Luke 10

Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two

1 After this the Lord appointed x seventy-two 1 others and y sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. 2 z And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. a Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. 3 Go your way; b behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. 4 c Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and d greet no one on the road. 5 Whatever house you enter, first say, e 'Peace be to this house!' 6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, f it will return to you. 7 And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for g the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house. 8 Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. 9 Heal the sick in it and say to them, h 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.' 10 But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, 11 i 'Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that j the kingdom of God has come near.' 12 I tell you, k it will be more bearable on l that day for Sodom than for that town.

Woe to Unrepentant Cities

13 m "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in n Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 o But it will be more bearable in the judgment for n Tyre and Sidon than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum, p will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to q Hades.

16 r "The one who hears you hears me, and s the one who rejects you rejects me, and t the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me."

The Return of the Seventy-Two

17 u The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, "Lord, v even the demons are subject to us in your name!" 18 And he said to them, w "I saw Satan x fall like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I have given you authority y to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of z the enemy, and a nothing shall hurt you. 20 b Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that c your names are written in heaven."

Jesus Rejoices in the Father's Will

21 d In that same hour e he rejoiced f in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, g Lord of heaven and earth, that h you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and i revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for j such was your gracious will. 2 22 k All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is k except the Father, or who the Father is k except the Son and anyone l to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."

23 Then turning to the disciples he said privately, m "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! 24 For I tell you n that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it."

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

25 o And behold, a p lawyer stood up to q put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to r inherit eternal life?" 26 He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How do you read it?" 27 And he answered, s "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 t your neighbor as yourself." 28 And he said to him, "You have answered correctly; u do this, and you will live."

29 But he, v desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" 30 Jesus replied, "A man w was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a x priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. 32 So likewise x a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a y Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 He went to him and z bound up his wounds, pouring on z oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 And the next day he took out two a denarii 3 and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' 36 Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" 37 He said, "The one who showed him mercy." And Jesus said to him, "You go, and do likewise."

Martha and Mary

38 Now as they went on their way, Jesus 4 entered a village. And a woman named b Martha c welcomed him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called b Mary, who d sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me." 41 But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are e anxious and troubled about many things, 42 but one thing is necessary. 5 Mary has chosen f the good portion, which will not be taken away from her."

