nty others, and sent
them two and two before his face, into every city and place, whither
he himself was about to come. (2)And he said to them: The harvest
indeed is great, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore the Lord of
the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest. (3)Go
your ways; behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. (4)Carry
neither purse, nor bag, nor sandals; and salute no one by the way.
(5)And into whatever house ye enter, first say: Peace be to this
house. (6)And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon
it; and if not, it shall return to you. (7)And in that house remain,
eating and drinking such things as they give[10:7]; for the laborer is
worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. (8)And into whatever
city ye enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you; (9)and
heal the sick that are therein, and say to them: The kingdom of God
has come nigh unto you. (10)But into whatever city ye enter and they
receive you not, go out into the streets of the same, and say:
(11)Even the dust of your city that cleaves to our feet, we wipe off
to you[10:11]; yet know this, that the kingdom of God has come nigh.
(12)I say to you, that it will be more tolerable in that day for
Sodom, than for that city.

(13)Woe to thee, Chorazin! Woe to thee, Bethsaida! For if the miracles
had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which were done in you, they would
long ago have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. (14)But it
will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment, than for
you. (15)And thou, Capernaum, that art exalted to heaven, shalt be
brought down to the underworld.

(16)He that hears you, hears me; and he that rejects you, rejects me;
and he that rejects me, rejects him who sent me.

(17)And the seventy returned with joy, saying: Lord, even the demons
are subjected to us in thy name. (18)And he said to them: I beheld
Satan fall as lightning from heaven. (19)Behold, I have given you
power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of
the enemy; and nothing shall hurt you. (20)But yet, rejoice not in
this, that the spirits are subjected to you; but rejoice, that your
names are written in heaven.

(21)In that hour he rejoiced in spirit, and said: I thank thee, O
Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things
from the wise and discerning, and reveal them to babes; yea, O Father,
that so it seemed good in thy sight. (22)All thi