Luke 10 Berean Standard Bible
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1 After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
1 Μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα ἀνέδειξεν ὁ Κύριος καὶ ἑτέρους ἑβδομήκοντα, καὶ ἀπέστειλεν αὐτοὺς ἀνὰ δύο πρὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ εἰς πᾶσαν πόλιν καὶ τόπον οὗ ἤμελλεν αὐτὸς ἔρχεσθαι.
2 And 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.
2 ἔλεγεν οὖν πρὸς αὐτούς· ὁ μὲν θερισμὸς πολύς, οἱ δὲ ἐργάται ὀλίγοι· δεήθητε οὖν τοῦ κυρίου τοῦ θερισμοῦ ὅπως ἐκβάλῃ ἐργάτας εἰς τὸν θερισμὸν αὐτοῦ.
3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
3 ὑπάγετε· ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω ὑμᾶς ὡς ἄρνας ἐν μέσῳ λύκων.
4 Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.
4 μὴ βαστάζετε βαλλάντιον, μὴ πήραν, μηδὲ ὑποδήματα, καὶ μηδένα κατὰ τὴν ὁδὸν ἀσπάσησθε.
5 Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’
5 εἰς ἣν δ᾽ ἂν οἰκίαν εἰσέρχησθε, πρῶτον λέγετε· εἰρήνη τῷ οἴκῳ τούτῳ.
6 If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.
6 καὶ ἐὰν ᾖ ἐκεῖ υἱὸς εἰρήνης, ἐπαναπαύσεται ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν ἡ εἰρήνη ὑμῶν· εἰ δὲ μήγε, ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς ἐπανακάμψει.
7 Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
7 ἐν αὐτῇ δὲ τῇ οἰκίᾳ μένετε ἐσθίοντες καὶ πίνοντες τὰ παρ᾽ αὐτῶν· ἄξιος γὰρ ὁ ἐργάτης τοῦ μισθοῦ αὐτοῦ ἐστι· μὴ μεταβαίνετε ἐξ οἰκίας εἰς οἰκίαν.
8 If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you.
8 καὶ εἰς ἣν ἂν πόλιν εἰσέρχησθε καὶ δέχωνται ὑμᾶς, ἐσθίετε τὰ παρατιθέμενα ὑμῖν,
9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’
9 καὶ θεραπεύετε τοὺς ἐν αὐτῇ ἀσθενεῖς, καὶ λέγετε αὐτοῖς· ἤγγικεν ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ.
10 But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,
10 εἰς ἣν δ᾽ ἂν πόλιν εἰσέρχησθε καὶ μὴ δέχωνται ὑμᾶς, ἐξελθόντες εἰς τὰς πλατείας αὐτῆς εἴπατε·
11 ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’
11 καὶ τὸν κονιορτὸν τὸν κολληθέντα ἡμῖν ἀπὸ τῆς πόλεως ὑμῶν εἰς τοὺς πόδας ἡμῶν ἀπομασσόμεθα ὑμῖν· πλὴν τοῦτο γινώσκετε, ὅτι ἤγγικεν ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ.
12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.
12 λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι Σοδόμοις ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ἀνεκτότερον ἔσται ἢ τῇ πόλει ἐκείνῃ.
13 Woe to you, 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 and ashes.
13 οὐαί σοι, Χοραζίν, οὐαί σοι, Βηθσαϊδά· ὅτι εἰ ἐν Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι ἐγένοντο αἱ δυνάμεις αἱ γενόμεναι ἐν ὑμῖν, πάλαι ἂν ἐν σάκκῳ καὶ σποδῷ καθήμενοι μετενόησαν.
14 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.
14 πλὴν Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι ἀνεκτότερον ἔσται ἐν τῇ κρίσει ἢ ὑμῖν.
15 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!
15 καὶ σύ, Καπερναούμ, ἡ ἕως τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ὑψωθεῖσα, ἕως ᾅδου καταβιβασθήσῃ.
16 Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
16 Ὁ ἀκούων ὑμῶν ἐμοῦ ἀκούει, καὶ ὁ ἀθετῶν ὑμᾶς ἐμὲ ἀθετεῖ· ὁ δὲ ἐμὲ ἀθετῶν ἀθετεῖ τὸν ἀποστείλαντά με.
17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
17 Ὑπέστρεψαν δὲ οἱ ἑβδομήκοντα μετὰ χαρᾶς λέγοντες· Κύριε, καὶ τὰ δαιμόνια ὑποτάσσεται ἡμῖν ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου.
