Through My Bible Yr 03 – March 17
Luke 9:57 – 10:12
Luke 9
Follow Jesus
57Ā As they went on the way, a man said to him, āI will follow you wherever you go.ā
58Ā Jesus said to him, āFoxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.ā
59Ā He said to another man, āFollow me!ā
But he said, āLord, first let me go and bury my father.ā
60Ā Jesus told him, āLet the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.ā
61Ā Another man also said, āI will follow you, Lord, but first let me say good-bye to those at my home.ā
62Ā Jesus told him, āNo one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.ā
Jesus Appoints Seventy-Two
Luke 10
1Ā After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two [1] others and sent them out two by two ahead of him [2] to every town and place where he was about to go.
2Ā He told them, āThe harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. So ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest field. 3Ā Go your way. Look, I am sending you out as lambs among wolves. 4Ā Do not carry a money bag or travelerās bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the way. 5Ā Whenever you enter a house, first say, āPeace be to this house.ā 6Ā And if a peaceful person is there, your peace will rest on him, but if not, it will return to you. 7Ā Remain in that same house, eating and drinking what they give you, because the worker is worthy of his pay. Do not keep moving from house to house. 8Ā Whenever you enter a town and they welcome you, eat what is set before you. 9Ā Heal the sick who are in the town and tell them, āThe kingdom of God has come near you.ā
10Ā āBut whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, 11Ā āEven the dust from your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this: The kingdom of God has come near.ā 12Ā I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom on that day than for that town.
Footnotes
- Luke 10:1 Some witnesses to the text read seventy (also in verse 17).
- Luke 10:1 Literally before his face
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