Luke 10:1-2

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Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two^(A)

10 After this, the Lord ·chose [appointed] ·seventy-two^[a] [^Cthe number may reflect the 70 nations listed in the “table of nations” in Genesis 10 (the Greek text of which reads “72”) and so foreshadows the mission to the Gentiles] others and sent them out in pairs ahead of him into every town and place where he ·planned [was about] to go. ² He said to them, “·There are a great many people to harvest [^LThe harvest is great/large], but ·there are only a few workers [^Lthe workers/laborers are few]. So pray to the Lord ·who owns [who is in charge of; ^Lof] the harvest, that he will send more ·workers [laborers] ·to gather [^Linto] his harvest.