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1 After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two ahead of Him into every city and place whither He Himself would come.
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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 Therefore He said unto them, "The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He would send forth laborers into His harvest.
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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 your ways; behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves,
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Go! I'm sending you out like lambs among wolves.
4 carrying neither purse, nor pack, nor shoes; and salute no man by the way.
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Don't carry a wallet, a traveling bag, or sandals, and don't stop to greet anyone on the way.
5 And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, `Peace be to this house.'
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Whenever you go into a house, greet the family right away with the words, 'May there be peace in this house.'
6 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it; if not, it shall return to you again.
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If a peaceful person lives there, your greeting will be accepted. But if that's not the case, your greeting will be rejected.
7 And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
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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 And into whatsoever city ye enter and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you.
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Whenever you go into a city and the people welcome you, eat whatever they serve you.
9 And heal the sick that are therein and say unto them, `The Kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.'
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Heal the sick that are there, and tell the people, 'The kingdom of God is near you!'
10 But into whatsoever city ye enter and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same and say,
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"But whenever you go into a city and people don't welcome you, leave. Announce in its streets,
11 `Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you. Notwithstanding, be ye sure of this: that the Kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.'
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'We are wiping your city's dust from our feet in protest against you! But realize that the kingdom of God is near you!'
12 But I say unto you that it shall be more tolerable in that Day for Sodom than for that city.
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I can guarantee that judgment day will be easier for Sodom than for that city.
13 "Woe unto thee, Chorazin! Woe unto thee, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they would have a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
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"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.
14 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the Judgment than for you.
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Judgment day will be better for Tyre and Sidon than for you.
15 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shall be thrust down to hell.
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And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to heaven? No, you will go to hell!
16 He that heareth you heareth Me, and he that despiseth you despiseth Me, and he that despiseth Me despiseth Him that sent Me."
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"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."
17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, "Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through Thy name."
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The 70 disciples came back very happy. They said, "Lord, even demons obey us when we use the power and authority of your name!"
18 And He said unto them, "I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
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Jesus said to them, "I watched Satan fall from heaven like lightning.
19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
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I have given you the authority to trample snakes and scorpions and to destroy the enemy's power. Nothing will hurt you.
20 Notwithstanding, in this rejoice not that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice because your names are written in Heaven."
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However, don't be happy that evil spirits obey you. Be happy that your names are written in heaven."
21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in Spirit and said, "I thank Thee, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Thy sight.
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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.
22 All things are delivered to Me by My Father, and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son and he to whom the Son will reveal Him."
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"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."
23 And He turned unto His disciples and said privately, "Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see.
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He turned to his disciples in private and said to them, "How blessed you are to see what you've seen.
24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them."
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I can guarantee that many prophets and kings wanted to see and hear what you've seen and heard, but they didn't."
25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, "Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
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Then an expert in Moses' Teachings stood up to test Jesus. He asked, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
26 He said unto him, "What is written in the law? How readest thou?"
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Jesus answered him, "What is written in Moses' Teachings? What do you read there?"
27 And he answering said, "`Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind, and thy neighbor as thyself.'"
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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.'"
28 And He said unto him, "Thou hast answered right; this do, and thou shalt live."
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Jesus told him, "You're right! Do this, and life will be yours."
29 But he, wanting to justify himself, said unto Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
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But the man wanted to justify his question. So he asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?"
30 And Jesus answering said, "A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his raiment and wounded him and departed, leaving him half dead.
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Jesus replied, "A man went from Jerusalem to Jericho. On the way robbers stripped him, beat him, and left him for dead.
31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
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"By chance, a priest was traveling along that road. When he saw the man, he went around him and continued on his way.
32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him and passed by on the other side.
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Then a Levite came to that place. When he saw the man, he, too, went around him and continued on his way.
33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was. And when he saw him he had compassion on him,
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"But a Samaritan, as he was traveling along, came across the man. When the Samaritan saw him, he felt sorry for the man,
34 and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn and took care of him.
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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.
35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host and said unto him, `Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again I will repay thee.'
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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.'
36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves?"
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"Of these three men, who do you think was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by robbers?"
37 And he said, "He that showed mercy on him." Then said Jesus unto him, "Go and do thou likewise."
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The expert said, "The one who was kind enough to help him." Jesus told him, "Go and imitate his example!"
38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that He entered into a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha received Him into her house.
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As they were traveling along, Jesus went into a village. A woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.
39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His Word.
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She had a sister named Mary. Mary sat at the Lord's feet and listened to him talk.
40 But Martha was encumbered with much serving, and came to Him and said, "Lord, dost Thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? Bid her therefore that she help me."
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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."
41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, "Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things.
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The Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha! You worry and fuss about a lot of things.
42 But one thing is needful, and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her."
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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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