  1. Cross References
    Exodus 24:1
    Then he said to Moses, "Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar.
    Exodus 24:9
    Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up.
    Numbers 11:16
    Then the Lord said to Moses, "Gather for me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there with you.
  2. Cross References
    Luke 9:2
    And he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.
    Luke 9:52
    And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make preparations for him.
  3. Cross References
    Matthew 9:37 - 38
    Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
    John 4:35
    Do you not say, 'There are yet four months, then comes the harvest'? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest.
  4. Cross References
    2 Thessalonians 3:1
    Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you.
  5. Cross References
    Matthew 10:16
    Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
    John 17:18
    As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.
  6. Cross References
    Luke 10:4 - 12
    Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and greet no one on the road.
    Luke 9:1 - 5
    And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases.
    Luke 22:35
    And he said to them, "When I sent you out with no moneybag or knapsack or sandals, did you lack anything?" They said, "Nothing.
    Matthew 10:9 - 15
    Acquire no gold nor silver nor copper for your belts.
    Mark 6:8 - 11
    He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff - no bread, no bag, no money in their belts -
  7. Cross References
    2 Kings 4:29
    He said to Gehazi, "Tie up your garment and take my staff in your hand and go. If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not reply. And lay my staff on the face of the child.
  8. Cross References
    1 Samuel 25:6
    And thus you shall greet him: 'Peace be to you, and peace be to your house, and peace be to all that you have.
  9. Cross References
    Psalms 35:13
    But I, when they were sick - I wore sackcloth; I afflicted myself with fasting; I prayed with head bowed on my chest.
  10. Cross References
    1 Timothy 5:18
    For the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain," and, "The laborer deserves his wages.
  11. Cross References
    Luke 10:11
    'Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.'
    Matthew 3:2
    "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
  12. Cross References
    Acts 13:51
    But they shook off the dust from their feet against them and went to Iconium.
    Nehemiah 5:13
    I also shook out the fold of my garment and said, "So may God shake out every man from his house and from his labor who does not keep this promise. So may he be shaken out and emptied." And all the assembly said "Amen" and praised the Lord. And the people did as they had promised.
    Acts 18:6
    And when they opposed and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.
  13. Cross References
    Luke 10:9
    Heal the sick in it and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.
  14. Cross References
    Matthew 10:15
    Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.
  15. Cross References
    Matthew 7:22
    On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?
  16. Cross References
    Luke 10:13 - 15
    Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
    Matthew 11:21 - 24
    Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
  17. Cross References
    Luke 10:13 - 15
    Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
    Matthew 11:21 - 23
    Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
  18. Cross References
    Isaiah 23:1
    The oracle concerning Tyre. Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor! From the land of Cyprus it is revealed to them.
    Ezekiel 28:2 - 24
    Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord God : "Because your heart is proud, and you have said, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of the gods, in the heart of the seas,' yet you are but a man, and no god, though you make your heart like the heart of a god -
    Amos 1:9 - 10
    Thus says the Lord : "For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they delivered up a whole people to Edom, and did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.
  19. Cross References
    Luke 12:47 - 48
    And that servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating.
  20. Cross References
    Luke 10:13
    Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
  21. Cross References
    Isaiah 14:13 - 15
    You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north.
  22. Cross References
    Luke 16:23
    And in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side.
    Acts 2:27
    For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption.
  23. Cross References
    Matthew 10:40
    Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.
  24. Cross References
    John 12:48
    The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
    1 Thessalonians 4:8
    Therefore whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
    Matthew 25:45
    Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.
  25. Cross References
    John 5:23
    That all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
  26. Cross References
    Luke 10:1
    After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
  27. Cross References
    Mark 16:17
    And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues.
  28. Cross References
    John 12:31
    Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out.
    John 16:11
    Concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
    Colossians 2:15
    He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.
    Revelation 12:8 - 9
    But he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven.
  29. Cross References
    Isaiah 14:12
    How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low!
    Revelation 9:1
    And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star fallen from heaven to earth, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit.
  30. Cross References
    Psalms 91:13
    You will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot.
    Mark 16:18
    They will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.
    Acts 28:5
    He, however, shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.
  31. Cross References
    Matthew 13:39
    And the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the close of the age, and the reapers are angels.
  32. Cross References
    Luke 21:18
    But not a hair of your head will perish.
    Romans 8:28
    And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
    Romans 8:39
    Nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  33. Cross References
    Matthew 7:22 - 23
    On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?
  34. Cross References
    Exodus 32:32 - 33
    But now, if you will forgive their sin - but if...
    Psalms 69:28
    Let them be blotted out of the book of the livi...
    Isaiah 4:3
    And he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerus...
    Ezekiel 13:9
    My hand will be against the prophets who see fa...
    Daniel 12:1
    At that time shall arise Michael, the great pri...
    Philippians 4:3
    Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these...
    Hebrews 12:23
    And to the assembly of the firstborn who are en...
  35. Cross References
    Luke 10:21 - 22
    In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.
    Matthew 11:25 - 27
    At that time Jesus declared, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children.
  36. Cross References
    Isaiah 53:11
    Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities.
  37. Cross References
    Mark 12:36
    David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared, "'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.
  38. Cross References
    Acts 17:24
    The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man.
  39. Cross References
    Job 37:24
