11. ‘Even the dust from your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. But remember that the Kingdom of God has come near you!’
12. I assure you that on Judgement Day God will show more mercy to Sodom than to that town!
13. “How terrible it will be for you, Chorazin! How terrible for you too, Bethsaida! If the miracles which were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, the people there would long ago have sat down, put on sackcloth, and sprinkled ashes on themselves, to show that they had turned from their sins!
14. God will show more mercy on Judgement Day to Tyre and Sidon than to you.
15. And as for you, Capernaum! Did you want to lift yourself up to heaven? You will be thrown down to hell!”
16. Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”
17. The 72 men came back in great joy. “Lord,” they said, “even the demons obeyed us when we gave them a command in your name!”
18. Jesus answered them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
19. Listen! I have given you authority, so that you can walk on snakes and scorpions and overcome all the power of the Enemy, and nothing will hurt you.
20. But don't be glad because the evil spirits obey you; rather be glad because your names are written in heaven.”
21. At that time Jesus was filled with joy by the Holy Spirit and said, “Father, Lord of heaven and earth! I thank you because you have shown to the unlearned what you have hidden from the wise and learned. Yes, Father, this was how you wanted it to happen.
22. “My Father has given me all things. 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 chooses to reveal him.”
23. Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said to them privately, “How fortunate you are to see the things you see!
24. I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see, but they could not, and to hear what you hear, but they did not.”
25. A teacher of the Law came up and tried to trap Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to receive eternal life?”
26. Jesus answered him, “What do the Scriptures say? How do you interpret them?”