51And it came to pass, when the days were being completed that he should be received up, he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem. 52And he sent messengers before his face; and they went and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. 53And they did not receive him, because his face was directed toward Jerusalem. 54And his disciples, James and John, seeing it, said: Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, as also Elijah did? 55And he turned, and rebuked them, and said: Ye know not[55] of what spirit ye are. 56And they went to another village.
57And as they were going in the way, a certain one said to him: I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 58And Jesus said to him: The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.
59And he said to another: Follow me. But he said: Lord permit me first to go and bury my father. 60And he said to him: Let the dead bury their own dead; but do thou go and announce the kingdom of God.
61And another also said; I will follow thee, Lord; but first permit me to bid farewell to those in my house. 62And Jesus said to him: No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
X. After these things the Lord appointed also seventy others, and sent them two and two before his face, into every city and place, whither he himself was about to come. 2And 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. 3Go your ways; behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. 4Carry neither purse, nor bag, nor sandals; and salute no one by the way. 5And into whatever house ye enter, first say: Peace be to this house. 6And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it; and if not, it shall return to you. 7And in that house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give[7]; for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. 8And into whatever city ye enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you; 9and heal the sick that are therein, and say to them: The kingdom of God has come nigh unto you. 10But into whatever city ye enter and they receive you not, go out into the streets of the same, and say: 11Even the dust of your city that cleaves to our feet, we wipe off to you[11]; yet know this, that the kingdom of God has come nigh. 12I say to you, that it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.
13Woe 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. 14But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment, than for you. 15And thou, Capernaum, that art exalted to heaven, shalt be brought down to the underworld.
16He that hears you, hears me; and he that rejects you, rejects me; and he that rejects me, rejects him who sent me.
17And the seventy returned with joy, saying: Lord, even the demons are subjected to us in thy name. 18And he said to them: I beheld Satan fall as lightning from heaven. 19Behold, I have given you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall hurt you. 20But yet, rejoice not in this, that the spirits are subjected to you; but rejoice, that your names are written in heaven.
21In 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. 22All things were delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is but the Father, and who the Father is but the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to reveal him.
23And turning to the disciples, he said privately: Happy are the eyes that behold what ye are beholding. 24For I say to you, that many prophets and kings desired to see what ye are beholding, and saw not, and to hear what ye are hearing, and heard not.