Jesus sends out the seventy-two
1After this the Lord appointed seventy-two10:1 Some manuscripts seventy; also in verse 17 others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2He told them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. 3Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.
5‘When you enter a house, first say, “Peace to this house.” 6If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you. 7Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
8‘When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you. 9Heal those there who are ill and tell them, “The kingdom of God has come near to you.” 10But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, 11“Even the dust of your town we wipe from our feet as a warning to you. Yet be sure of this: the kingdom of God has come near.” 12I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.
13‘Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.10:15 That is, the realm of the dead
16‘Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.’
17The seventy-two returned with joy and said, ‘Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.’
18He replied, ‘I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.’
21At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, ‘I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.
22‘All things have been committed to me by my Father. No-one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no-one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.’
23Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, ‘Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.’
The parable of the good Samaritan
25On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he asked, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’
26‘What is written in the Law?’ he replied. ‘How do you read it?’
27He answered, ‘ “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind”10:27 Deut. 6:5; and, “Love your neighbour as yourself.”10:27 Lev. 19:18’
28‘You have answered correctly,’ Jesus replied. ‘Do this and you will live.’
29But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour?’
30In reply Jesus said: ‘A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half-dead. 31A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33But a Samaritan, as he travelled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35The next day he took out two denarii10:35 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day labourer (see Matt. 20:2). and gave them to the innkeeper. “Look after him,” he said, “and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.”
36‘Which of these three do you think was a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?’
37The expert in the law replied, ‘The one who had mercy on him.’
Jesus told him, ‘Go and do likewise.’
At the home of Martha and Mary
38As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, ‘Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!’
41‘Martha, Martha,’ the Lord answered, ‘you are worried and upset about many things, 42but few things are needed – or indeed only one.10:42 Some manuscripts but only one thing is needed Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.’
Isus šalje sedamdesetdvojicu učenika
(Mt 11:21-27; 13:16-17)
1Gospodin nakon toga izabere još sedamdesetdvojicu učenika10:1 U nekim rukopisima: sedamdesetoricu. (Također u stihu 10:17.) i pošalje ih po dvojicu da idu pred njim u svaki grad i mjesto kamo je kanio ići. 2Govorio im je: “Žetva je velika, ali je radnika malo. Molite zato gospodara žetve da pošalje žeteoce. 3Idite! Šaljem vas, evo, kao janjad među vukove. 4Ne nosite sa sobom ni novac, ni torbu, ni obuću. Putem ne gubite vrijeme pozdravljajući ljude i razgovarajući s njima.
5Kad uđete u neku kuću, najprije ju blagoslovite: ‘Mir ovoj kući!’ 6Bude li ondje tko dostojan mira, vaš će mir sići na njega. Ne bude li takvoga, vaš će se mir vratiti vama. 7Kad dođete u neku kuću, ne prelazite više iz jedne u drugu. Ostanite na jednomu mjestu te jedite i pijte što vam daju jer radnik zaslužuje plaću.
8Kad uđete u neki grad i ondje vas prime, jedite što vam ponude. 9Iscjeljujte ondje bolesnike i kazujte im: ‘Približilo vam se Božje kraljevstvo!’ 10Ali kad uđete u neki grad pa vas ne prime, iziđite na njegove ulice pa recite: 11‘Čak i prašinu iz vašega grada što nam se uhvatila za noge otresamo sa sebe za svjedočanstvo protiv vas. Ali znajte da je Božje kraljevstvo blizu!’ 12Kažem vam da će i Sodomi na Sudnji dan biti lakše nego tomu mjestu!
13Teško tebi, Korozaine! Teško tebi, Betsaido! Jer da su se čudesa koja su se kod vas dogodila zbila u pokvarenima Tiru i Sidonu, oni bi se već odavno obratili te sjedili u kostrijeti i pepelu. 14Ali Tiru i Sidonu bit će lakše na Sudnji dan nego vama! 15A ti, Kafarnaume, zar ćeš se do neba uzdignuti? Strovalit ćeš se u pakao.”
16Zatim reče učenicima: “Tko vas sluša, mene sluša, a tko vas odbaci, mene je odbacio. Tko odbacuje mene, odbacuje Boga koji me je poslao.”
