1 Now after these things, the Lord made selection of seventy others and sent them before him, two together, into every town and place where he himself was about to come.
2 And he said to them, There is much grain ready to be cut, but not enough workers: so make prayer to the Lord of the grain-fields that he will send workers to get in the grain.
3 Go on your way: see, I send you out like lambs among wolves.
4 Take no bag for money or for food, and no shoes; say no word to any man on the way.
5 And whenever you go into a house, first say, Peace be to this house.
6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace will be with him: but if not, it will come back to you again.
7 And keep in that same house, taking what food and drink they give you: for the worker has a right to his reward. Do not go from house to house.
8 And into whatever town you go, if they take you in, take whatever food is given to you:
9 And make well those in it who are ill and say to them, The kingdom of God is near to you.
10 But if you go into a town where they will not have you, go out into the streets of it and say,
11 Even the dust of your town, which is on our feet, we put off as a witness against you; but be certain of this, that the kingdom of God is near.
12 I say to you, It will be better in that day for Sodom than for that town.
13 A curse is on you, Chorazin! A curse is on you, Beth-saida! For if such works of power had been done in Tyre and Sidon as have been done in you, they would have been turned from their sins, in days gone by, seated in the dust.
14 But it will be better for Tyre and Sidon, in the day of judging, than for you.
15 And you, Capernaum, were you not lifted up to heaven? you will go down to hell.
16 Whoever gives ear to you, gives ear to me; and whoever is against you, is against me; and whoever is against me, is against him who sent me.
17 And the seventy came back with joy, saying, Lord, even the evil spirits are under our power in your name.
18 And he said, I was watching for Satan, falling from heaven like a star.
19 See, I have given you power to put your feet on snakes and evil beasts, and over all the strength of him who is against you: and nothing will do you damage.
20 Do not be glad, however, because you have power over spirits, but because your names are recorded in heaven.
21 In that same hour he was full of joy in the Holy Spirit and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children: for so, O Father, it was pleasing in your eyes.
22 All things have been given to me by my Father: and no one has knowledge of the Son, but only the Father: and of the Father, but only the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.
23 And, turning to the disciples, he said privately, Happy are the eyes which see the things you see:
24 For I say to you that numbers of prophets and kings have had a desire to see the things which you see, and have not seen them, and to have knowledge of the things which have come to your ears, and they had it not.
25 And a certain teacher of the law got up and put him to the test, saying, Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?
26 And he said to him, What does the law say, in your reading of it?
27 And he, answering, said, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and for your neighbour as for yourself.
28 And he said, You have given the right answer: do this and you will have life.
29 But he, desiring to put himself in the right, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
30 And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.
31 And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he went by on the other side.
32 And in the same way, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, went by on the other side.
33 But a certain man of Samaria, journeying that way, came where he was, and when he saw him, he was moved with pity for him,
34 And came to him and put clean linen round his wounds, with oil and wine; and he put him on his beast and took him to a house and took care of him.
35 And the day after he took two pennies and gave them to the owner of the house and said, Take care of him; and if this money is not enough, when I come again I will give you whatever more is needed.
36 Which of these three men, in your opinion, was neighbour to the man who came into the hands of thieves?
37 And he said, The one who had mercy on him. And Jesus said, Go and do the same.
38 Now, while they were on their way, he came to a certain town; and a woman named Martha took him into her house.
39 And she had a sister, by name Mary, who took her seat at the Lord's feet and gave attention to his words.
40 But Martha had her hands full of the work of the house, and she came to him and said, Lord, is it nothing to you that my sister has let me do all the work? Say to her that she is to give me some help.
41 But the Lord, answering, said to her, Martha, Martha, you are full of care and troubled about such a number of things:
