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Time after Pentecost · Proper 9 · Year C

Luke 10:1-20

The Sending of the Seventy

July 9, 2028

Christ Sends Out the Apostles Two by Two, Netherlandish painter
Christ Sends Out the Apostles Two by Two, Netherlandish painter, c. 1573Centraal Museum, Utrecht
In a broad landscape before a city, Christ stands among his disciples as pairs of them set out along the roads in every direction.After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go.Netherlandish painterAn unnamed Netherlandish painter of the 1570s, working in the tradition of the Antwerp landscape painters.Centraal Museum, UtrechtThe Centraal Museum in Utrecht, the oldest municipal museum in the Netherlands.Centraal Museum, Utrecht
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelLuke 10:1-20Lk 10:1-20
EpistleGal. 6:1-10, 14-18Gal 6:1-10, 14-18
Old TestamentIsa. 66:10-14Is 66:10-14
PsalterPs. 66:1-7Ps 66:1-7

Overview & Insights

"The kingdom of God has come near to you." (Luke 10:9)

Jesus sends seventy disciples ahead of him in pairs, instructing them to travel light, heal the sick, and announce that the kingdom of God has come near, whether they are welcomed or not. When they return rejoicing over their power over demons, Jesus redirects their joy to their names being written in heaven.

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Commentary

Commentary on Luke 10:1-11, 16-20Commentary on Lk 10:1-11, 16-20 Working Preacher

Explains the instructions for the seventy and Jesus's response to their return.

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 CommentaryLk 10:1-11, 16-20 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Preaching-focused reading of the mission charge and its urgency.

Luke 10 Commentary: The Sending of the SeventyLk 10 Commentary: The Sending of the Seventy Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse-by-verse treatment of the mission instructions and the woes on unrepentant towns.

Luke 10:1 CommentariesLk 10:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Collects classic commentators on Jesus appointing seventy others.

Luke 10 CommentaryLk 10 Commentary Precept Austin

Word-by-word notes on the mission charge and the return of the seventy.

Proper 9, Year C Sermons Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church

Episcopal preaching resources written directly for this Sunday's readings.

Background & Word Study

Luke 10:1 InterlinearLk 10:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Shows the Greek of Jesus appointing and sending out the seventy.

Luke 10-24Lk 10-24 BibleProject

Overview video covering the second half of Luke's Gospel beginning here.

The Church Fathers

Luke 10Lk 10 Catena

Patristic readings on the sending and return of the seventy.

Worship & Prayers

Proper 9, Year C The Lectionary Page

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Podcast

Sermon Brainwave #670 - Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord. 14) Working Preacher

Luther Seminary faculty discuss the week's readings, including the sending of the seventy.

Study Hub

Luke 10:1-20Lk 10:1-20 Textweek

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