Jesus Commissions the Seventy

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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.

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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.

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Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.

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Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.

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Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’

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If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.

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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.

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If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you.

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Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’

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But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,

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‘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.’

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I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.