Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two
1<1161> Afterthese thingsthe Lordappointedotherseventyalso,andsentthemtwoand twobeforehisfaceintoeverycityandplace,whitherhe himselfwouldcome.2Thereforesaid heuntothem,The harvesttruly[is] great,butthe labourers[are] few:pray yethereforethe Lordof the harvest,thathe would send forthlabourersintohisharvest.3Go your ways:behold,Isendyouforthaslambsamongwolves.4Carryneitherpurse,norscrip,norshoes:andsaluteno manbythe way.5Andintowhatsoeverhouseye enter,firstsay,Peace[be] to thishouse.6Andifthe sonof peacebethere,yourpeaceshall restuponit:if not,it shall turntoyouagain.7Andinthe samehouseremain,eatinganddrinkingsuch things astheygive:forthe labourerisworthyof hishire.Gonotfromhousetohouse.8Andintowhatsoevercityye enter,andthey receiveyou,eat such thingsas are set beforeyou:9Andhealthe sickthat are therein,andsayunto them,The kingdomof Godis come nighuntoyou.10Butintowhatsoevercityye enter,andthey receiveyounot,go your ways outintothe streetsof the same,and say,11Eventhe very dustofyourcity,whichcleavethon us,we do wipe offagainst you:notwithstandingbe ye sureof this,thatthe kingdomof Godis come nighuntoyou.12ButI sayunto you,thatit shall bemore tolerableinthatdayfor Sodom,thanfor thatcity.
Woe to the Unrepentant
(Matthew 11:20-24)
13Woeunto thee,Chorazin!woeunto thee,Bethsaida!forifthe mighty workshad been doneinTyreandSidon,whichhave been doneinyou,they hada great while agorepented,sittinginsackclothandashes.14Butit shall bemore tolerablefor TyreandSidonatthe judgment,thanfor you.15Andthou,Capernaum,whichart exaltedtoheaven,shalt be thrust downtohell.
16He that hearethyouhearethme;andhe that despisethyoudespisethme;andhe that despisethmedespisethhim that sentme.
The Seventy-Two Return with Joy
17Andthe seventyreturned againwithjoy,saying,Lord,eventhe devilsare subjectunto usthroughthyname.18Andhe saidunto them,I beheldSatanaslightningfallfromheaven.19Behold,I giveunto youpowerto treadonserpentsandscorpions,andoverallthe powerof the enemy:andnothingshallby any meanshurt{5625;91:5692} you.20Notwithstandinginthisrejoicenot,thatthe spiritsare subjectunto you;butratherrejoice,becauseyournamesare writteninheaven.
Jesus' Prayer of Thanksgiving
(Matthew 11:25-30)
21InthathourJesusrejoiced inspirit,andsaid,I thankthee,O Father,Lordof heavenandearth,thatthou hast hidthese thingsfromthe wiseandprudent,andhast revealedthemunto babes:even so,Father;forsoit seemedgoodinthysight.22All thingsare deliveredto meofmyFather:andno manknowethwhothe Sonis,butthe Father;andwhothe Fatheris,butthe Son,and[he] to whomthe Sonwillreveal[him].
23Andhe turned himunto[his] disciples,and saidprivately,Blessed[are] the eyeswhichseethe things thatye see:24ForI tellyou,thatmanyprophetsandkingshave desiredto seethose things whichyesee,andhavenotseen[them]; andto hearthose things whichye hear,andhavenotheard[them].
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
25And,behold,a certainlawyerstood up,andtemptedhim,saying,Master,whatshall I doto inherit{5661} eternallife?26<1161> He saiduntohim,Whatis writteninthe law?howreadest thou?27Andhe answeringsaid,Thou shalt lovethe LordthyGodwithallthyheart,andwithallthysoul,andwithallthystrength,andwithallthymind;andthyneighbourasthyself.28Andhe saidunto him,Thou hast answeredright:thisdo,andthou shalt live.29Buthe, willingto justifyhimself,saiduntoJesus,Andwhoismyneighbour?
30AndJesusansweringsaid,A certain[man]went downfromJerusalemtoJericho,andfell amongthieves,whichstrippedhimof his raiment,andwounded[him], and departed,leaving[him] half dead.31Andbychancethere came downa certainpriestthatway:andwhen he sawhim,he passed by on the other side.32Andlikewisea Levite,when he wasatthe place,cameandlooked[on him], and passed by on the other side.33Buta certainSamaritan,as he journeyed,camewherehe was:andwhen he sawhim,he had compassion[on him],34Andwentto [him], and bound uphiswounds,pouring inoilandwine,andsethimonhis ownbeast,and broughthimtoan inn,andtook careof him.35Andonthe morrowwhen he departed,he took outtwopence,and gave[them] to the host,andsaidunto him,Take careof him;andwhatsoeverthou spendest more,when Icome again,Iwill repaythee.36Whichnowof thesethree,thinkestthou,wasneighbourunto him that fellamongthe thieves?37Andhe said,He that shewedmercyonhim.ThensaidJesusunto him,Go,anddothoulikewise.
Martha and Mary
38Nowit came to pass,astheywent,thatheenteredintoa certainvillage:anda certainwomannamedMarthareceivedhimintoherhouse.39Andshehada sistercalledMary,whichalsosatatJesus'feet,and heardhisword.40ButMarthawas cumberedaboutmuchserving,andcame to him,and said,Lord,dostthounotcarethatmysisterhath leftmeto servealone?bidherthereforethatshe helpme.41AndJesusansweredand saidunto her,Martha,Martha,thou art carefulandtroubledaboutmany things:42Butone thingisneedful:andMaryhath chosenthat goodpart,whichshallnotbe taken awayfromher.
