The Gospel According to Luke.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
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| [1] | NOW after these things the Lord appointed seventy others, 1 and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself was about to come. |
| [2] | And he said unto them, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest. |
| [3] | Go your ways; behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves. |
| [4] | Carry no purse, no wallet, no shoes; and salute no man on the way. |
| [5] | And into whatsoever house ye shall enter, 2 first say, Peace be to this house. |
| [6] | And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him: 3 but if not, it shall turn to you again. |
| [7] | And in that same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. |
| [8] | And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you: |
| [9] | and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. |
| [10] | But into whatsoever city ye shall enter, and they receive you not, go out into the streets thereof and say, |
| [11] | Even the dust from your city, that cleaveth to our feet, we wipe off against you: nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh. |
| [12] | I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city. |
| [13] | Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty 4 works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. |
| [14] | But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment, than for you. |
| [15] | And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt be brought down unto Hades. |
| [16] | He that heareth you heareth me; and he that rejecteth you rejecteth me; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth him that sent me. |
| [17] | And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject unto us in thy name. |
| [18] | And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven. |
| [19] | Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any wise hurt you. |
| [20] | Nevertheless in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. |
| [21] | In that same hour he rejoiced in 5 the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank 6 thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes: yea, Father; for 7 so it was well-pleasing in thy sight. |
| [22] | All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth who the Son is, save the Father; and who the Father is, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal him. |
| [23] | And turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see: |
| [24] | for I say unto you, that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not. |
| [25] | And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? |
| [26] | And he said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? |
| [27] | And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with 8 all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself. |
| [28] | And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. |
| [29] | But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor? |
| [30] | Jesus made answer and said. A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. |
| [31] | And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. |
| [32] | And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side. |
| [33] | But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion, |
| [34] | and came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on them oil and wine; and he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. |
| [35] | And on the morrow he took out two shillings, 9 and gave them to the host, and said, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, I, when I come back again, will repay thee. |
| [36] | Which of these three, thinkest thou, proved neighbor unto him that fell among the robbers? |
| [37] | And he said, He that showed mercy on him. And Jesus said unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. |
| [38] | Now as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. |
| [39] | And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s feet, and heard his word. |
| [40] | But Martha was cumbered 10 about much serving; and she came up to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister did leave me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. |
| [41] | But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, 11 Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things: |
| [42] | but 12 one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her. |
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