(Tap footnote to read it. Old Testament quotations are underlined. "Love" with a caret ("^love") is agapé.1"agapé" The Greek words ἀγάπη (agapé, noun), and ἀγαπάω (agapaó; verb) are typically translated "love". However, unlike our English word "love" – which primarily speaks of affection and feelings – agapé centers on choice and behavior. It’s the "love" based on will, choice, behavior, and action; not feelings. (Feelings-based love is the Greek word φιλέω (phileó), which properly means "brotherly love/affection".) Thus, you could hate someone passionately and still treat him with "agapé". Agapé "love" is best understood as the pursuit of what is most beneficial to someone or something, regardless of the cost to yourself or the type of response received from the person or thing. It can also indicate a preference for someone or something over other things. )
Sending out the seventy-[two]
- And after these things, the Lord also appointed seventy-[two] other men and sent them up two-by-two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go.
- And He was saying to them: “The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the workmen are few, so plead that the Lord of the harvest would send workmen into His harvest.
- “Go; behold, I am sending you out like lambs in the midst of wolves.
- “Take neither money-purse, nor traveler’s bag, nor extra sandals, and greet no one on the way.
- “And whichever house you enter into, first say: “Peace to this house.”
- “And if there’s a son of peace, your peace will rest on him. And if otherwise, it will return to you.
- “And remain in that same house, eating and drinking the things provided by them, for the workman is worthy of his wages. Don’t move from house to house.
- “And whatever city you enter into and they welcome you, eat the things set before you.
- “And heal the sick in it and tell them: “The kingdom of God has drawn near to you.”
- “But whatever city you enter into and they don’t welcome you, then having gone out into its streets, say:
- “We’re wiping off even the dust from your city which clung to our feet as a testimony against you. Nevertheless, know this, that the kingdom of God has drawn near.”
- “I tell you that it will be more tolerable for Sodom in that day than for that city.
- “Woe to you Chorazin. Woe to you Bethsaida. For if the miracles which happened in you had happened in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth while also sitting in ashes.
- “Nevertheless, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgement than for you.
- “And you, Capernaum, you won’t be exalted as far as heaven; you will descend as far as Hades.
- “The man hearing you hears Me, and the man rejecting you rejects Me, and the man rejecting Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
The seventy-[two] return
- And the seventy-[two] returned with joy, saying: “Lord, even the demons are submitted to us in your name!”
- And He told them: “I was watching Satan fall like lightning from the sky.”
- “Behold, I *gave authority to you to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over every power of the enemy, and that nothing could possibly1“nothing could possibly injure you” is more literally “nothing could definitely not injure you”. The word “possibly was added to keep the emphatic sense of the Greek. injure you.
- “Nevertheless, don’t rejoice in this, that the spirits are submitted to you. But rejoice that your names are *written in the heavens.”
- At the same hour, He rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said: “I profess to you Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you concealed these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to little children. Yes Father, because it happening this way was pleasing in your sight.
- “All things were handed over to Me by My Father. And no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son is resolved to reveal Him.
- And having turned to the disciples in private, He said: “Blessed are the eyes seeing what you’re seeing.”
- “For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you’re seeing, and didn’t see it; and they wanted to hear what you’re hearing, and didn’t hear it.
The Greatest commandment and Parable of the Good Samaritan
- And behold, an expert in the Mosaic Law stood up, intent on testing Him, saying: “Teacher, what thing — if I did it — will cause me to inherit the life of ages?”
- And He said to him: “What’s *written in the law? How do you read it?”
- And answering, he said: “You shall ^love the Lord your God from your whole heart, and in your whole soul, and in your whole strength, and in your whole mind; and you shall ^love your neighbor as yourself.”
- And He told him: “You answered rightly; do this and you will live.”
- But wanting to justify himself, he said to Jesus: “And who is my neighbor?”
- And having taken up the topic, Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the midst of bandits, who even stripped him of his clothes. And having inflicted wounds, they departed, having left him half dead.2“half dead”. According to the Mosaic Law, specifically Leviticus 21:1-3 priests were not allowed to touch dead bodies. Since the man was “half dead”, he likely would’ve appeared dead, which is likely why the priest and Levite both passed by without touching him. Since Jesus was talking to an expert in the Mosaic Law, the man would’ve known this.
- “And by coincidence, a priest was going down on that road. And having seen him, he passed by on the other side of the road.
- “And likewise also a Levite happened on the place. Having come and seen him, he passed by on the other side of the road.
- “And a traveling Samaritan came to him, and having seen him, was moved with compassion.
- “And having approached, he bandaged his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them. And having put him on his own beast of burden, he brought him into an inn and took care of him.
- “And having brought out two denarii on the next day, he gave them to the innkeeper and said: ‘Take care of him, and whatever you might spend in addition, I will repay you at my return.’
- “Which of these three do you suppose *became a neighbor of the man who fell into the midst of robbers?”
- And he said: “The man who acted with compassion with him.” And Jesus told him: “Go and you do likewise.”
Martha and Mary
- And in their traveling, He entered into a village and a woman named Martha welcomed Him [into her home].
- And a woman called Mary was a sister to this woman, who also sat at the feet of the Lord and was listening to His word.
- But Martha was being distracted concerning numerous service things. And having stood by Him, she said: “Lord, doesn’t it concern you that my sister deserted me to serve alone? So speak to her so she might cooperate in helping me.”
- And answering, the Lord told her: “Martha, Martha, you’re over-anxious and making a commotion about many things.
- “But little is more necessary than this one, for Mary chose the good portion which won’t be taken away from her.”
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