6. And if anyone [worthy] of peace and blessedness is there, the peace and blessedness you wish shall come upon him; but if not, it shall come back to you.
7. And stay on in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house. [Deut. 24:15.]
8. Whenever you go into a town and they receive and accept and welcome you, eat what is set before you;
9. And heal the sick in it and say to them, The kingdom of God has come close to you.
10. But whenever you go into a town and they do not receive and accept and welcome you, go out into its streets and say,
11. Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we are wiping off against you; yet know and understand this: the kingdom of God has come near you.
12. I tell you, it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that town. [Gen. 19:24-28.]
13. Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty miracles performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
14. However, it shall be more tolerable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you.
15. And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted unto heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades (the regions of the dead).
16. He who hears and heeds you [disciples] hears and heeds Me; and he who slights and rejects you slights and rejects Me; and he who slights and rejects Me slights and rejects Him who sent Me.
17. The seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name!
18. And He said to them, I saw Satan falling like a lightning [flash] from heaven.
19. Behold! I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and [physical and mental strength and ability] over all the power that the enemy [possesses]; and nothing shall in any way harm you.
20. Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are enrolled in heaven. [Exod. 32:32; Ps. 69:28; Dan. 12:1.]
21. In that same hour He rejoiced and gloried in the Holy Spirit and said, I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have concealed these things [relating to salvation] from the wise and understanding and learned, and revealed them to babes (the childish, unskilled, and untaught). Yes, Father, for such was Your gracious will and choice and good pleasure.
22. All things have been given over into My power by My Father; and no one knows Who the Son is except the Father, or Who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son may choose to reveal and make Him known.