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¹³ Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! Because if the miracles having taken place in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long-ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. ¹⁴ Nevertheless^[a] it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. ¹⁵ And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted up to heaven? You will go-down as far as Hades. ¹⁶ The one listening-to you is listening-to Me. And the one rejecting you is rejecting Me. And the one rejecting Me is rejecting the One having sent Me forth”.

The Seventy-Two Return Rejoicing In Their Power. Rejoice In Your Salvation Instead

¹⁷ And the seventy two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name”. ¹⁸ And He said to them, “I was seeing^[b] Satan having fallen like^[c] lightning from heaven. ¹⁹ Behold— I have given you the authority to trample^[d] on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. And nothing will by-any-means^[e] harm you. ²⁰ Nevertheless, do not be rejoicing in this— that the spirits are subject to you. But be rejoicing that your names have been recorded in the heavens”.

It Pleases God To Hide The Kingdom From The Wise And Reveal It To The Childlike

²¹ At the very hour, He rejoiced-greatly in the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that^[f] You hid these things from wise ones and intelligent ones, and You revealed them to children^[g]. Yes, Father, because^[h] in this manner it became well-pleasing in Your sight. ²² All things were handed-over to Me by My Father. And no one knows^[i] Who the Son is except the Father, and Who the Father is except the Son— and anyone to whom^[j] the Son wills^[k] to reveal Him”. ²³ And having turned to the disciples, He said privately, “Blessed^[l] are the eyes seeing the things which you are seeing. ²⁴ For I say to you that many prophets and kings wanted to experience^[m] the things which you are seeing, and they did not experience them; and to hear the things which you are hearing, and they did not hear them”.

What Shall I Do To Inherit Life? Love God And Your Neighbor. Who Is My Neighbor?

²⁵ And behold— a certain Law-expert stood up, putting Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, [by] having done what shall I inherit eternal life?” ²⁶ And the One said to him, “What has been written in the Law? How do you read it?” ²⁷ And the one, having responded, said, “You shall love the Lord your God from your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole strength, and with your whole mind, and your neighbor as yourself ”. ²⁸ And He said to him, “You answered correctly. Be doing this and you will live”. ²⁹ But the one, wanting to vindicate^[n] himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

The Parable of The Good Samaritan: Be a Neighbor To Everyone

³⁰ Having taken-up the question, Jesus said, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho. And he fell-into^[o] robbers, who, both having stripped him and having laid-on blows, went away— having left him half-dead. ³¹ And by coincidence, a certain priest was going down on that road. And having seen him, he passed-by-on-the-other-side. ³² And likewise also a Levite having come-to-be upon the place, having come and having seen, passed by on the other side. ³³ But a certain Samaritan, while traveling, came upon him. And having seen, he felt-deep-feelings [of compassion]. ³⁴ And having gone to him, he bound his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. And having put him on his own mount, he brought him to an inn and took-care-of him. ³⁵ And on the next day, having taken out two denarii^[p], he gave them to the innkeeper and said, ‘Take-care-of him. And whatever thing you spend-further I will give-back to you during my returning’. ³⁶ Which of these three seems to you to have become^[q] a neighbor of the one having fallen into the robbers?” ³⁷ And the one said, “The one having shown mercy to him”. And Jesus said to him, “Go, and you be doing likewise”.