Luke 10:1-20 - The Seventy-Two Appointed And Sent Out

¹ The Lord appointed seventy disciples and sent them in groups of two into every city and place where he was about to go. ² He said to them: The harvest indeed is great but the laborers are few. Pray that the Master (Controller) (Lord) of the harvest will send laborers into his harvest. ³ Go your way for I send you as lambs in the midst of wolves. ⁴ Carry no purse, no wallet, and no shoes; and greet no man on the way. ⁵ When you enter a house say; may this house have peace. ⁶ If a son of peace lives there, your peace shall rest upon him. If not, it shall return to you again. ⁷ Remain in that house eating and drinking what they give you. The laborer is worthy of his hire. Do not stay in different houses. ⁸ When they receive you in their city eat what ever they set before you. ⁹ Heal the sick that are there and say to them, the kingdom of God is near you. ¹⁰ If they do not receive you in their city go into their streets and, ¹¹ Shake off the dust that clings to your feet, from that city, so they may know that the kingdom of God came near. ¹² I tell you, it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.

¹³ Woe to you Chorazin! Woe to you Bethsaida! If the mighty 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 It will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you. ¹⁵ Will you Capernaum be exalted to heaven? You will be brought down to the grave. ¹⁶ He that hears you hears me; and he that rejects you rejects me and he that rejects me rejects him that sent me.

¹⁷ The seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name.

¹⁸ He said to them: I saw Satan falling like 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 way hurt you. ²⁰ Do not rejoice about this that the spirits are subject to you. Rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.