1-2. Later the Master selected seventy and sent them ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he intended to go. He gave them this charge:“What a huge harvest! And how few the harvest hands. So on your knees; ask the God of the Harvest to send harvest hands.
3. “On your way! But be careful—this is hazardous work. You’re like lambs in a wolf pack.
4. “Travel light. Comb and toothbrush and no extra luggage.“Don’t loiter and make small talk with everyone you meet along the way.
5-6. “When you enter a home, greet the family, ‘Peace.’ If your greeting is received, then it’s a good place to stay. But if it’s not received, take it back and get out. Don’t impose yourself.
7. “Stay at one home, taking your meals there, for a worker deserves three square meals. Don’t move from house to house, looking for the best cook in town.
8-9. “When you enter a town and are received, eat what they set before you, heal anyone who is sick, and tell them, ‘God’s kingdom is right on your doorstep!’