1 After this, the Lord chose 72 others. He sent them out in pairs. He sent them ahead of him into every town and place where he planned to go.
2 He said to them, “There are a great many people to harvest. But there are only a few workers to harvest them. God owns the harvest. Pray to God that he will send more workers to help gather his harvest.
3 You can go now. But listen! I am sending you, and you will be like sheep among wolves.
4 Don’t carry a purse, a bag, or sandals. Don’t stop to talk with people on the road.
5 Before you go into a house, say, ‘Peace be with this house.’
6 If a peaceful man lives there, your blessing of peace will stay with him. If the man is not peaceful, then your blessing of peace will come back to you.
7 Stay in the same house. Eat and drink what the people there give you. A worker should be given his pay. Don’t move from house to house.