Luke 10:1-20 - The Seventy-Two Appointed And Sent Out
1 After this the Master appointed seventy-two others, and sent them on before him, two by two, to every town or place to which he intended to come. 2 And he said to them, "The harvest is abundant enough, but the reapers are few. So pray to the owner of the harvest to send reapers to gather it. 3 Now go. Here I send you out like lambs among wolves. 4 Carry no purse nor wallet nor shoes, and do not stop to exchange civilities with anyone on the way. 5 Whenever you go to stay at a house, first say, 'Peace to this household!' 6 If there is anyone there who loves peace, your blessing will rest upon him, but if there is not, it will come back to you. 7 Stay at the same house, eating and drinking what they offer you, for the workman deserves his pay. Do not change from one house to another. 8 Whenever you come to a town and they welcome you, eat what is offered you, 9 and cure the sick there, and say to them, 'The Kingdom of God is close upon you!' 10 But whenever you come to a town and they do not welcome you, go out into the open streets and say, 11 'The very dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off in protest. But understand this: the Kingdom of God is at hand!' 12 I tell you, on that Day Sodom will fare better than that town!
13 Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For if the wonders that have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes! 14 But Tyre and Sidon will fare better than you at the Judgment! 15 And you, Capernaum! Are you to be exalted to the skies? You will go down among the dead! 16 Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever disregards you disregards me, and whoever disregards me disregards him who sent me."
17 The seventy-two came back delighted, and said, "Master, when we use your name the very demons submit to us!"
18 He said to them, "I saw Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning! 19 Here I have given you the power to tread on snakes and scorpions, and to trample on all the power of the enemy. Nothing will hurt you at all. 20 But do not be glad that the spirits submit to you, but be glad that your names are enrolled in heaven."