The Return of the Seventy-Two
17 The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the ddemons are subject to us in your name!” 18 And he said to them, “I saw Satan efall like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I have given you authority to ftread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. 20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your gnames are written in hheaven.”
Jesus Rejoices in the Father’s Will
21 iIn that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the jwise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.1 22 kAll things have been handed over to me by my Father, and lno one knows who the Son is except the Father, or mwho the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to nreveal him.”
23 Then turning to the disciples he said privately, o“Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! 24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings pdesired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.”