17Kad su se sedamdesetdvojica učenika vratili, radosno su kazali: “Gospodine, čak nam se i zlodusi pokoravaju u tvoje ime.”
18“Da,” reče im on, “vidio sam Sotonu kako poput munje pada s neba. 19Dao sam vam, eto, vlast nad svakom neprijateljskom silom da gazite zmije i štipavce. Ništa vam neće moći nauditi. 20Ali nemojte se radovati tomu što vam se zlodusi pokoravaju. Radujte se što su vaša imena zapisana na nebesima.”
Isusova molitva zahvale
21Isusa zatim ispuni radost u Svetome Duhu te reče: “Slavim te, Oče, Gospodaru neba i zemlje, što si to skrio od mudrih i umnih, a objavio malenima. Da, Oče, tebi se to svidjelo tako učiniti.
22Moj mi je Otac sve predao. Nitko ne poznaje Sina nego Otac i nitko ne poznaje Oca nego Sin i oni kojima se Sin hoće objaviti.”
23Okrene se zatim prema učenicima te im nasamo reče: “Blago vama jer vam to oči gledaju. 24Kažem vam, mnogi su proroci i kraljevi željeli vidjeti to što vi gledate, ali nisu vidjeli; željeli su čuti što vi čujete, ali nisu čuli.”
Najveća zapovijed
(Mt 22:34-40; Mk 12:28-31)
25Jednom neki zakonoznanac ustane i upita Isusa da ga iskuša: “Učitelju, što moram učiniti da dobijem vječni život?”
26“Što piše u Mojsijevu zakonu? Što ondje čitaš?”
27“‘Ljubi Gospodina Boga svojega svim srcem svojim,
svom dušom svojom i svom pameti svojom,
a svojega bližnjega kao samoga sebe’”10:27 Levitski zakonik 19:18., odgovori čovjek.
28“Tako je”, reče Isus. “Čini tako pa ćeš živjeti.”
29Ali hoteći se opravdati, on upita Isusa: “A tko mi je bližnji?”
Prispodoba o milosrdnome Samarijancu
30Isus mu odgovori prispodobom: “Nekog su čovjeka koji je putovao iz Jeruzalema u Jerihon napali razbojnici te ga svukli, pretukli i ostavili polumrtva uz cestu.
31Onuda je slučajno prolazio židovski svećenik. Kad ugleda polumrtvog čovjeka, zaobiđe ga i ode. 32Naiđe zatim i levit, svećenički pomoćnik. Kad ga ugleda, također ga zaobiđe i ode.
33Zatim dođe i prezreni Samarijanac, koji je onuda putovao. Kad ugleda čovjeka, sažali se nad njim. 34Priđe mu, opere mu rane maslinovim uljem i vinom te ih previje. Podigne ga zatim na magarca i odvede u gostionicu te ga je ondje njegovao. 35Sutradan gostioničaru dade dva srebrnjaka10:35 U grčkome: dva denara. i reče mu: ‘Brini se za njega. Potrošiš li više, platit ću ti na povratku.’
36Što kažeš, koji je od te trojice bio bližnji čovjeku kojega su napali razbojnici?”
37“Onaj koji mu je iskazao milosrđe”, reče čovjek.
Isus mu reče: “Idi pa i ti čini tako.”
Isus u posjetu Marti i Mariji
38Putujući dalje prema Jeruzalemu, Isus i učenici uđu u neko selo. Tu ga neka žena, imenom Marta, primi u svoj dom. 39Njezina je sestra Marija sjedila do Gospodinovih nogu i slušala što govori. 40A Marta je bila tako zauzeta pripremanjem i posluživanjem da mu se došla požaliti: “Gospodine, zar ti uopće ne mariš što me je sestra ostavila da sama poslužujem? Reci joj da mi pomogne!”
41Ali Gospodin joj odgovori: “Marta, Marta! Brineš se i uznemiruješ oko svih tih sitnica. 42A zapravo se vrijedi brinuti samo o jednome. Marija je to shvatila—i neću joj to oduzeti.”
