t say: Peace be to this house.
10:6. And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him:
but if not, it shall return to you.
10:7. And in the same house, remain, eating and drinking such things as
they have: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Remove not from
house to house.
10:8. And into what city soever you enter, and they receive you, eat
such things as are set before you.
10:9. And heal the sick that are therein and say to them: The kingdom of
God is come nigh unto you.
10:10. But into whatsoever city you enter, and they receive you not,
going forth into the streets thereof, say:
10:11. Even the very dust of your city that cleaveth to us, we wipe off
against you. Yet know this, that the kingdom of God is at hand.
10:12. I say to you, it shall be more tolerable at that day for Sodom
than for that city.
10:13. Woe to thee, Corozain! Woe to thee, Bethsaida! For if in Tyre and
Sidon had been wrought the mighty works that have been wrought in you,
they would have done penance long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
10:14. But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment
than for you.
10:15. And thou, Capharnaum, which art exalted unto heaven, thou shalt
be thrust down to hell.
10:16. He that heareth you heareth me: and he that despiseth you
despiseth me: and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
10:17. And the seventy-two returned with joy, saying: Lord, the devils
also are subject to us in thy name.
10:18. And he said to them: I saw Satan like lightning falling from
heaven.
10:19. Behold, I have given you power to tread upon serpents and
scorpions and upon all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall hurt
you.
10:20. But yet rejoice not in this, that spirits are subject unto you:
but rejoice in this, that your names are written in heaven.
10:21. In that same hour, he rejoiced in the Holy Ghost and said: I
confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast
hidden these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them to
little ones. Yea, Father, for so it hath seemed good in thy sight.
He rejoiced in the Holy Ghost... That is, according to his humanity he
rejoiced in the Holy Ghost, and gave thanks to his eternal Father.
10:22. All things are delivered to me by my Father. And no one knoweth
who the Son is, but the Father: and who the Father is, but the Son and
to whom the Son will reveal him.
10:23. A
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