Lucas 10
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Los setenta y dos enviados (Mt 9,37)
10 Después de esto, el Señor escogió también a otros setenta y dos, y los envió de dos en dos delante de él a todos los pueblos y lugares a donde él pensaba ir. 2 Les dijo:
— La mies es mucha, pero son pocos los obreros. Por eso, pídanle al dueño de la mies que mande obreros a su mies. 3 ¡Póngase en marcha! Yo los envío como corderos en medio de lobos. 4 No lleven monedero, zurrón, ni calzado; y no se detengan tampoco a saludar a nadie en el camino. 5 Cuando entren en alguna casa, digan primero: “Paz a esta casa”. 6 Si los que viven allí son gente de paz, la paz del saludo quedará con ellos; si no lo son, la paz se volverá a ustedes. 7 Quédense en la misma casa, comiendo y bebiendo de lo que tengan, porque el que trabaja tiene derecho a su salario. No vayan de casa en casa. 8 Cuando lleguen a un pueblo donde los reciban con agrado, coman lo que les ofrezcan. 9 Curen a los enfermos que haya en él y anuncien: “El reino de Dios está cerca de ustedes”. 10 Pero si entran en un pueblo donde se nieguen a recibirlos, recorran sus calles diciendo: 11 “¡Hasta el polvo de este pueblo, que se nos ha pegado a los pies, nos lo sacudimos contra ustedes! Sin embargo, sepan que el reino de Dios ya está cerca”. 12 Les digo que, en el día del juicio, los habitantes de Sodoma serán tratados con más clemencia que los de ese pueblo.
Lamento por las ciudades rebeldes (Mt 10,40; 11,20-24)
13 ¡Ay de ti, Corazín! ¡Ay de ti, Betsaida! Porque si en Tiro y en Sidón se hubieran realizado los milagros que se han realizado en medio de ustedes, ya hace mucho tiempo que sus habitantes se habrían convertido y lo habrían demostrado llevando luto y ceniza. 14 Por eso, Tiro y Sidón serán tratados en el juicio con más clemencia que ustedes.
15 Y tú, Cafarnaún, ¿crees que vas a ser encumbrada hasta el cielo? ¡Hasta el abismo, serás precipitada! 16 El que los escuche a ustedes, es como si me escuchara a mí; el que los rechaze a ustedes, es como si me rechazara a mí; y el que me rechace a mí, es como si rechazara al que me envió.
Regreso de los setenta y dos enviados
17 Los setenta y dos volvieron llenos de alegría, diciendo:
— ¡Señor, hasta los demonios nos obedecen en tu nombre!
18 Jesús les contestó:
— He visto a Satanás que caía del cielo como un rayo. 19 Les he dado a ustedes autoridad para que pisoteen las serpientes, los escorpiones y todo el poder del enemigo, sin que nada ni nadie pueda dañarlos. 20 Pero, aun así, no se alegren tanto de que los espíritus malignos los obedezcan como de que los nombres de ustedes estén escritos en el cielo.
Alegría de Jesús (Mt 11,25-27; 13,16-17)
21 En aquel mismo momento, el Espíritu Santo llenó de alegría a Jesús, que dijo:
— Padre, Señor del cielo y de la tierra, te alabo porque has ocultado todo esto a los sabios y entendidos y se lo has revelado a los sencillos. Sí, Padre, así lo has querido tú. 22 Mi Padre lo ha puesto todo en mis manos y nadie sabe quién es el Hijo, sino el Padre; y nadie sabe quién es el Padre, sino el Hijo y aquellos a quienes el Hijo quiera revelárselo.
23 Luego se volvió hacia sus discípulos y les dijo aparte:
— ¡Felices los que puedan ver todo lo que ustedes están viendo! 24 Les digo que muchos profetas y reyes quisieron ver lo que ustedes están viendo, y no lo vieron; y oír lo que ustedes están oyendo, y no lo oyeron.
El mandamiento más importante (Mt 22,35-39; Mc 12,28-31)
25 Por entonces, un doctor de la ley, queriendo poner a prueba a Jesús, le hizo esta pregunta:
— Maestro, ¿qué he de hacer para alcanzar la vida eterna?
26 Jesús le contestó:
— ¿Qué está escrito en la ley de Moisés? ¿Qué lees allí?
27 Él respondió:
— Amarás al Señor tu Dios con todo tu corazón, con toda tu alma, con todas tus fuerzas y con toda tu inteligencia; y a tu prójimo como a ti mismo.
28 Jesús le dijo:
— Has respondido correctamente. Haz eso y vivirás.
Parábola del buen samaritano
29 Pero el maestro de la ley, para justificar su pregunta, insistió:
— ¿Y quién es mi prójimo?
