The Joyful Results

¹⁷ Now the ^[a]seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even ^(A)the demons are subject to us ^[b]in Your name!” ¹⁸ And He said to them, “I watched ^(B)Satan fall from heaven like lightning. ¹⁹ Behold, I have given you authority to ^(C)walk on snakes and scorpions, and authority over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you. ²⁰ Nevertheless, do not ^[c]rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that ^(D)your names are recorded in heaven.”

^21 (E)At that very ^[d]time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I ^[e]praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for doing so was well pleasing in Your sight. ^22 (F)All things have been handed over to Me by My Father, and ^(G)no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son determines to reveal Him.”

^23 (H)Turning to the disciples, He said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see the things you see; ²⁴ for I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things that you see, and did not see them, and to hear the things that you hear, and did not hear them.”