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And◦ after these··things the Lord appointed seventy others◦ also, and sent◦ them two and two before His face, to◦ every city and place, whither He Himself was··about to come.
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Then◦ He said to them, The harvest is indeed much, but◦ the workers are few; entreat you therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He may send··out◦ workers into His harvest.
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Go◦ you; behold◦, I◦ send· you ·out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
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Carry neither purse, nor pack, nor shoes, and greet no one by the way.
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And◦ into whatever house you enter, first say, Peace to this house;
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and if indeed the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it; but◦ if not, it shall return◦ to you.
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And◦ in the same house remain, eating◦ and drinking such things as are with◦ them; for◦ the worker is worthy of his wage. Do not◦ pass··on from◦ house to◦ house.
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And into whatever city you enter, and they receive◦ you, eat◦ what is set··before you,
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and cure the weak who are in her, and say to them, The kingdom of God is near to you.
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But◦ into whatever city you enter, and they receive◦ you not◦, going··out▵ into her streets, say◦,
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And the dust which sticks to us from◦ your city we do wipe··off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God is··near to you.
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And◦ I say to··you that it shall be more··tolerable for Sodom in that▵ day than for that▵ city.
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Woe to thee, Chorazin! Woe to thee, Bethsaida! For if the works of power had been··done◦ in Tyre and Sidon which have been··done◦ in you, they would have repented long··ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
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But▵ it shall be more··tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.
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And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted even··to heaven, shalt be thrust··down even··to hell.
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He who hears you, hears Me, and he who spurns you, spurns Me; and◦ he who spurns Me, spurns Him who sent◦ Me.
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And◦ the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Thy name.
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And◦ He said to them, I beheld Satan, as lightning, falling from heaven.
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Behold◦, I give to you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing whatever shall hurt you.
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Nevertheless rejoice not◦ in this, that the spirits are··subject to you, but◦ rather rejoice that your names are written in the heavens.
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In that same hour Jesus leapt··for··joy in Spirit, and said, I profess Thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because Thou hast hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and hast revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for so it was for good··pleasure before Thee.
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All··things are delivered··up 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 he to whom the Son intends to reveal Him.
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And turning to the disciples, He said◦ by▫ themselves▵, Happy are the eyes which look··upon what you look··upon.
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For◦ I say to you that many prophets and kings willed to see◦ what you look··upon, and have not seen◦ them, and to hear what you hear, and have not heard them.
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And behold◦, a certain lawyer stood up tempting Him and saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
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And◦ He said to him, What is written in the Law? How readest thou?
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And◦ he answering said◦, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God out··of thy whole heart, and out··of thy whole soul, and out··of thy whole strength, and out··of thy whole mind,* and thy neighbor as thyself*.
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And◦ He said◦ to him, Thou hast answered rightly; this do, and thou shalt live.
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But◦ he, willing to justify himself, said◦ to Jesus, And who◦ is my neighbor?
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And◦ Jesus, taking··up◦ his question, said◦, A certain man came··down from Jerusalem to◦ Jericho, and fell among robbers, who having stripped him, and having inflicted blows on him went··away◦, leaving him when he was▵ half··dead.
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And◦ by▫ chance, a certain priest came··down by◦ that▵ way, and seeing◦ him, passed··by··on··the··other··side.
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And◦ likewise also a Levite, when he was at the place, came and saw◦, and passed by on the other side.
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But◦ a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came upon◦ him, and seeing◦ him, was moved··with··compassion*.
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And coming near, he bound up his wounds, pouring··in oil and wine, and◦ he set· him ·on◦ his··own▵ beast··of··burden, and brought◦ him to◦ an inn◦, and took··care of him.
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And going··out on the morrow, he set··out◦ two denarii, gave them to the host, and said◦ to him, Take··care of him, and whatever thou spendest··more, when I come··again, I◦ will repay thee.
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Which now of these three thinkest thou was neighbor to him who fell▵ among robbers?
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And◦ he said◦, He who did mercy with him. Then◦ Jesus said◦ to him, Go, and do thou likewise.
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And◦ 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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And she had◦ a sister called Mary, who also sat at the feet of Jesus, and heard His Word.
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But◦ Martha was concerned* about much ministering, and◦ standing··by said◦, Lord, dost Thou not care that my sister has left◦ me to minister alone? Tell her, therefore, that◦ she should help◦ me.
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And◦ Jesus answering said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art··anxious and fretful about many things;
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but◦ one thing is needful, and◦ Mary has chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from her.
