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10:1-24 Now
after these things the Lord appointed seventy-two
others (as followers). He sent
them two by two before his face
into every city and place where he was about to come. He said to them. "The harvest indeed is great. But the workers are few. Therefore beg the Lord of the harvest to
send workers into the harvest.
Go. Behold I send you as
lambs into the midst of wolves. Do
not carry a purse, nor a wallet, nor
sandals. Do not greet anyone
along the way. Into whatever house
you enter say first "Peace be to this house." And if there is a son of peace there your
peace also shall rest upon him.
Otherwise it shall return to you. And stay in the house, eating and
drinking with them. For the worker
is worthy of his pay. Do not move
from house to house. And into
whatever city you may enter and they receive you, eat what is set before
you. Heal the sick in it and tell
them "The kingdom
of God is near."
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Into
whatever city you enter and they do not receive you, go out into its
streets and say "We shake off
the very dust of your city which is sticking on our feet. Nevertheless know you this. The kingdom of God
has drawn near." I tell you
that it will be more endurable for the city of Sodom in that day (of judgement) than it
will be for this city. Woe to you
Chorazin. Woe to you Bethsaida. Because if in Tyre
and Sidon
the powerful deeds happening in you had happened there they would have
repented and sat in sackcloth and ashes.
Nevertheless it will be more endurable for Tyre
and Sidon
at the time of judgement than for you.
And as for you Capernaum. Were you not lifted up to heaven. You shall come down to Hades. The one who hears you (the seventy-two
followers), hears me. The one who
rejects you rejects me. And the one
rejecting me rejects the one who has sent me." And so the seventy-two returned with joy
saying. "Lord even the demons
submitted to us in your name."
And he said to them
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"I
have seen Satan falling out of heaven like lightning. Behold I have given you the authority to
tread on serpents and scorpions and on all the power of the enemy. Nothing will hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice that the
spirits submit to you. Rather
rejoice that your names have been listed in the heavens."
In
that same time he (Jesus) exulted in the Holy Spirit and said "I
praise you Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, because you hid these
things from the wise and intelligent people. Instead you have revealed them
to infants. Yes Father because this
was your good pleasure." (He
continued ) "All things were delivered to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the
Father. No one knows who the Father
is except the Son and he to whomever the Son wishes to reveal
him." And turning to the disciples privately he said
"Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I tell you that many
prophets and kings desired to see what you see and did not see it. They
desired to hear the things that you hear and did not hear."
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