2 And he said unto them, The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest that He will send laborers into His harvest.
3 Go! I send you as lambs among wolves.
4 Do not take any bag, bag, or shoes, and do not greet anyone on the way.
5 Into which house ye shall enter, first say, Peace be unto this house;
6 And if the Son of Peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him, and if not, it shall return to you.
7 And in that house ye shall remain, and eat and drink what they have: for he that laboureth is worthy of the reward of his labours; Do not move from house to house.
8 And if you come to any city, and receive you, eat what is set before you,
9 And heal the sick that are in it, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is at hand unto you.
10 But if you come to any city and are not received, then when you go out into the street, say:
11 And the dust that is cleaved to us from your city, we shake it off to you; yet know that the Kingdom of God has drawn near to you.
12 I say unto you, that it shall be more pleasant for Sodom in that day than for that city.
13 Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to you, Bethsaida! for if the powers manifested in you had been manifested in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes;
14 but both Tyre and Sidon will be more pleased in judgment than you.
15 And thou, O Capernaum, who hast ascended unto heaven, shalt thou descend unto hell.
16 He who hears you hears me, and he who rejects you rejects me; but he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.
17 And the seventy disciples returned with joy, and said, "Lord! and the demons obey us in Thy name.
18 And he said to them, 'I have seen Satan fall from heaven like lightning;
19 Behold, I give you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and on all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.
20 Yet do not rejoice that the spirits obey you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.
21 And in that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, 'I praise thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.' Yes, Father! For such was Thy good pleasure.
22 And turning to the disciples, he said, 'All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and who the Son is, no one knows but the Father, and who the Father is, no one knows except the Son, and to whom the Son wants to reveal.