Jesus Sends the Seventy-Two (Matthew 9:35–38)
1 ULT And after these things, the Lord also appointed 72 others, and sent them out by twos before his face to every city and place where he himself was about to go. BSB BSB: 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.
2 ULT And he said to them,“Indeed the harvest{ is} plentiful, but the laborers{ are} few. Therefore, earnestly ask the Lord of the harvest, so that he would send out laborers into his harvest. BSB BSB: 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.
3 ULT Go. Behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. BSB BSB: Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
4 ULT Do not carry a money bag, nor a sack, nor sandals, and greet no one on the road. BSB BSB: Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.
5 ULT Whatever house you enter into, first say,‘Peace{ be} to this house!’ BSB BSB: Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’
7 ULT And remain in that house, eating and drinking{ what is} from them, for the laborer{ is} worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house. BSB BSB: 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.
8 ULT And whatever city you enter into, and they receive you, eat{ what} is served to you, BSB BSB: If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you.
9 ULT and heal the sick in it, and say to them,‘The kingdom of God has come close to you.’ BSB BSB: Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’
10 ULT And into whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into its streets{ and} say, BSB BSB: But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,
11 ULT ‘Even the dust that clings to us from your city on our feet we wipe off against you! But know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.’ BSB BSB: ‘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.’
12 ULT I say to you that on that day it will be more tolerable for Sodom than for that city. BSB BSB: I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.
Woe to the Unrepentant (Matthew 11:20–24)
13 ULT Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had happened in Tyre and Sidon which happened in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. BSB BSB: 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.
14 ULT But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and for Sidon at the judgment than for you. BSB BSB: But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.
15 ULT And you, Capernaum, you will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will be brought down as far as Hades. BSB BSB: And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!
16 ULT The one listening to you listens to me, and the one rejecting you rejects me, and the one rejecting me rejects the one having sent me.” BSB BSB: Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
The Joyful Return 17 ULT Then the 72 returned with joy, saying,“Lord, even the demons are subjected to us in your name.” BSB BSB: The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
18 ULT And he said to them,“I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning. BSB BSB: So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
19 ULT Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will harm you at all. BSB BSB: Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
20 ULT Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subjected to you, but rejoice that your names are written in the heavens.” BSB BSB: Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
Jesus’ Prayer of Thanksgiving (Matthew 11:25–30)
21 ULT At that hour he rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said,“I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you concealed these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for thus it was well- pleasing before you. BSB BSB: 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.
22 ULT All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and to whomever the Son desires to reveal him.” BSB BSB: 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.”
23 ULT And having turned around to the disciples, he said privately,“Blessed{ are} the eyes that see what you see! BSB BSB: Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
24 ULT For I say to you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear.” BSB BSB: 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.”
The Parable of the Good Samaritan 25 ULT And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, testing him, saying,“Teacher, doing what, will I inherit eternal life?” BSB BSB: One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
26 ULT But he said to him,“What is written in the law? How do you read{ it}?” BSB BSB: “What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?”
27 ULT And answering, he said,“You will love the Lord your God from your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole strength and with your whole mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” BSB BSB: 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.’”
28 ULT And he said to him,“You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live.” BSB BSB: “You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.”
29 ULT But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus,“And who is my neighbor?” BSB BSB: But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 ULT Then answering, Jesus said,“A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers{ who}, both having stripped him and having laid on blows, went away, leaving him half dead. BSB BSB: 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.
31 ULT Then by coincidence a certain priest was going down on that road, and having seen him, he passed by on the other side. BSB BSB: Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32 ULT And likewise a Levite also, having come to the place and having seen{ him}, passed by on the other side. BSB BSB: So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side.
33 ULT But a certain Samaritan, as he traveled along, came upon him, and having seen{ him}, he felt compassion. BSB BSB: But a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, and when he saw him, he had compassion.
34 ULT And having approached, he bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then, having put him on his own animal, he brought him to an inn and took care of him. BSB BSB: 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.
35 ULT And on the next day, taking out two denarii, he gave them to the innkeeper and said,‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, when I return, I will repay you.’ BSB BSB: 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.’
36 ULT Which of these three do you think became a neighbor to the one having fallen among the robbers?” BSB BSB: Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
37 ULT And he said,“The one having shown mercy to him.” Then Jesus said to him,“You go and do likewise.” BSB BSB: “The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
Martha and Mary 39 ULT And she had a sister called Mary, and she was sitting at the feet of Jesus, listening to his word. BSB BSB: She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.
40 ULT But Martha was distracted with much service, and coming up, she said,“Lord, are you not concerned that my sister has left me alone to serve? Therefore, speak to her so that she might help me.” BSB BSB: 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!”
41 ULT But answering, the Lord said to her,“Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, BSB BSB: “Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.
42 ULT but one thing is necessary. For Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her.” BSB BSB: But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”