30 Jesús le dijo:
— Un hombre que bajaba de Jerusalén a Jericó fue asaltado por unos ladrones, que le robaron cuanto llevaba, lo hirieron gravemente y se fueron, dejándolo medio muerto. 31 Casualmente bajaba por aquel mismo camino un sacerdote que vio al herido, pero pasó de largo. 32 Y del mismo modo, un levita, al llegar a aquel lugar, vio al herido, pero también pasó de largo. 33 Finalmente, un samaritano que iba de camino llegó junto al herido y, al verlo, se sintió conmovido. 34 Se acercó a él, le vendó las heridas poniendo aceite y vino sobre ellas, lo montó en su propia cabalgadura, lo condujo a una posada próxima y cuidó de él. 35 Al día siguiente, antes de reanudar el viaje, el samaritano dio dos denarios al posadero y le dijo: “Cuida bien a este hombre. Si gastas más, te lo pagaré a mi vuelta”. 36 Pues bien, ¿cuál de estos tres hombres te parece que fue el prójimo del que cayó en manos de ladrones?
37 El maestro de la ley contestó:
— El que tuvo compasión de él.
Y Jesús le replicó:
— Pues vete y haz tú lo mismo.
Jesús visita a Marta y María
38 Mientras seguían el camino, Jesús entró en una aldea, donde una mujer llamada Marta le dio alojamiento. 39 Marta tenía una hermana llamada María, la cual, sentada a los pies del Señor, escuchaba sus palabras. 40 Marta, en cambio, andaba atareada con los quehaceres domésticos, por lo que se acercó a Jesús y le dijo:
— Señor, ¿te parece bien que mi hermana me deje sola con todo el trabajo de la casa? Por favor, dile que me ayude.
41 El Señor le contestó:
— Marta, Marta, andas angustiada y preocupada por muchas cosas. 42 Sin embargo, una sola es necesaria. María ha elegido la mejor parte y nadie se la arrebatará.
Luke 10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 10
The Mission of the Seventy-two.[a] 1 After this the Lord appointed seventy[-two][b] others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit.(A) 2 He said to them, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.(B) 3 Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves.(C) 4 [c]Carry no money bag,(D) no sack, no sandals;(E) and greet no one along the way. 5 Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this household.’[d] 6 If a peaceful person[e] lives there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you, for the laborer deserves his payment. Do not move about from one house to another.(F) 8 Whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat what is set before you,(G) 9 cure the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God is at hand for you.’(H) 10 Whatever town you enter and they do not receive you, go out into the streets and say,(I) 11 ‘The dust of your town that clings to our feet, even that we shake off against you.’ Yet know this: the kingdom of God is at hand.(J) 12 I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom on that day than for that town.(K)
Reproaches to Unrepentant Towns.[f] 13 (L)“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida!(M) For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15 [g](N)And as for you, Capernaum, ‘Will you be exalted to heaven? You will go down to the netherworld.’ 16 Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me. And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”(O)
Return of the Seventy-two. 17 The seventy[-two] returned rejoicing, and said, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.” 18 Jesus said, “I have observed Satan fall like lightning[h] from the sky.(P) 19 Behold, I have given you the power ‘to tread upon serpents’ and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy and nothing will harm you.(Q) 20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice because the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven.”(R)
Praise of the Father.(S) 21 At that very moment he rejoiced [in] the holy Spirit and said, “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike.[i] Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will.(T) 22 All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.”(U)
The Privileges of Discipleship.(V) 23 Turning to the disciples in private he said, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24 For I say to you, many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it.”
The Greatest Commandment.(W) 25 [j]There was a scholar of the law[k] who stood up to test him and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”(X) 26 Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” 27 He said in reply, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”(Y) 28 He replied to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.”(Z)
The Parable of the Good Samaritan. 29 But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 Jesus replied, “A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho. They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead. 31 [l]A priest happened to be going down that road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. 32 Likewise a Levite came to the place, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. 33 But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight. 34 He approached the victim, poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them. Then he lifted him up on his own animal, took him to an inn and cared for him. 35 The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction, ‘Take care of him. If you spend more than what I have given you, I shall repay you on my way back.’ 36 Which of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the robbers’ victim?” 37 He answered, “The one who treated him with mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
Martha and Mary.[m] 38 (AA)As they continued their journey he entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. 39 [n]She had a sister named Mary [who] sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak. 40 Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell her to help me.” 41 The Lord said to her in reply, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. 42 [o]There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.”
