[10:1] After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
[10:2] And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.
[10:3] Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
[10:4] Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and greet no one on the road.
[10:5] Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house!’
[10:6] And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you.
[10:7] And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house.
[10:8] Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you.
[10:9] Heal the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’
[10:10] But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say,
[10:11] ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.’
[10:12] I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.