1. After this, the Lord chose 72 others. He sent them out in pairs. He sent them ahead of him into every town and place where he planned to go.
2. He said to them, “There are a great many people to harvest. But there are only a few workers to harvest them. God owns the harvest. Pray to God that he will send more workers to help gather his harvest.
3. You can go now. But listen! I am sending you, and you will be like sheep among wolves.
4. Don’t carry a purse, a bag, or sandals. Don’t stop to talk with people on the road.
5. Before you go into a house, say, ‘Peace be with this house.’
6. If a peaceful man lives there, your blessing of peace will stay with him. If the man is not peaceful, then your blessing of peace will come back to you.
7. Stay in the same house. Eat and drink what the people there give you. A worker should be given his pay. Don’t move from house to house.
8. If you go into a town and the people welcome you, eat what they give you.