Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two
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After this the Lord appointed 1seventy-twoa others and 2sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
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3And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 4Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.
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Go your way; 5behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
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Whatever house you enter, first say, 8'Peace be to this house!'
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And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, 9it will return to you.
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And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for 10the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house.
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Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you.
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Heal the sick in it and say to them, 11'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'
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But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say,
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12'Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that 13the kingdom of God has come near.'
Woe to Unrepentant Cities
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16"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in 17Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
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22"The one who hears you hears me, and 23the one who rejects you rejects me, and 24the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me."
The Return of the Seventy-Two
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25The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, "Lord, 26even the demons are subject to us in your name!"
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Behold, I have given you authority 29to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of 30the enemy, and 31nothing shall hurt you.
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32Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that 33your names are written in heaven."
Jesus Rejoices in the Father's Will
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34In that same hour 35he rejoiced 36in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, 37Lord of heaven and earth, that 38you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and 39revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for 40such was your gracious will.b
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41All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is 42except the Father, or who the Father is 43except the Son and anyone 44to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."
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Then turning to the disciples he said privately, 45"Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!
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For I tell you 46that 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
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47And behold, a 48lawyer stood up to 49put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to 50inherit eternal life?"
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He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How do you read it?"
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And he answered, 51"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 52your neighbor as yourself."
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And he said to him, "You have answered correctly; 53do this, and you will live."
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But he, 54desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
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Jesus replied, "A man 55was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead.
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Now by chance a 56priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.
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So likewise 57a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
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But a 58Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion.
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He went to him and 59bound up his wounds, pouring on 60oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him.
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And the next day he took out two 61denariic and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.'
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Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?"
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He said, "The one who showed him mercy." And Jesus said to him, "You go, and do likewise."
Martha and Mary
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Now as they went on their way, Jesusd entered a village. And a woman named 62Martha 63welcomed him into her house.
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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."
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But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are 66anxious and troubled about many things,
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