Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two^(A)(B)(C)

10 After this the Lord^(D) appointed seventy-two^[a] others^(E) and sent them two by two^(F) ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go.^(G)

² He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.^(A)

⁸ “When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you.^(A)

⁹ Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God^(A) has come near to you.’