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De zeventig leerlingen

10 Jezus wees nog zeventig andere leerlingen aan. Hij stuurde hen twee aan twee vooruit naar de dorpen en steden waar Hij langs zou komen. Hij zei tegen hen: ‘Vraag God meer arbeiders te sturen om de oogst binnen te halen. Want er moet veel geoogst worden, maar er zijn te weinig arbeiders. Ga dan en vergeet niet dat Ik jullie er op uitstuur als lammeren tussen de wolven. Neem geen geld mee, geen tas en zelfs geen extra sandalen. Laat je niet ophouden door iemand te groeten. Breng vrede in elk huis dat je binnengaat. Woont daar een vredelievend man, dan zal je vrede over hem komen. Zo niet, dan komt die vrede bij je terug. Wanneer je in een dorp komt, ga dan niet van het ene adres naar het andere. Blijf logeren in hetzelfde huis en eet en drink wat je wordt voorgezet. Een arbeider moet zijn loon hebben. Als jullie in een stad gastvrij worden ontvangen, moet je dit doen: eet zonder bezwaar wat je wordt voorgezet. Genees de zieken. En zeg tegen de mensen dat het Koninkrijk van God heel dichtbij is gekomen. 10 Maar als ze in een stad niets van jullie willen weten, ga dan door de straten en zeg: 11 “Kijk, dit is stof van jullie stad! Wij schudden het van onze voeten! Het is afgelopen met jullie! Vergeet nooit hoe dicht het Koninkrijk van God bij jullie is geweest!” 12 Op de vreselijke dag van het grote oordeel zal het voor zoʼn stad erger zijn dan voor het beruchte Sodom. 13 Och Chorazin! Och Betsaïda! Hoe verschrikkelijk is het! Want als de steden Tyrus en Sidon de geweldige wonderen hadden gezien die Ik bij u heb gedaan, dan zouden zij zich allang van de zonde hebben afgekeerd. Van berouw over hun slechte leven zouden zij in zak en as zitten. 14 Nee, voor Tyrus en Sidon zal het op de dag van het grote oordeel niet zo zwaar zijn als voor u. 15 En wat moet Ik van Kafarnaüm zeggen? Zal het worden verheerlijkt tot in de hemel? Nee, het zal verzinken in het dodenrijk.’

16 Tegen zijn leerlingen zei Hij: ‘Wie naar jullie luistert, hoort Mij. Wie jullie negeert, negeert Mij. En wie Mij negeert, negeert God die Mij heeft gestuurd.’

17 Na verloop van tijd kwamen de zeventig leerlingen weer bij Hem terug. ‘Here,’ zeiden zij opgetogen, ‘als wij uw naam gebruiken, doen zelfs de boze geesten wat wij zeggen!’ 18 Hij antwoordde: ‘Ik zag Satan als een bliksemschicht uit de hemel vallen. 19 Ik heb jullie macht gegeven over al de krachten van de vijand. Jullie zullen slangen en schorpioenen vertrappen. Niets, werkelijk niets, zal jullie kwaad doen. 20 Maar jullie moeten niet zozeer blij zijn dat de boze geesten doen wat jullie zeggen. Waar jullie vooral blij om moeten zijn, is dat jullie namen in de hemel geregistreerd staan.’

21 Op dat moment bracht de Heilige Geest in Jezus een geweldige blijdschap teweeg. Hij sprak: ‘Vader! Heer van hemel en aarde! Dank U wel dat U de waarheid hebt verborgen voor wijzen en geleerden, maar aan kleine kinderen hebt bekendgemaakt. Dank U, Vader, zo hebt U het gewild. 22 Mijn Vader heeft Mij alles toevertrouwd. Niemand weet wie Ik ben, behalve de Vader. En niemand weet wie de Vader is, behalve Ik en de mensen aan wie Ik het wil bekendmaken.’

23 Daarna keek Hij zijn leerlingen aan en zei: ‘Het is een enorm voorrecht dat jullie dit allemaal mogen zien. 24 Vele profeten en koningen hebben ernaar verlangd te zien wat jullie zien en te horen wat jullie horen. Maar zij konden het niet.’

Het verhaal van de Samaritaan

25 Op een dag was er een bijbelgeleerde die wilde onderzoeken of Jezusʼ ideeën wel zuiver waren. ‘Meester,’ vroeg hij, ‘wat moet ik doen om eeuwig leven te krijgen?’ 26 Jezus vroeg: ‘Wat zegt de wet van Mozes daarover?’ 27 Hij antwoordde: ‘Heb de Here, uw God, lief met heel uw hart, met heel uw ziel, heel uw kracht en heel uw verstand. En heb uw naaste net zo lief als uzelf.’ 28 ‘Goed!’ zei Jezus. ‘Doe dat en u zult eeuwig leven krijgen.’ 29 De man voelde zich aangesproken. Om zich te rechtvaardigen, vroeg hij: ‘Wie is eigenlijk mijn medemens?’ 30 Als antwoord gaf Jezus hem dit voorbeeld: ‘Een man reisde van Jeruzalem naar Jericho. Onderweg werd hij door rovers overvallen. Zij rukten hem de kleren van het lijf, sloegen hem bont en blauw en lieten hem halfdood langs de weg liggen. 31 Toevallig kwam er een priester langs. Maar toen hij de man zag liggen, ging hij aan de overkant van de weg voorbij. 32 Een tempeldienaar die voorbijkwam, deed hetzelfde en liet de man gewoon liggen.

