Luke 9:44-10:20

English Standard Version

⁴⁴ “Let these words sink into your ears: ^(A)The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.” ^45 (B)But they did not understand this saying, and ^(C)it was concealed from them, so that they might not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

Who Is the Greatest?

^46 (D)An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest. ⁴⁷ But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a child and put him by his side ⁴⁸ and said to them, ^(E)“Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and ^(F)whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For ^(G)he who is least among you all is the one who is great.”

Anyone Not Against Us Is For Us

^49 (H)John answered, “Master, we saw someone ^(I)casting out demons in your name, and ^(J)we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.” ⁵⁰ But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, ^(K)for the one who is not against you is for you.”

A Samaritan Village Rejects Jesus

⁵¹ When the days drew near for ^(L)him to be taken up, ^(M)he set his face ^(N)to go to Jerusalem. ⁵² And ^(O)he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of ^(P)the Samaritans, to make preparations for him. ⁵³ But ^(Q)the people did not receive him, because ^(R)his face was set toward Jerusalem. ⁵⁴ And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell ^(S)fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”^{[a] 55} But he turned and rebuked them.^{[b] 56} And they went on to another village.

The Cost of Following Jesus

⁵⁷ As they were going ^(T)along the road, ^(U)someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” ⁵⁸ And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” ⁵⁹ To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” ⁶⁰ And Jesus^[c] said to him, “Leave ^(V)the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and ^(W)proclaim the kingdom of God.” ⁶¹ Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, ^(X)but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” ⁶² Jesus said to him, ^(Y)“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two

10 After this the Lord appointed ^(Z)seventy-two^[d] others and ^(AA)sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. ^2 (AB)And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. ^(AC)Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. ³ Go your way; ^(AD)behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. ^4 (AE)Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and ^(AF)greet no one on the road. ⁵ Whatever house you enter, first say, ^(AG)‘Peace be to this house!’ ⁶ And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, ^(AH)it will return to you. ⁷ And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for ^(AI)the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house. ⁸ Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. ⁹ Heal the sick in it and say to them, ^(AJ)‘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 (AK)‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that ^(AL)the kingdom of God has come near.’ ¹² I tell you, ^(AM)it will be more bearable on ^(AN)that day for Sodom than for that town.

Woe to Unrepentant Cities

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

^16 (AU)“The one who hears you hears me, and ^(AV)the one who rejects you rejects me, and ^(AW)the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

The Return of the Seventy-Two

^17 (AX)The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, ^(AY)even the demons are subject to us in your name!” ¹⁸ And he said to them, ^(AZ)“I saw Satan ^(BA)fall like lightning from heaven. ¹⁹ Behold, I have given you authority ^(BB)to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of ^(BC)the enemy, and ^(BD)nothing shall hurt you. ^20 (BE)Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that ^(BF)your names are written in heaven.”