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Luke 10

Luke 10:9

Jesus Sends the Seventy-Two · Luke 10:1–12
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Translations

Modern
Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’
Traditional
And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
Literal
And heal the ailing in it, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has drawn near to you.’
Latin
…et curate infirmos, qui in illa sunt, et dicite illis: Appropinquavit in vos regnum Dei.

Original

Greek
English
Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’

Notes

Luke 10:9
Luke 10:1–20

the Lord appointed seventy-two others: The mission of the twelve disciples represented the ministry of Jesus to Israel (9:1–6). This mission represented his outreach to the Gentiles. The number 72 represents the nations of the world. Genesis 10 lists 70 nations in the Hebrew text, but the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint) lists 72.

Luke, who used the Septuagint, likely wrote 72, and then a later scribe changed it to match the Hebrew text. The main idea is that the good news about Jesus and the kingdom of God is for both Jews and Gentiles.

Events

Parallels

Matthew 9:35–38

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Disciple Heal, Healing Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven Luke, Gospel of

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