Luke 10:1-20 - The Seventy-Two Appointed And Sent Out
1 And after these things the Lord designated seventy others also, and sent them out, two by two, before his face, into every city and place where he was about to come. 2 And he said to them, The harvest indeed is great, but the laborers few; pray, therefore, the Lord of the harvest to thrust out laborers into his harvest. 3 Go; behold I send you as lambs in the midst of wolves. 4 Carry neither a purse, nor provision sack, nor sandals; and salute no one by the way. 5 And into whatever house you enter, first say, Peace to this house! 6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not, it shall return to you. 7 And in the same house remain, eating and drinking the things with them; for the laborer is worthy of his reward. Go not about from house to house. 8 And into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat what is set before you; 9 and cure the sick in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God has come nigh to you. 10 And into whatever city you enter, and they receive you not, going out into its streets, say, 11 Even the dust of your city which adheres to our feet we wipe off for you; but know this, that the kingdom of God is at hand. 12 I tell you, it shall be more tolerable for Sodom in that day than for that city.
13 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which have been done in you, they would long ago have changed their minds, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment, than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum, even to heaven will you be exalted? even to hades shall you be cast down. 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 And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us by your name.
18 And he said to them, I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I give you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and on all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall by any means injure you; 20 but in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.