Comman English Bible Luke

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Luke 9:60
60 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury ago. They would have sat around in funeral their own dead. But you go and spread the clothes and ashes. But Tyre and Sidon news of God's kingdom.”
will be better off at the judgment than you. 61 Someone else said to Jesus, “I will fol- 15 And you, Capernaum, will you be honored low you, Lord, but first let me say good-bye by being raised up to heaven? No, you will be to those in my house."
cast down to the place of the dead. Who62 Jesus said to him, “No one who puts a ever listens to you listens to me. Whoever hand on the plow and looks back is fit for rejects you rejects me. Whoever rejects God's kingdom."
me rejects the one who sent me."
Seventy-two sent out
The seventy-two return After these things, the Lord commis- The seventy-two returned joyously,
sioned seventy-two others and sent saying, “Lord, even the demons submit them on ahead in pairs to every city and themselves to us in your name.” place he was about to go. He said to them, 18 Jesus replied, “I saw Satan fall from "The harvest is bigger than you can imag- heaven like lightning. "'Look, I have given ine, but there are few workers. Therefore you authority to crush snakes and scorpions plead with the Lord of the harvest to send underfoot. I have given you authority over all out workers for his harvest. "Go! Be warned, the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm though, that I'm sending you out as lambs you. 2°Nevertheless, don't rejoice because among wolves. “Carry no wallet, no bag, and the spirits submit to you. Rejoice instead no sandals. Don't even greet anyone along that your names are written in heaven." the way. SWhenever you enter a house, first 21 At that very moment, Jesus overflowed say, May peace be on this house.' 'If anyone with joy from the Holy Spirit and said, there shares God's peace, then your peace “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and will rest on that person. If not, your bless- earth, because you've hidden these things ing will return to you. 'Remain in this house, from the wise and intelligent and shown eating and drinking whatever they set before them to babies. Indeed, Father, this brings you, for workers deserve their pay. Don't you happiness. 22 My Father has handed all move from house to house. Whenever you things over to me. No one knows who the enter a city and its people welcome you, eat Son is except the Father, or who the Father what they set before you. 'Heal the sick who is except the Son and anyone to whom the are there, and say to them, 'God's kingdom Son wants to reveal him.” 23Turning to has come upon you. Whenever you enter the disciples, he said privately, “Happy are a city and the people don't welcome you, the eyes that see what you see. 241 assure go out into the streets and say, "As a com- you that many prophets and kings wanted plaint against you, we brush off the dust of to see what you see and hear what you hear, your city that has collected on our feet. But but they didn't.” know this: God's kingdom has come to you. 12 I assure you that Sodom will be better off Loving your neighbor on Judgment Day than that city.
25A legal expert stood up to test Jesus.
“Teacher," he said, “what must I do to gain Judgment against cities
eternal life?” that reject Jesus
26 Jesus replied, “What is written in the 13“How terrible it will be for you, Law? How do you interpret it?” Chorazin. How terrible it will be for you, 27 He responded, “You must love the Lord Bethsaida. If the miracles done among you your God with all your heart, with all your had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would being, with all your strength, and with all your have changed their hearts and lives long mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.”
o ?Deut 6:5; Lev 19:18