18 So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
18 Εἶπε δὲ αὐτοῖς· ἐθεώρουν τὸν σατανᾶν ὡς ἀστραπὴν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ πεσόντα.
19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
19 ἰδοὺ δίδωμι ὑμῖν τὴν ἐξουσίαν τοῦ πατεῖν ἐπάνω ὄφεων καὶ σκορπίων καὶ ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν δύναμιν τοῦ ἐχθροῦ, καὶ οὐδὲν ὑμᾶς οὐ μὴ ἀδικήσῃ.
20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
20 πλὴν ἐν τούτῳ μὴ χαίρετε, ὅτι τὰ πνεύματα ὑμῖν ὑποτάσσεται· χαίρετε δὲ ὅτι τὰ ὀνόματα ὑμῶν ἐγράφη ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς.
21 At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “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. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
21 Ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἠγαλλιάσατο τῷ πνεύματι ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν· ἐξομολογοῦμαί σοι, πάτερ, κύριε τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ τῆς γῆς, ὅτι ἀπέκρυψας ταῦτα ἀπὸ σοφῶν καὶ συνετῶν, καὶ ἀπεκάλυψας αὐτὰ νηπίοις· ναί, ὁ πατήρ, ὅτι οὕτως ἐγένετο εὐδοκία ἔμπροσθέν σου.
22 All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. 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.”
22 [καὶ στραφεὶς πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς εἶπε·] πάντα μοι παρεδόθη ὑπὸ τοῦ πατρός μου· καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐπιγινώσκει τίς ἐστιν ὁ υἱός, εἰ μὴ ὁ πατήρ, καὶ τίς ἐστιν ὁ πατήρ, εἰ μὴ ὁ υἱὸς καὶ ᾧ ἐὰν βούληται ὁ υἱὸς ἀποκαλύψαι.
23 Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
23 Καὶ στραφεὶς πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς κατ᾽ ἰδίαν εἶπε· μακάριοι οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ οἱ βλέποντες ἃ βλέπετε.
24 For I tell you that 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.”
24 λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι πολλοὶ προφῆται καὶ βασιλεῖς ἠθέλησαν ἰδεῖν ἃ ὑμεῖς βλέπετε, καὶ οὐκ εἶδον, καὶ ἀκοῦσαι ἃ ἀκούετε, καὶ οὐκ ἤκουσαν.
25 One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
25 Καὶ ἰδοὺ νομικός τις ἀνέστη ἐκπειράζων αὐτὸν καὶ λέγων· διδάσκαλε, τί ποιήσας ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω;
26 “What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?”
26 ὁ δὲ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν· ἐν τῷ νόμῳ τί γέγραπται; πῶς ἀναγινώσκεις;
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’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
27 ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· ἀγαπήσεις Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ἰσχύος σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας σου, καὶ τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς ἑαυτόν·
28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.”
28 εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ· ὀρθῶς ἀπεκρίθης· τοῦτο ποίει καὶ ζήσῃ.
29 But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
29 ὁ δὲ θέλων δικαιοῦν ἑαυτὸν εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν· καὶ τίς ἐστί μου πλησίον;
30 Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
30 ὑπολαβὼν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· ἄνθρωπός τις κατέβαινεν ἀπὸ Ἱερουσαλὴμ εἰς Ἱεριχώ, καὶ λῃσταῖς περιέπεσεν· οἳ καὶ ἐκδύσαντες αὐτὸν καὶ πληγὰς ἐπιθέντες ἀπῆλθον ἀφέντες ἡμιθανῆ τυγχάνοντα.
31 Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
31 κατὰ συγκυρίαν δὲ ἱερεύς τις κατέβαινεν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ἐκείνῃ, καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ἀντιπαρῆλθεν.
32 So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32 ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ Λευΐτης γενόμενος κατὰ τὸν τόπον, ἐλθὼν καὶ ἰδὼν ἀντιπαρῆλθε.
33 But when a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, he looked at him and had compassion.
33 Σαμαρείτης δέ τις ὁδεύων ἦλθε κατ᾽ αὐτόν, καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ἐσπλαγχνίσθη,
34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
34 καὶ προσελθὼν κατέδησε τὰ τραύματα αὐτοῦ ἐπιχέων ἔλαιον καὶ οἶνον, ἐπιβιβάσας δὲ αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸ ἴδιον κτῆνος ἤγαγεν αὐτὸν εἰς πανδοχεῖον καὶ ἐπεμελήθη αὐτοῦ·
35 The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and on my return I will repay you for any additional expense.’