33 Gelukkig kwam er ook iemand langs die medelijden kreeg toen hij hem daar zag liggen. Het was een Samaritaan, een vijand van de Joden. 34 De Samaritaan knielde naast hem neer, verzorgde zijn wonden met olie en wijn en legde er verband om. Daarna tilde hij hem op zijn ezel en ging er zelf naast lopen. Zij kwamen bij een herberg, waar hij hem verder verzorgde. 35 De volgende morgen gaf hij de herbergier twee zilveren munten en zei: “Zorg goed voor hem. Mocht dit geld niet genoeg zijn, dan betaal ik de rest de volgende keer wel.” 36 Wat denkt u? Wie van deze drie was de medemens van het slachtoffer van de roofoverval?’ 37 ‘De man die medelijden met hem had,’ was het antwoord. ‘Precies,’ zei Jezus. ‘Volg zijn voorbeeld dan.’

Martha en Maria

38 Tijdens hun reis naar Jeruzalem kwamen Jezus en zijn leerlingen in een dorp waar zij gastvrij werden ontvangen door een zekere Martha. 39 De zuster van deze vrouw, Maria, ging meteen bij Jezus zitten om naar Hem te luisteren. 40 Maar Martha had het veel te druk met het klaarmaken van het eten. Op een gegeven ogenblik werd het haar teveel. Zij kwam bij Jezus staan en zei: ‘Here, hoe kunt U het goed vinden dat mijn zuster hier maar zit en ik al het werk moet doen! Zeg toch tegen haar dat zij mij moet helpen.’ 41 ‘Martha, Martha,’ antwoordde Jezus. ‘Wat maak je je toch druk! In het leven heb je niet zoveel nodig. 42 Eigenlijk maar één ding. Maria heeft dat ene ontdekt en het zal haar niet worden afgenomen.’

Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two

10 After this the Lord appointed (A)seventy-two[a] others and (B)sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. (C)And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. (D)Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go your way; (E)behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. (F)Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and (G)greet no one on the road. Whatever house you enter, first say, (H)‘Peace be to this house!’ And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, (I)it will return to you. And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for (J)the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house. Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. Heal the sick in it and say to them, (K)‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ 10 But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, 11 (L)‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that (M)the kingdom of God has come near.’ 12 I tell you, (N)it will be more bearable on (O)that day for Sodom than for that town.

Woe to Unrepentant Cities

13 (P)“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in (Q)Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 (R)But it will be more bearable in the judgment for (S)Tyre and Sidon than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum, (T)will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to (U)Hades.

16 (V)“The one who hears you hears me, and (W)the one who rejects you rejects me, and (X)the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

The Return of the Seventy-Two

17 (Y)The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, (Z)even the demons are subject to us in your name!” 18 And he said to them, (AA)“I saw Satan (AB)fall like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I have given you authority (AC)to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of (AD)the enemy, and (AE)nothing shall hurt you. 20 (AF)Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that (AG)your names are written in heaven.”

Jesus Rejoices in the Father's Will

21 (AH)In that same hour (AI)he rejoiced (AJ)in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, (AK)Lord of heaven and earth, that (AL)you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and (AM)revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for (AN)such was your gracious will.[b] 22 (AO)All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is (AP)except the Father, or who the Father is (AQ)except the Son and anyone (AR)to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”

23 Then turning to the disciples he said privately, (AS)“Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! 24 For I tell you (AT)that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.”

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

25 (AU)And behold, a (AV)lawyer stood up to (AW)put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to (AX)inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” 27 And he answered, (AY)“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and (AZ)your neighbor as yourself.” 28 And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; (BA)do this, and you will live.”

29 But he, (BB)desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 Jesus replied, “A man (BC)was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a (BD)priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. 32 So likewise (BE)a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a (BF)Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 He went to him and (BG)bound up his wounds, pouring on (BH)oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 And the next day he took out two (BI)denarii[c] and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’ 36 Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” 37 He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.”

Martha and Mary

38 Now as they went on their way, Jesus[d] entered a village. And a woman named (BJ)Martha (BK)welcomed him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called (BL)Mary, who (BM)sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” 41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are (BN)anxious and troubled about many things, 42 but one thing is necessary.[e] Mary has chosen (BO)the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”

Footnotes

  1. Luke 10:1 Some manuscripts seventy; also verse 17
  2. Luke 10:21 Or for so it pleased you well
  3. Luke 10:35 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer
  4. Luke 10:38 Greek he
  5. Luke 10:42 Some manuscripts few things are necessary, or only one

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) 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) Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.(I) Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.

“When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you. Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages.(J) Do not move around from house to house.

“When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you.(K) 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

  1. Luke 10:1 Some manuscripts seventy; also in verse 17
  2. Luke 10:15 That is, the realm of the dead
  3. Luke 10:27 Deut. 6:5
  4. Luke 10:27 Lev. 19:18
  5. Luke 10:35 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see Matt. 20:2).
  6. Luke 10:42 Some manuscripts but only one thing is needed