Footnotes
- 10:1–12 Only the Gospel of Luke contains two episodes in which Jesus sends out his followers on a mission: the first (Lk 9:1–6) is based on the mission in Mk 6:6b–13 and recounts the sending out of the Twelve; here in Lk 10:1–12 a similar report based on Q becomes the sending out of seventy-two in this gospel. The episode continues the theme of Jesus preparing witnesses to himself and his ministry. These witnesses include not only the Twelve but also the seventy-two who may represent the Christian mission in Luke’s own day. Note that the instructions given to the Twelve and to the seventy-two are similar and that what is said to the seventy-two in Lk 10:4 is directed to the Twelve in Lk 22:35.
- 10:1 Seventy[-two]: important representatives of the Alexandrian and Caesarean text types read “seventy,” while other important Alexandrian texts and Western readings have “seventy-two.”
- 10:4 Carry no money bag…greet no one along the way: because of the urgency of the mission and the singlemindedness required of missionaries, attachment to material possessions should be avoided and even customary greetings should not distract from the fulfillment of the task.
- 10:5 First say, ‘Peace to this household’: see notes on Lk 2:14 and Mt 10:13.
- 10:6 A peaceful person: literally, “a son of peace.”
- 10:13–16 The call to repentance that is a part of the proclamation of the kingdom brings with it a severe judgment for those who hear it and reject it.
- 10:15 The netherworld: the underworld, the place of the dead (Acts 2:27, 31) here contrasted with heaven; see also note on Mt 11:23.
- 10:18 I have observed Satan fall like lightning: the effect of the mission of the seventy-two is characterized by the Lucan Jesus as a symbolic fall of Satan. As the kingdom of God is gradually being established, evil in all its forms is being defeated; the dominion of Satan over humanity is at an end.
- 10:21 Revealed them to the childlike: a restatement of the theme announced in Lk 8:10: the mysteries of the kingdom are revealed to the disciples. See also note on Mt 11:25–27.
- 10:25–37 In response to a question from a Jewish legal expert about inheriting eternal life, Jesus illustrates the superiority of love over legalism through the story of the good Samaritan. The law of love proclaimed in the “Sermon on the Plain” (Lk 6:27–36) is exemplified by one whom the legal expert would have considered ritually impure (see Jn 4:9). Moreover, the identity of the “neighbor” requested by the legal expert (Lk 10:29) turns out to be a Samaritan, the enemy of the Jew (see note on Lk 9:52).
- 10:25 Scholar of the law: an expert in the Mosaic law, and probably a member of the group elsewhere identified as the scribes (Lk 5:21).
- 10:31–32 Priest…Levite: those religious representatives of Judaism who would have been expected to be models of “neighbor” to the victim pass him by.
- 10:38–42 The story of Martha and Mary further illustrates the importance of hearing the words of the teacher and the concern with women in Luke.
- 10:39 Sat beside the Lord at his feet: it is remarkable for first-century Palestinian Judaism that a woman would assume the posture of a disciple at the master’s feet (see also Lk 8:35; Acts 22:3), and it reveals a characteristic attitude of Jesus toward women in this gospel (see Lk 8:2–3).
- 10:42 There is need of only one thing: some ancient versions read, “there is need of few things”; another important, although probably inferior, reading found in some manuscripts is, “there is need of few things, or of one.”
Luke 10
New International Version
Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two(A)(B)(C)
10 After this the Lord(D) appointed seventy-two[a] others(E) and sent them two by two(F) ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go.(G) 2 He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.(H) 3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.(I) 4 Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.
5 “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ 6 If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages.(J) Do not move around from house to house.
8 “When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you.(K) 9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God(L) has come near to you.’ 10 But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, 11 ‘Even the dust of your town we wipe from our feet as a warning to you.(M) Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God has come near.’(N) 12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom(O) than for that town.(P)
13 “Woe to you,(Q) Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth(R) and ashes. 14 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum,(S) will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.[b]
16 “Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”(T)
17 The seventy-two(U) returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”(V)
18 He replied, “I saw Satan(W) fall like lightning from heaven.(X) 19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes(Y) and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”(Z)
21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.(AA) Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.
22 “All things have been committed to me by my Father.(AB) No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”(AC)
23 Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”(AD)
The Parable of the Good Samaritan(AE)
25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”(AF)
26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”
27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[c];(AG) and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[d]”(AH)
28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”(AI)
29 But he wanted to justify himself,(AJ) so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.(AK) 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan,(AL) as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii[e] and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’
36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”
Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
At the Home of Martha and Mary
38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha(AM) opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary,(AN) who sat at the Lord’s feet(AO) listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care(AP) that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”
41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried(AQ) and upset about many things, 42 but few things are needed—or indeed only one.[f](AR) Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”
Footnotes
- Luke 10:1 Some manuscripts seventy; also in verse 17
- Luke 10:15 That is, the realm of the dead
- Luke 10:27 Deut. 6:5
- Luke 10:27 Lev. 19:18
- Luke 10:35 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see Matt. 20:2).
- Luke 10:42 Some manuscripts but only one thing is needed
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