35 καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν αὔριον ἐξελθών, ἐκβαλὼν δύο δηνάρια ἔδωκε τῷ πανδοχεῖ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἐπιμελήθητι αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὅ τι ἂν προσδαπανήσῃς, ἐγὼ ἐν τῷ ἐπανέρχεσθαί με ἀποδώσω σοι.
36 Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
36 τίς οὖν τούτων τῶν τριῶν πλησίον δοκεῖ σοι γεγονέναι τοῦ ἐμπεσόντος εἰς τοὺς λῃστάς;
37 “The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
37 ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· ὁ ποιήσας τὸ ἔλεος μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ. εἶπεν οὖν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· πορεύου καὶ σὺ ποίει ὁμοίως.
38 As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
38 Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ πορεύεσθαι αὐτοὺς καὶ αὐτὸς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς κώμην τινά. γυνὴ δέ τις ὀνόματι Μάρθα ὑπεδέξατο αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτῆς.
39 She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.
39 καὶ τῇδε ἦν ἀδελφὴ καλουμένη Μαρία, ἣ καὶ παρακαθίσασα παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἤκουε τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ.
40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”
40 ἡ δὲ Μάρθα περιεσπᾶτο περὶ πολλὴν διακονίαν· ἐπιστᾶσα δὲ εἶπε· Κύριε, οὐ μέλει σοι ὅτι ἡ ἀδελφή μου μόνην με κατέλιπε διακονεῖν; εἰπὲ οὖν αὐτῇ ἵνα μοι συναντιλάβηται.
41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.
41 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Μάρθα Μάρθα, μεριμνᾷς καὶ τυρβάζῃ περὶ πολλά·
42 But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”
42 ἑνὸς δέ ἐστι χρεία· Μαρία δὲ τὴν ἀγαθὴν μερίδα ἐξελέξατο, ἥτις οὐκ ἀφαιρεθήσεται ἀπ᾽ αὐτῆς.
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People
Martha
A woman of Bethany who received Jesus into her home, was distracted with serving, and whose brother Lazarus Jesus raised.
Cited in the guide: Luke 10:38; John 11:1; John 11:5
Mary
Sister of Martha and Lazarus of Bethany, who sat at Jesus' feet to listen and who anointed the Lord's feet with perfume and wiped them with her hair.
Cited in the guide: Luke 10:39; John 11:1; John 11:2
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Jericho
Jericho guarded the eastern entrance to Canaan. The Old Testament city (Tell es-Sultan) fell to Joshua; Herodian Jericho nearby is where Jesus healed Bartimaeus and called Zacchaeus.
Cited in the guide: Joshua 6:20; Luke 19:1-10; Luke 10:30
Cross references (42)
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- 1 Mark 6:7–13; Luke 9:52; Matthew 10:1–4; Numbers 11:24–26; Luke 3:4–6
- 2 Matthew 9:36–38; John 4:35–38; 1 Corinthians 3:6–9; Mark 16:15; 1 Thessalonians 5:12
- 3 Matthew 10:16; Acts 20:29; Ezekiel 2:3–6; John 15:20; John 10:12
- 4 Luke 22:35; 2 Kings 4:29; Luke 10:4–12; Mark 6:8–11; 2 Kings 4:24
- 5 1 Samuel 25:6; Matthew 10:12–13; Isaiah 57:19; Ephesians 2:17; 2 Corinthians 5:18–20
- 6 2 Thessalonians 3:16; Isaiah 9:6; 2 Corinthians 2:15–16; Ephesians 5:6; 1 Samuel 25:17
- 7 1 Timothy 5:17–18; Matthew 10:10–11; 1 Corinthians 9:4–15; 2 Timothy 2:6; Galatians 6:6
- 8 1 Corinthians 10:27; Matthew 10:40; Luke 9:48; Luke 10:10; John 13:20
- 9 Matthew 3:2; John 3:5; Luke 17:20–21; Acts 28:7–10; Luke 10:11
- 10 Acts 18:6; Matthew 10:14; Acts 13:51; Luke 9:5
- 11 Luke 10:9; Acts 13:51; Acts 13:46; Deuteronomy 30:11–14; Matthew 10:14
- 12 Matthew 10:15; Matthew 11:24; Mark 6:11; Lamentations 4:6
