The mission of the seventy-two disciples- Luke 10:1-16 - N. T. -
After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out ahead of him, in pairs, to all the towns and places he himself was to visit. Jesus said to them, 'The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to his harvest. Start off now, but remember, I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. Carry no purse, no haversack, no sandals. Salute no one on the road. Whatever house you go into, let your first words be, "Peace be this house!" And if a man of peace lives there, your peace will go and rest on him; if not, it will come back to you. Stay in the same house, taking what food and drink they have to offer, for the labourer deserves his wages; do not move from house to house.'
Whenever you go into a town where they make you welcome, eat what is set before you. Cure those in it who are sick, and say, "The kingdom of God is very near to you". But whenever you enter a town and they do not make you welcome, go out into its streets and say, "We wipe off the very dust of your town that clings to our feet and leave it with you. Yet be sure of this: the kingdom of God is very near." I tell you, on that day it will not go as hard with Sodom as with that town.
'Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. And still, it will not go as hard with Tyre and Sidon at the Judgement as with you. And as for you, Capernaum, did you want to be exalted high as heaven? You shall be thrown down to hell.
'Anyone who listens to you listens to me; anyone who rejects you rejects me, and those who reject me reject the one who sent me.'
Cf. - Luke 9:1-2 -
Cf. - Matthew 9:37-38 - N. T. - Then Jesus said to his disciples, 'The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to his harvest'.
Cf. - John 4:36 - N. T. - Already the reapers is being paid his wages, already he is bringing in the grain for eternal life, and thus sower and reaper rejoice together.
Cf. - Matthew 10:16 - N. T. - Remember I am sending you out like sheep among wolves, so be cunning as serpents and yet as harmless as doves.
Cf. - Luke 9:3-5; 22:35 -
Cf. - 2 Kings 4:29 - O. T. - Elisha said to Gehazi, 'Tuck up your cloak, take my staff in your hand and go. If you meet anyone, do not greet him; if anyone greets you, do not answer him.
Cf. - Matthew 10:9-16; Mark 6:8-11 - N. T. - Provide yourselves with no gold or silver, not even with a few coppers for your purses, with no haversack for the journey or spare tunic or footwear or a staff, for the workman deserves his keep. 'Whatever town or village you go into, ask for someone trustworthy and stay with until you leave. As you enter his house, and if the house deserves it, let your peace descend upon it; if it does not, let your peace come back to you.
And if anyone does not welcome you or listen to what you have to say, as you walk out of the house or town shake the dust from your feet. I tell you solemnly, on the day of Judgement it will not go as hard with the land of Sodom and Gomorrah as with that town. Remember, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be cunning as serpents and yet as harmless as doves.
Cf. - 1 Timothy 5:18 - N. T. - As scripture says: You must not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the corn; and again: The worker deserves his pay.
Cf. - Matthew 3:2 - N. T. - 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand'. This was the man the prophet Isaiah of when he said: A voice cries in the wilderness: Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight.
Cf. - Matthew 10:7 - N. T. - And as you go, proclaim that the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.
Cf. - Acts 28:7-8; Acts 13:51-52 - N. T. - In that neighbourhood there were estates belonging to the prefect of the island, whose name was Publius. He received us and entertained us hospitably for three days. It is so happened that Publius' father was in bed, suffering from feverish attacks and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after a prayer he laid his hands on the man and healed him. - So they shook the dust from their feet in defiance and went off to Iconium; but the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.
Cf. - Matthew 11:21-24 - N. T. - 'Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsadia! For if the miracles done in you had been dine in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. And still, I tell you that it will not go as hard on Judgement day with Tyre and Sidon as with you. And as for you, Capernaum, did you want to be exalted as high as heaven? You shall be thrown down to hell. For if the miracles done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have been standing yet. And still, I tell you that it will not go as hard with with land of Sodom on Judgement day as with you.'
Cf. - Isaiah 14:13-15 - O. T. - You who used to think to yourself, "I will climb up to the heavens; and higher than the stars of God. I will set my throne. I will sit on the Mount of Assembly in the recesses of the north. I will climb to the top of thunderclouds, I will rival the Most High." What! Now you have fallen to Sheol to the very bottom of the abyss!'
Cf. - Luke 9:48 -
Cf. - Exodus 16:8 - O. T. - Moses said, 'In the evening Yahweh will give you meat to eat, in the morning bread to your heat's content, for Yahweh has heard the complaints you made against him; your complaining is not against us - for what are we? - but against Yahweh'.
Cf. - Matthew 10:40 - N. T. - 'Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me; and those who welcome me welcome the one who sent me.
Cf. - Mark 9:37 - N. T. - 'Anyone who welcomes one of these little children in my name, welcomes me; and anyone who welcomes me welcomes not me but the ones who sent me'.
Cf. - John 13:20 - N. T. - I tell you most solemnly, whoever welcomes the one I send welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.'
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Cf. - John 4:36 - N. T. - Already the reapers is being paid his wages, already he is bringing in the grain for eternal life, and thus sower and reaper rejoice together.
Cf. - Matthew 10:16 - N. T. - Remember I am sending you out like sheep among wolves, so be cunning as serpents and yet as harmless as doves.
Cf. - Luke 9:3-5; 22:35 -
Cf. - 2 Kings 4:29 - O. T. - Elisha said to Gehazi, 'Tuck up your cloak, take my staff in your hand and go. If you meet anyone, do not greet him; if anyone greets you, do not answer him.