    Therefore men fear him; he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit.
    1 Corinthians 1:19 - 27
    For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.
    2 Corinthians 3:14
    But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away.
  40. Cross References
    Psalms 8:2
    Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger.
    Matthew 21:16
    And they said to him, "Do you hear what these are saying?" And Jesus said to them, "Yes; have you never read, "'Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise'?
    Luke 8:10
    He said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that 'seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
    Matthew 16:17
    And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
  41. Cross References
    Luke 12:32
    Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
  42. Cross References
    Luke 10:21 - 22
    In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.
    Matthew 11:25 - 27
    At that time Jesus declared, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children.
  43. Cross References
    John 1:18
    No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is ...
    John 6:46
    Not that anyone has seen the Father except he w...
    John 7:29
    I know him, for I come from him, and he sent me.
    John 8:19
    They said to him therefore, "Where is your Fath...
    John 10:15
    Just as the Father knows me and I know the Fath...
    John 17:25
    O righteous Father, even though the world does ...
    Matthew 28:18
    And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority...
  44. Cross References
    John 1:18
    No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is ...
    John 6:46
    Not that anyone has seen the Father except he w...
    John 7:29
    I know him, for I come from him, and he sent me.
    John 8:19
    They said to him therefore, "Where is your Fath...
    John 10:15
    Just as the Father knows me and I know the Fath...
    John 17:25
    O righteous Father, even though the world does ...
    Matthew 28:18
    And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority...
  45. Cross References
    John 1:18
    No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is ...
    John 6:46
    Not that anyone has seen the Father except he w...
    John 7:29
    I know him, for I come from him, and he sent me.
    John 8:19
    They said to him therefore, "Where is your Fath...
    John 10:15
    Just as the Father knows me and I know the Fath...
    John 17:25
    O righteous Father, even though the world does ...
    Matthew 28:18
    And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority...
  46. Cross References
    John 17:26
    I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.
  47. Cross References
    Matthew 13:16 - 17
    But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.
    Matthew 16:17
    And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
  48. Cross References
    Hebrews 11:13
    These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
    1 Peter 1:10 - 12
    Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully.
    John 8:56
    Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad.
  49. Cross References
    Luke 10:25 - 28
    And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
    Luke 18:18 - 20
    And a ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?
    Matthew 19:16 - 19
    And behold, a man came up to him, saying, "Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?
    Matthew 22:34 - 39
    But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.
    Mark 10:17 - 19
    And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?
  50. Cross References
    Luke 7:30
    But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.)
  51. Cross References
    John 8:6
    This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground.
  52. Cross References
    Matthew 19:29
    And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
    Matthew 25:34
    Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
    Matthew 25:46
    And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
  53. Cross References
    Matthew 22:37
    And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.
    Mark 12:30
    And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.
    Deuteronomy 6:5
    You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
  54. Cross References
    Leviticus 19:18
    You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
    Matthew 19:19
    Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
  55. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 6:5
    You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
  56. Cross References
    Leviticus 19:18
    You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
  57. Cross References
    Leviticus 18:5
    You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the Lord.
    Nehemiah 9:29
    And you warned them in order to turn them back to your law. Yet they acted presumptuously and did not obey your commandments, but sinned against your rules, which if a person does them, he shall live by them, and they turned a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck and would not obey.
    Ezekiel 20:11
    I gave them my statutes and made known to them my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live.
    Romans 10:5
    For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them.
    Galatians 3:12
    But the law is not of faith, rather "The one who does them shall live by them.
  58. Cross References
    Luke 16:15
    And he said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
  59. Cross References
    Luke 18:31
    And taking the twelve, he said to them, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished.
    Luke 19:28
    And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
  60. Cross References
    John 1:19
    And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?
    Numbers 8:19
    And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the people of Israel, to do the service for the people of Israel at the tent of meeting and to make atonement for the people of Israel, that there may be no plague among the people of Israel when the people of Israel come near the sanctuary.
  61. Cross References
    Luke 10:31
    Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.
  62. Cross References
    Matthew 10:5
    These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans.
  63. Cross References
    Isaiah 1:6
    From the sole of the foot even to the head, there is no soundness in it, but bruises and sores and raw wounds; they are not pressed out or bound up or softened with oil.
  64. Cross References
    Isaiah 1:6
    From the sole of the foot even to the head, there is no soundness in it, but bruises and sores and raw wounds; they are not pressed out or bound up or softened with oil.
  65. Cross References
    Matthew 18:28
    But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii, and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, 'Pay what you owe.
  66. Cross References
    John 11:1
    Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
    John 11:19 - 20
    And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother.
    John 12:2 - 3
    So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table.
  67. Cross References
    Luke 19:6
    So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully.
  68. Cross References
    Luke 10:38
    Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house.
  69. Cross References
    Luke 8:35
    Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.
    Acts 22:3
    I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God as all of you are this day.
  70. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 7:32 - 34
    I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.
    Luke 12:22
    And he said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on.
  71. Cross References
    Psalms 16:5
    The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
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