The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Luke 11
1 Now after these things, the Lord also
appointed seventy others, and sent them
two by two ahead of him† into every city
and place where he was about to come.
2 Then he said to them, “The harvest is
indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few.
Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest,
that he may send out laborers into his harvest.
3 Go your ways. Behold, I send you out as
lambs among wolves.
4 Carry no purse, nor wallet, nor sandals.
Greet no one on the way.
5 Into whatever house you enter, first
say, ‘Peace be to this house.’
6 If a sonofpeace is there, yourpeace will
rest on him; butif not, it will return to you.
7 Remain in that same house, eating and
drinking the things they give, for the
laborer is worthy of his wages. Don’t go from
house to house.
8 Into whatever city you enter and they
receive you, eat the things that are set
before you.
9 Heal the sick who are there and tell
them, ‘God’s Kingdom has come near to you.’
10 But into whatever city you enter and
they don’t receive you, go out into its
streets and say,
11 ‘Even the dust from your city that
clings to us, we wipe off against you.
Nevertheless know this, that God’s Kingdom
has come near to you.’
12 I tell you, it will be more tolerable in
that day for Sodom than for that city.
13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you,
Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had
been done in Tyre and Sidon which were
done in you, they would have repented
long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
14 But it will be more tolerable for Tyre
and Sidon in the judgment than for you.
15 You, Capernaum, who are exalted to
heaven, will be brought down to Hades. ‡
16 Whoever listens to you listens to me,
and whoever rejects you rejects me. Whoever
rejects me rejects him who sent me.”
17 The seventy returned with joy, saying,
“Lord, even the demons are subjectto us in
your name!”
18 He said to them, “I saw Satan having
fallen like lightning from heaven.
19 Behold, I give you authority to tread
on serpents and scorpions, and over allthe
power of the enemy. Nothing will in any
way hurt you.
20 Never the less, don’t rejoice in this, that
the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice
that your names are written in heaven.”
21 In that same hour, Jesus rejoiced in
the Holy Spirit, and said, “I thank you, O
Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you
have hidden these things from the wise
and understanding, and revealed them to
little children. Yes, Father, for so it was
well-pleasing in your sight.”
22 Turning to the disciples, he said, “All
things have been delivered to me by my
Father. No one knows who the Son is,
except the Father, and who the Father is,
except the Son, and he to whomever the
Son desires to reveal him.”
23 Turning to the disciples, he said privately,
“Blessed are the eyes which see the
things that you see,
24 for I tell you that many prophets and
kings desired to see the things which you
see, and didn’t see them, and to hear the
things which you hear, and didn’t hear
them.”
25 Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and
tested him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I
do to inherit eternal life?”
26 He said to him, “What is written in the
law? How do you read it?”
27 He answered, “You shall love the Lord
your God with all your heart, with all your
soul, with all your strength, and with all
your mind;* and your neighbor as yourself.”*
28 He said to him, “You have answered
correctly. Do this, and you will live.”
29 But he, desiring to justify himself,
asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”
30 Jesus answered, “A certain man was
going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and
he fell among robbers, who both stripped
him and beat him, and departed, leaving
him half dead.
31 By chance a certain priest was going
down that way. When he saw him, he
passed by on the other side.
32 In the same way a Levite also, when he
came to the place and saw him, passed by
on the other side.
33 But a certain Samaritan, as he
traveled, came where he was. When he saw
him, he was moved with compassion,
34 came to him, and bound up his
wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set
him on his own animal, brought him to an
inn, and took care of him.
35 On the next day, when he departed,
he took out two denarii, gave them to the
host, and said to him, ‘Take care of him.
Whatever you spend beyond that, I will
repay you when I return.’
36 Now which ofthese three do you think
seemed to be a neighbor to him who fell
among the robbers?”
37 He said, “He who showed mercy on
him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go
and do likewise.”
38 As they went on their way, he entered
into a certain village, and a certain
woman named Martha received him into
her house.
39 She had a sister called Mary, who also
sat at Jesus’ feet and heard his word.
40 But Martha was distracted with much
serving, and she came up to him, and said,
“Lord, don’t you care that my sister left me
to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me.”
41 Jesus answered her, “Martha, Martha,
you are anxious and troubled about
many things,
42 but one thing is needed. Mary has
chosen the good part, which will not be
taken away from her.”