Lucas 10

The Work of the Seventy-Two Followers

1 Later the Lord chose 72*10.1 72: Some manuscripts have "70." According to Jewish tradition, there were 70 nations on earth. But the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament has "72" in place of "70." Jesus probably chose this number of followers to show that his message was for everyone in the world. other followers and sent them out two by two to every town and village where he was about to go.