Luke, 10

1. After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.

1. After this the Lord appointed seventy-two other disciples and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place, where he himself was to go.

2. Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly [is] great, but the labourers [are] few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.

2. And he said to them, "The harvest is rich, but the workers are few. So you must ask the Lord of the harvest to send workers to his harvest.

3. Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.

3. Courage! I am sending you like lambs among wolves.

4. Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.

4. Set off without purse or bag or sandals; and do not stop at the homes of those you know.

5. And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace [be] to this house.

5. Whatever house you enter, first bless them saying: 'Peace to this house.'

6. And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.

6. If a friend of peace lives there, the peace shall rest upon that person. But if not, the blessing will return to you.

7. And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.

7. Stay in that house eating and drinking at their table, for the worker deserves to be paid. Do not move from house to house.

8. And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:

8. When they welcome you in any town, eat what they offer you.

9. And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

9. Heal the sick who are there and say to them: 'The kingdom of God has drawn near to 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,

10. But in any town where you are not welcome, go to the marketplace and proclaim:

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.

11. 'Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off and leave with you. But know and be sure that the kingdom of God had come to you.'

12. But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.

12. I tell you that on the Judgment Day it will be better for Sodom than for this town.

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 had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

13. Alas for you Chorazin! Alas for you Bethsaida! So many miracles have been worked in you! If the same miracles had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would already be sitting in ashes and wearing the sackcloth of repentance.

14. But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.

14. Surely for Tyre and Sidon it will be better than for you on the Judgment Day.

15. And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.

15. And what of you, city of Capernaum? Will you be lifted up to heaven? You will be thrown down to the place of the dead.

16. He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.

16. Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me; and he 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.

17. The seventy-two disciples returned full of joy. They said, "Lord, even the demons obeyed us when we called on your name."

18. And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

18. Then Jesus replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

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.

19. You see, I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the Enemy, so that nothing will harm you.

20. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

20. Nevertheless, don't rejoice because the evil spirits submit to you; rejoice rather 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.

21. At that time Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit and said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and made them known to the little ones.

22. All things are delivered to me of 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].

22. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. I have been given all things by my Father, so that no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and he to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."

23. And he turned him unto [his] disciples, and said privately, Blessed [are] the eyes which see the things that ye see:

23. Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said to them privately, "Fortunate are you to see what you see,

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].

24. for I tell you that many prophets and kings would have liked to see what you see but did not, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it."

25. And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

25. Then a teacher of the Law came and began putting Jesus to the test. And he said, "Master, what shall I do to receive eternal life?"

26. He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

26. Jesus replied, "What is written in the Scripture? How do you understand it?"

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 neighbour as thyself.

27. The man answered, "It is written: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength and with all your mind. And you shall love your neighbor as yourself."

28. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

28. Jesus replied, "What a good answer! Do this and you shall live."

29. But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

29. The man wanted to keep up appearances, so he replied, "Who is my neighbor?"

30. And Jesus answering said, A certain [man] went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded [him], and departed, leaving [him] half dead.

30. Jesus then said, "There was a man going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him and went off leaving him half 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.

31. It happened that a priest was going along that road and saw the man, but passed by on the other side.

32. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked [on him], and passed by on the other side.

32. Likewise a Levite saw the man and passed by on the other side.

33. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion [on him],

33. But a Samaritan, too, was going that way, and when he came upon the man, he was moved with compassion.

34. And went to [him], and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

34. He went over to him and treated his wounds with oil and wine and wrapped them with bandages. Then he put him on his own mount and brought him to an inn where he 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.

35. The next day he had to set off, but he gave two silver coins to the innkeeper and told him: 'Take care of him and whatever you spend on him, I will repay when I come back.'"

36. Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?

36. Jesus then asked, "Which of these three, do you think, made himself neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?"

37. And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.

37. The teacher of the Law answered, "the one who had mercy on him." And Jesus said, "Go then and do the same."

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.

38. As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he entered a village and a woman called Martha welcomed him to her house.

39. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

39. She had a sister named Mary who sat down at the Lord's feet to listen to his words.

40. But Martha was cumbered about 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.

40. Martha, meanwhile, was busy with all the serving and finally she said, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do all the serving?"

41. And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:

41. But the Lord answered, "Martha, Martha, you worry and are troubled about many things,

42. But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

42. whereas only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the better part, and it will not be taken away from her."