Cf. - Matthew 10:9-16; Mark 6:8-11 - N. T. - Provide yourselves with no gold or silver, not even with a few coppers for your purses, with no haversack for the journey or spare tunic or footwear or a staff, for the workman deserves his keep. 'Whatever town or village you go into, ask for someone trustworthy and stay with until you leave. As you enter his house, and if the house deserves it, let your peace descend upon it; if it does not, let your peace come back to you.
And if anyone does not welcome you or listen to what you have to say, as you walk out of the house or town shake the dust from your feet. I tell you solemnly, on the day of Judgement it will not go as hard with the land of Sodom and Gomorrah as with that town. Remember, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be cunning as serpents and yet as harmless as doves.
Cf. - 1 Timothy 5:18 - N. T. - As scripture says: You must not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the corn; and again: The worker deserves his pay.
Cf. - Matthew 3:2 - N. T. - 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand'. This was the man the prophet Isaiah of when he said: A voice cries in the wilderness: Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight.
Cf. - Matthew 10:7 - N. T. - And as you go, proclaim that the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.
Cf. - Acts 28:7-8; Acts 13:51-52 - N. T. - In that neighbourhood there were estates belonging to the prefect of the island, whose name was Publius. He received us and entertained us hospitably for three days. It is so happened that Publius' father was in bed, suffering from feverish attacks and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after a prayer he laid his hands on the man and healed him. - So they shook the dust from their feet in defiance and went off to Iconium; but the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.
Cf. - Matthew 11:21-24 - N. T. - 'Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsadia! For if the miracles done in you had been dine in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. And still, I tell you that it will not go as hard on Judgement day with Tyre and Sidon as with you. And as for you, Capernaum, did you want to be exalted as high as heaven? You shall be thrown down to hell. For if the miracles done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have been standing yet. And still, I tell you that it will not go as hard with with land of Sodom on Judgement day as with you.'
Cf. - Isaiah 14:13-15 - O. T. - You who used to think to yourself, "I will climb up to the heavens; and higher than the stars of God. I will set my throne. I will sit on the Mount of Assembly in the recesses of the north. I will climb to the top of thunderclouds, I will rival the Most High." What! Now you have fallen to Sheol to the very bottom of the abyss!'
Cf. - Luke 9:48 -
Cf. - Exodus 16:8 - O. T. - Moses said, 'In the evening Yahweh will give you meat to eat, in the morning bread to your heat's content, for Yahweh has heard the complaints you made against him; your complaining is not against us - for what are we? - but against Yahweh'.
Cf. - Matthew 10:40 - N. T. - 'Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me; and those who welcome me welcome the one who sent me.
Cf. - Mark 9:37 - N. T. - 'Anyone who welcomes one of these little children in my name, welcomes me; and anyone who welcomes me welcomes not me but the ones who sent me'.
Cf. - John 13:20 - N. T. - I tell you most solemnly, whoever welcomes the one I send welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.'
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True cause for the apostles to rejoice - Luke 10:17-20 - N. T. -
The seventy-two came back rejoicing. 'Lord,' they said 'even the devils submit to us when we use your name.' Jesus said to them, 'I watched Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Yes, I have given you power to tread underfoot serpents and scorpions and the whole strength of the enemy; nothing shall ever hurt you. Yet do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you; rejoice rather that your names are written in heaven.'
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everything I have learnt from my Father. - John 15:15 -IF WE LIVE BY THE TRUTH AND IN LOVE, WE SHALL GROW IN ALL WAYS INTO CHRIST JESUS, WHO IS THE HEAD BY WHOM THE WHOLE BODY IS FITTED AND JOINED TOGETHER, EVERY JOINT ADDING ITS OWN STRENGTH, FOR EACH SEPARATE PART TO WORK ACCORDING TO IT FUNCTION. SO THE BODY GROWS UNTIL IT HAS BUILT ITSELF UP, IN LOVE." - EPHESIANS 4:15-16 -
Just as God originally inspired the Sacred Scripture/Holy Bible, He has used this means to preserve His Word for future generations. But behind the writing lay periods of time when these messages were circulated in spoken form. [Oral Tradition] The stories of the patriarchs were passed from generation to generation by word of mouth before they were written. [Written Tradition] The messages of the prophets were delivered orally before they were fixed in writing. Narratives of the life and ministry of Christ Jesus were repeated orally for two or three decades before they were given written form.
WELCOME TO SACRED SCRIPTURE / WORD OF GOD / HOLY BIBLE READER'S COMMUNITY. - Wishing you, 'Happy Reading', and may God, the Father, the Son of the living God, Jesus Christ, fills your heart, mind, thoughts, and grants you: The Holy Spirit, that is, Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding, Counsel, Piety, Fortitude, Fear of the Lord, and also His fruits of the Holy Spirit, that is, Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Trustfulness, Gentleness and Self-Control. Amen! God blessing be upon you!
Hence, these two books (The Gospel According To Apostle/Saint Luke & The Acts Of The Apostles) of the New Testament were closely associated, and being call 'a history of the rise of Christianity'. Therefore, I faithfully believe that it is utmost importance for us; all human beings to comprehend these two books, [ All the others Old Testament and New Testament books are equally importance, but as for now, we will start studying and read these two books first, that is, being call 'a history of the rise of Christianity', before continuing the other books.] to the best of our knowledge and enabling our spirit to acknowledges: "Who is God, and how, and in what ways, that is, God is with us." Amen!
It is to the Lord Jesus Christ that all the prophets bear this witness: that all who believe in Jesus will have their sins forgiven through his name. - Acts 10:43 -
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