42 Little is needed, or even one thing only: for Mary has taken that good part, which will not be taken away from her.
1 这些事以后， 主又另外指派了七十二个人（"七十二个人"有些抄本作"七十个人"）， 差遣他们两个两个地， 在他前面， 到他自己将要到的各城各地去。
2 耶稣对他们说： "庄稼多， 工人少， 所以你们应当求庄稼的主， 派工人出去收他的庄稼。
3 你们去吧！ 我差你们去， 如同羊羔进入狼群。
4 不要带钱囊， 不要带口袋， 不要带鞋， 不要在路上问候人。
5 无论进哪一家， 先说： ‘愿平安归与这家！ ’
6 那里若有配得平安的人（"配得平安的人"原文作"平安之子"）， 你们的平安就必临到他， 不然， 就归给你们。
7 你们要住在那家， 吃喝他们所供给的， 因为作工的理当得工资； 不必从这家搬到那家。
8 无论进哪一城， 人若接待你们， 摆上什么， 就吃什么。
9 要医治城中的病人， 对他们宣讲： ‘ 神的国临近你们了。’
10 无论进哪一城， 人若不接待你们， 你们就出来到街上， 说：
11 ‘连你们城里那粘在我们脚上的尘土， 我们也要当着你们擦去。虽然这样， 你们应该知道： 神的国临近了！ ’
12 我告诉你们， 当那日， 所多玛所受的， 比那城所受的还轻呢。
13 "哥拉逊啊， 你有祸了！ 伯赛大啊， 你有祸了！ 因为在你们那里行过的神迹， 如果行在推罗和西顿， 他们早已披麻蒙灰， 坐在地上悔改了。
14 在审判的时候， 推罗和西顿所受的， 比你们所受的还轻呢。
15 还有你， 迦百农啊！ 你会被高举到天上吗？你必降到阴间。
16 听从你们的， 就是听从我； 弃绝你们的， 就是弃绝我； 弃绝我的， 就是弃绝那差我来的。"
17 那七十二个人欢欢喜喜地回来， 说： "主啊， 因你的名， 连鬼也服了我们。"
18 耶稣说： "我看见撒但， 像闪电一样从天坠落。
19 我已经给你们权柄， 去践踏蛇和蝎子， 胜过仇敌的一切能力。绝对没有什么能伤害你们了。
20 然而不要因为鬼服了你们就欢喜， 却要因为你们的名字记录在天上而欢喜。"
21 就在这时候， 耶稣因圣灵而欢乐， 说： "父啊， 天地的主， 我赞美你， 因为你把这些事向智慧和聪明的人隐藏起来， 却向婴孩显明。父啊， 是的， 这就是你的美意。
22 我父已经把一切交给我； 除了父没有人知道子是谁， 除了子和子所愿意启示的人， 也没有人知道父是谁。"
23 耶稣转过身来， 悄悄地对门徒说： "看见你们所看见的， 那眼睛有福了！
24 我告诉你们， 曾经有许多先知和君王， 想看你们所看见的， 却没有看到； 想听你们所听见的， 却没有听到。"
25 有一个律法师起来试探耶稣， 说： "老师， 我应该作什么， 才可以承受永生呢？"
26 耶稣对他说： "律法上写的是什么？你怎么念的呢？"
27 他回答： "你要全心、全性、全力、全意爱主你的 神， 并且要爱邻舍如同自己。"
28 耶稣说： "你答得对， 你这样行， 就必得生命。"
29 那人想证明自己有理， 就对耶稣说： "谁是我的邻舍呢？"
30 耶稣回答： "有一个人从耶路撒冷下耶利哥去， 落在强盗手中。他们剥去他的衣服， 把他打得半死， 撇下他一个人就走了。
31 正好有一个祭司， 从那条路下来， 看见他， 就从旁边走过去了。
32 又有一个利未人， 来到那里， 看见他， 也照样从旁边走过去了。
33 只有一个撒玛利亚人， 旅行来到他那里， 看见了， 就动了怜悯的心，
34 上前用油和酒倒在他的伤处， 包裹好了， 把他扶上自己的牲口， 带他到客店里照顾他。
35 第二天， 他拿出两个银币交给店主， 说： ‘请你照顾他， 额外的开支， 我回来的时候必还给你。’
36 你想， 这三个人， 谁是那个落在强盗手中的人的邻舍呢？"
37 他说： "是那怜悯他的。"耶稣说： "你去， 照样作吧。"
38 他们走路的时候， 耶稣进了一个村庄。有一个名叫马大的女人， 接他到家里。
39 她有一个妹妹， 名叫马利亚， 坐在主的脚前听道。
40 马大被许多要作的事， 弄得心烦意乱， 就上前来， 说： "主啊， 我妹妹让我一个人侍候， 你不理吗？请吩咐她来帮助我。"
41 主回答她： "马大， 马大， 你为许多事操心忙碌，
42 但是最需要的只有一件， 马利亚已经选择了那上好的分， 是不能从她夺去的。"