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The Work of the Seventy-Two Followers Luke 10 Later the Lord chose seventy-two other followers and sent them out two by two to every town and village where he was about to go.
2He said to them:
 A large crop is in the fields, but there are only a few workers. Ask the Lord in charge of the harvest to send out workers to bring it in.
3Now go, but remember, I am sending you like lambs into a pack of wolves.
4Don't take along a moneybag or a traveling bag or sandals. And don't waste time greeting people on the road.
5As soon as you enter a home, say, "God bless this home with peace."
6If the people living there are peace-loving, your prayer for peace will bless them. But if they are not peace-loving, your prayer will return to you.
7Stay with the same family, eating and drinking whatever they give you, because workers are worth what they earn. Don't move around from house to house.
8If the people of a town welcome you, eat whatever they offer.
9Heal their sick and say, "God's kingdom will soon be here!"
10But if the people of a town refuse to welcome you, go out into the street and say,
11"We are shaking the dust from our feet as a warning to you. And you can be sure that God's kingdom will soon be here!"
12I tell you that on the day of judgment the people of Sodom will get off easier than the people of that town!
The Unbelieving Towns
(Matthew 11.20-24)
13You people of Chorazin are in for trouble! You people of Bethsaida are also in for trouble! If the miracles that took place in your towns had happened in Tyre and Sidon, the people there would have turned to God long ago. They would have dressed in sackcloth and put ashes on their heads.
14On the day of judgment the people of Tyre and Sidon will get off easier than you will.
15People of Capernaum, do you think you will be honored in heaven? Well, you will go down to hell!
16My followers, whoever listens to you is listening to me. Anyone who says "No" to you is saying "No" to me. And anyone who says "No" to me is really saying "No" to the one who sent me.
The Return of the Seventy-Two 17When the seventy-two followers returned, they were excited and said, "Lord, even the demons obeyed when we spoke in your name!"
18Jesus told them:
I saw Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning.
19I have given you the power to trample on snakes and scorpions and to defeat the power of your enemy Satan. Nothing can harm you.
20But don't be happy because evil spirits obey you. Be happy that your names are written in heaven!
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