in, take whatever food is given to you:
9 cure the sick who are there, and say to them, "The kingdom of God has come near to you.'
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And make well those in it who are ill and say to them, The kingdom of God is near to you.
10 But whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say,
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But if you go into a town where they will not have you, go out into the streets of it and say,
11 "Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off in protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come near.'
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Even the dust of your town, which is on our feet, we put off as a witness against you; but be certain of this, that the kingdom of God is near.
12 I tell you, on that day it will be more tolerable for Sodom than for that town.
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I say to you, It will be better in that day for Sodom than for that town.
13 "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the deeds of power done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
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A curse is on you, Chorazin! A curse is on you, Beth-saida! For if such works of power had been done in Tyre and Sidon as have been done in you, they would have been turned from their sins, in days gone by, seated in the dust.
14 But at the judgment it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon than for you.
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But it will be better for Tyre and Sidon, in the day of judging, than for you.
15 And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades.
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And you, Capernaum, were you not lifted up to heaven? you will go down to hell.
16 "Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me, and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me."
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Whoever gives ear to you, gives ear to me; and whoever is against you, is against me; and whoever is against me, is against him who sent me.
17 The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, in your name even the demons submit to us!"
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And the seventy came back with joy, saying, Lord, even the evil spirits are under our power in your name.
18 He said to them, "I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning.
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And he said, I was watching for Satan, falling from heaven like a star.
19 See, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing will hurt you.
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See, I have given you power to put your feet on snakes and evil beasts, and over all the strength of him who is against you: and nothing will do you damage.
20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."
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Do not be glad, however, because you have power over spirits, but because your names are recorded in heaven.
21 At that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.
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In that same hour he was full of joy in the Holy Spirit and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children: for so, O Father, it was pleasing in your eyes.
22 All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."
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All things have been given to me by my Father: and no one has knowledge of the Son, but only the Father: and of the Father, but only the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.
23 Then turning to the disciples, Jesus said to them privately, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!
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And, turning to the disciples, he said privately, Happy are the eyes which see the things you see:
24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired 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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For I say to you that numbers of prophets and kings have had a desire to see the things which you see, and have not seen them, and to have knowledge of the things which have come to your ears, and they had it not.
25 Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he said, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
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And a certain teacher of the law got up and put him to the test, saying, Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?
26 He said to him, "What is written in the law? What do you read there?"
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And he said to him, What does the law say, in your reading of it?
27 He answered, "You shall 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 your neighbor as yourself."
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And he, answering, said, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and for your neighbour as for yourself.
28 And he said to him, "You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live."
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And he said, You have given the right answer: do this and you will have life.
29 But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
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But he, desiring to put himself in the right, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
30 Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
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And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.
31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
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And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he went by on the other side.
32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
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And in the same way, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, went by on the other side.
33 But a Samaritan while traveling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity.
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But a certain man of Samaria, journeying that way, came where he was, and when he saw him, he was moved with pity for him,
34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
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And came to him and put clean linen round his wounds, with oil and wine; and he put him on his beast and took him to a house and took care of him.
35 The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, "Take care of him; and when I come back, I will repay you whatever more you spend.'
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And the day after he took two pennies and gave them to the owner of the house and said, Take care of him; and if this money is not enough, when I come again I will give you whatever more is needed.
36 Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?"
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Which of these three men, in your opinion, was neighbour to the man who came into the hands of thieves?
37 He said, "The one who showed him mercy." Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."
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And he said, The one who had mercy on him. And Jesus said, Go and do the same.
38 Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.
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Now, while they were on their way, he came to a certain town; and a woman named Martha took him into her house.
39 She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to what he was saying.
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And she had a sister, by name Mary, who took her seat at the Lord's feet and gave attention to his words.
40 But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me."
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But Martha had her hands full of the work of the house, and she came to him and said, Lord, is it nothing to you that my sister has let me do all the work? Say to her that she is to give me some help.
41 But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things;
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But the Lord, answering, said to her, Martha, Martha, you are full of care and troubled about such a number of things:
42 there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her."
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Little is needed, or even one thing only: for Mary has taken that good part, which will not be taken away from her.
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