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Luke 10

Jesus sends out seventy disciples and rejoices when they return. A lawyer asks how to inherit eternal life and then who his neighbour is, and Jesus tells the parable of the Good Samaritan. At Martha's house, Jesus gently tells busy Martha that Mary has chosen the good part.

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Key verses

  • Verse 27Love God with everything, and your neighbour as yourself.
  • Verse 37Go and show mercy as the Samaritan did.
  • Verse 42Mary, listening at Jesus' feet, has chosen the one needful thing.

After these things the LORD appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.SelectedLuke 10:1Ask

Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.SelectedLuke 10:2Ask

Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.SelectedLuke 10:3Ask

Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.SelectedLuke 10:4Ask

And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.SelectedLuke 10:5Ask

And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.SelectedLuke 10:6Ask

And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.SelectedLuke 10:7Ask

And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:SelectedLuke 10:8Ask

And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.SelectedLuke 10:9Ask

But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,SelectedLuke 10:10Ask

Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.SelectedLuke 10:11Ask

But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.SelectedLuke 10:12Ask

Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.SelectedLuke 10:13Ask

But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.SelectedLuke 10:14Ask

And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.SelectedLuke 10:15Ask

He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.SelectedLuke 10:16Ask

And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.SelectedLuke 10:17Ask

And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.SelectedLuke 10:18Ask

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.SelectedLuke 10:19Ask

Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.SelectedLuke 10:20Ask

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.SelectedLuke 10:21Ask

All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.SelectedLuke 10:22Ask

And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:SelectedLuke 10:23Ask

For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.SelectedLuke 10:24Ask

And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?SelectedLuke 10:25Ask

He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?SelectedLuke 10:26Ask

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.SelectedLuke 10:27Ask

And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.SelectedLuke 10:28Ask

But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?SelectedLuke 10:29Ask

And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.SelectedLuke 10:30Ask

And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.SelectedLuke 10:31Ask

And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.SelectedLuke 10:32Ask

But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,SelectedLuke 10:33Ask

And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.SelectedLuke 10:34Ask

And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.SelectedLuke 10:35Ask

Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?SelectedLuke 10:36Ask

And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.SelectedLuke 10:37Ask

Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.SelectedLuke 10:38Ask

And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.SelectedLuke 10:39Ask

But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.SelectedLuke 10:40Ask

And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:SelectedLuke 10:41Ask

But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.SelectedLuke 10:42Ask

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