Luke 10:4-12

Contemporary English Version

^4 (A) Don't take along a moneybag or a traveling bag or sandals. And don't waste time greeting people on the road.^{[a] 5} As soon as you enter a home, say, “God bless this home with peace.” ⁶ If the people living there are peace-loving, your prayer for peace will bless them. But if they are not peace-loving, your prayer will return to you. ^7 (B) Stay with the same family, eating and drinking whatever they give you, because workers are worth what they earn. Don't move around from house to house.

⁸ If the people of a town welcome you, eat whatever they offer. ⁹ Heal their sick and say, “God's kingdom will soon be here!”^[b]

^10 (C) But if the people of a town refuse to welcome you, go out into the street and say, ¹¹ “We are shaking the dust from our feet^[c] as a warning to you. And you can be sure that God's kingdom will soon be here!”^{[d] 12 (D)} I tell you that on the day of judgment the people of Sodom will get off easier than the people of that town!