Luke 10:1-3

Contemporary English Version

The Work of the Seventy-Two Followers

10 Later the Lord chose 72^[a] other followers and sent them out two by two to every town and village where he was about to go. ²^(A) He said to them:

A large crop is in the fields, but there are only a few workers. Ask the Lord in charge of the harvest to send out workers to bring it in. ³^(B) Now go, but remember, I am sending you like lambs into a pack of wolves.

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Footnotes

10.1 72: Some manuscripts have “70.” According to Jewish tradition, there were 70 nations on earth. But the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament has “72” in place of “70.” Jesus probably chose this number of followers to show that his message was for everyone in the world.