9. heal the sick in that town, and say to the people there, ‘The Kingdom of God has come near you.’
10. But whenever you go into a town and are not welcomed, go out in the streets and say,
11. ‘Even the dust from your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. But remember that the Kingdom of God has come near you!’
12. I assure you that on Judgement Day God will show more mercy to Sodom than to that town!
13. “How terrible it will be for you, Chorazin! How terrible for you too, Bethsaida! If the miracles which were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, the people there would long ago have sat down, put on sackcloth, and sprinkled ashes on themselves, to show that they had turned from their sins!
14. God will show more mercy on Judgement Day to Tyre and Sidon than to you.
15. And as for you, Capernaum! Did you want to lift yourself up to heaven? You will be thrown down to hell!”
16. Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”
17. The 72 men came back in great joy. “Lord,” they said, “even the demons obeyed us when we gave them a command in your name!”
18. Jesus answered them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
19. Listen! I have given you authority, so that you can walk on snakes and scorpions and overcome all the power of the Enemy, and nothing will hurt you.
20. But don't be glad because the evil spirits obey you; rather be glad because your names are written in heaven.”