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After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go.

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go.

He 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.

He 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.

Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.

Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.

Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.

Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.

"When you enter a house, first say, 'Peace to this house.'

"When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.'

If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.

If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you.

Stay in that house, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.

Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.

"When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is set before you.

"When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you.

Heal the sick who are there and tell them, 'The kingdom of God is near you.'

Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.'

But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say,

But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say,

'Even the dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.'

‘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.'

I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.

I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.