- 13 Isaiah 23:1–18; Matthew 11:20–23; Ezekiel 26:1–28:26; Joel 3:4–8; Acts 28:25–28
- 14 John 15:22–25; Luke 12:47–48; Romans 2:1; Romans 2:27; Amos 3:2
- 15 Isaiah 14:13–15; Matthew 4:13; 2 Peter 2:4; Luke 13:28; Matthew 11:23
- 16 John 13:20; 1 Thessalonians 4:8; Matthew 10:40; John 12:44; John 5:22–23
- 17 Romans 16:20; Luke 9:1; Mark 16:17; Luke 10:1; Luke 10:9
- 18 Revelation 12:7–9; Isaiah 14:12; Revelation 9:1; John 16:11; John 12:31
- 19 Psalm 91:13; Mark 16:18; Romans 16:20; Acts 28:5; Revelation 11:5
- 20 Revelation 20:15; Revelation 20:12; Matthew 7:22–23; Hebrews 12:23; Revelation 21:27
- 21 2 Corinthians 4:3; Matthew 13:11–16; Matthew 11:25–27; 1 Peter 2:1–2; 1 Corinthians 2:6–8
- 22 Matthew 11:27; John 1:18; John 6:44–46; John 10:15; John 17:26
- 23 Matthew 13:16–17
- 24 John 8:56; 1 Peter 1:10–12; Hebrews 11:13; Hebrews 11:39
- 25 Matthew 22:34–39; Luke 18:18; Acts 16:30–31; Matthew 19:16–19; Galatians 3:18
- 26 Romans 10:5; Isaiah 8:20; Galatians 3:21–22; Romans 3:19; Galatians 3:12–13
- 27 Mark 12:30–31; Matthew 22:37–40; Deuteronomy 6:5; Romans 13:9; Leviticus 19:18
- 28 Ezekiel 20:11; Leviticus 18:5; Matthew 19:17; Nehemiah 9:29; Luke 7:43
- 29 Luke 16:15; Luke 18:9–11; Matthew 5:43–44; Leviticus 19:34; Galatians 3:11
- 30 Luke 18:31; Jeremiah 51:52; Ezekiel 30:24; Psalm 88:4
- 31 1 John 3:16–18; Psalm 69:20; Proverbs 21:13; Jeremiah 5:31; Hosea 6:9
- 32 Acts 18:17; Proverbs 27:10; 2 Timothy 3:2; Psalm 109:25
- 33 1 Kings 8:50; Luke 7:13; Jeremiah 38:7–13; Matthew 18:33; Proverbs 27:10
- 34 Romans 12:20; Psalm 147:3; Genesis 42:27; Luke 2:7; Mark 14:8
- 35 Proverbs 19:17; Luke 14:13; Romans 16:23; Matthew 20:2
- 36 Luke 7:42; Matthew 21:28–31; Matthew 17:25; Matthew 22:42
- 37 1 John 3:16–18; Micah 6:8; 1 Peter 2:21; 2 Corinthians 8:9; 1 John 4:10–11
- 38 John 11:19–20; John 12:1–3; John 11:1–5; Luke 8:2–3; Acts 16:15
- 39 Proverbs 8:34; Luke 8:35; John 12:3; Acts 22:3; Deuteronomy 33:3
- 40 John 6:27; Luke 12:29; Matthew 16:22; Matthew 14:15; Jonah 4:1–4
- 41 Philippians 4:6; Mark 4:19; Luke 21:34; Matthew 6:25–34; Luke 8:14
- 42 Psalm 27:4; Psalm 16:5–6; John 10:27–28; John 4:14; Psalm 73:25
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By the lesson of the Gospel which has just been read, we are reminded to search what that harvest is of which the Lord says, "The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
And He is called Angel and Apostle; for He declares whatever we ought to know, and is sent forth to declare whatever is revealed; as our Lord Himself says, "He that heareth Me, heareth Him that sent Me." From the writings of Moses also this will be manifest; for thus it is written in them, "And the Angel of God …
For the Lord, through means of suffering, "ascending into the lofty place, led captivity captive, gave gifts to men," and conferred on those that believe in Him the power "to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and on all the power of the enemy," that is, of the leader of apostasy.
This, therefore, is the counsel of Him whom I regard as having spoken the words, "Whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee."
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
Hearken also unto Christ, saying, "Rejoice not that the demons obey you, but that your names are written in Heaven." And again before this, "Many will say to me in that day, Have we not prophesied in Thy name, and cast out devils, and done many mighty works, and then I will profess unto them, I know you not." And …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)