Matthew 10
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The Mission of the Twelve Apostles
Mk 3:13–19; Lk 6:12–16
1#Mk 3:13–15; 6:7–13He called His twelve disciples to Him and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.
2#Mt 4:18; 4:21Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother; 3#Mk 3:18; Ac 1:13; Mt 9:9Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew, the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus; and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; 4#Mt 26:14; Jn 13:2Simon the Zealot; and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
The Commissioning of the Twelve Apostles
Mk 6:7–13; Lk 9:1–6
5#Jn 4:9; 2Ki 17:24–41These twelve Jesus sent out, and commanded them, saying, “Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the Samaritans. 6#Jer 50:6; Ps 119:176But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7#Mt 3:2; 4:17As you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ 8#Ac 3:6Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, and cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
9#Lk 22:35“Provide neither gold nor silver nor copper for your purses, 10nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor shoes, nor even staffs. For the workman is worthy of his keep.
11“In whatever city or town you enter, inquire in it who is worthy. And live there until you leave. 12#1Sa 25:6When you come into a house, greet it. 13If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14#Ac 13:51; Ne 5:13Whoever will not receive you, nor hear your words, when you depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. 15#Mt 12:36; 2Pe 2:9Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the Day of Judgment than for that town.
Coming Persecutions
Mk 13:9–13; Lk 21:12–17
16#Lk 10:3; Ge 3:1“Look, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. 17#Mk 13:9; Mt 23:34; 5:22But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues. 18#Mt 8:4You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. 19#Ex 4:12; Mt 6:25But when they deliver you up, take no thought of how or what you will speak. For it will be given you at that time what you will speak. 20#Ac 4:8; 6:10For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks through you.
21“The brother will deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child. And the children will rise up against their parents and cause them to be put to death. 22#Mt 24:13; Mk 13:13; Mt 24:9You will be hated by all men for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved. 23#Mt 16:28; Ac 8:1But when they persecute you in this city, escape into another. For truly I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
24#Lk 6:40; Jn 13:16“The disciple is not above his teacher, nor the servant above his master. 25#Mk 3:22; Mt 9:34It is enough for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more will they call those of his household?
Whom to Fear
Lk 12:2–7
26#Mk 4:22; Lk 8:17“Therefore do not fear them. For nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 27#Ac 5:20What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light. And what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops. 28#Isa 8:12–13; 51:12Do not fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 29Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father. 30#1Sa 14:45; 2Sa 14:11But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31#Mt 6:26Therefore do not fear. You are more valuable than many sparrows.
Confessing and Denying Christ
Lk 12:8–9
32#Rev 3:5; Ro 10:9–10“Whoever will confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father who is in heaven. 33#2Ti 2:12; Mk 8:38But whoever will deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father who is in heaven.
Not Peace, but a Sword
Lk 12:51–53; 14:26–27
34“Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35#Mt 10:21For I have come to turn
‘a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
36#Mic 7:6; Ps 41:9 a man’s foes will be those of his own household.’
37#Lk 14:26; Dt 33:9“He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 38#Mt 16:24; Lk 14:27And He who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 39#Lk 17:33; Jn 12:25He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.
Rewards
Mk 9:41
40#Mt 18:5; Lk 9:48“He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. 41#3Jn 1:5–8He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward. And he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. 42#Mt 25:40; Heb 6:10And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, truly I tell you, he shall in no way lose his reward.”
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Matthew 10
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(We have not yet translated 10:1-23. You can read those stories and most of those messages in Mark 3:13-19; 6:7-13; 13:9-13.)
Don’t be frightened of people that will hurt you because you follow Jesus
24-25Jesus told his followers, “You know about students and teachers. The teacher is more important than any of the students. The students have to learn to be like their teacher. And I am your teacher, so you have to learn to be like me.#Matthew 9:34; 12:24; Mark 3:22; Luke 6:40; 11:15; John 13:16; 15:20
And you know about workers and their boss. The boss is more important than any of the workers. The workers have to learn to be like their boss. And I am your boss, so you have to learn to be like me.
People will treat you the same way as they treat me. I am your leader, and they lie about me. They call me the boss over the bad spirits. And you are my followers, so they will say bad things about you too, more than they say about me. 26But don’t be frightened of them. You see, people might do things secretly now, but later God will let everyone know what they do. People hide things now, but later God will show them to everybody.#Mark 4:22; Luke 8:17
27And think about the message I tell you now. Sometimes I tell you something when nobody else is here. I might even just say it quietly in your ear. But later on, I want you to tell my message to everyone in the world. If you can, get up on a high place, and shout my words out loud, for lots of people to hear.
28Don’t be frightened of those people that can only kill your body. They can’t kill your soul. But you have to listen to God. If you don’t do what he says, you have to be frightened. He can finish up your body, and then he can also finish up your soul too, in that bad place called hell.
29Think about those little birds called sparrows. They don’t cost very much. You can buy them for a few dollars. But God remembers each one of them anyway. And if one of them falls down to the ground, God knows about it. 30-31Well, you are more important to God than a big mob of those birds, so don’t be frightened. He knows you properly. He even knows how many hairs you have on your head. So he will only let things happen to you that will be good for you.”
Follow Jesus properly
32Jesus said, “If you tell everyone that you are one of my followers, I will tell God, my father in heaven, that you are one of my followers. 33But if you tell everyone that you are not one of my followers, I will tell God, my father in heaven, that I don’t know you, and I will tell him that you are not one of my followers.#2 Timothy 2:12
34Don’t think that I came into the world to get everyone to agree with each other. No. People will not agree about me, and some people will fight the people that they don’t agree with. It will be like this,
35-36Maybe your own family will not want me, and they will turn against you and be your enemies.
A man will be the enemy of his father.
A daughter will be the enemy of her mother.
A woman will be the enemy of her mother-in-law.#Micah 7:6
37You see, you have to love me more than you love your own father and mother. Then it is all right for you to be my follower. And you have to love me more than you love your own son or daughter. Then it is all right for you to be my follower. If you don’t love me like that, you are not the right person to be my follower. 38If you want to follow me properly, you have to stop thinking only about yourself. You have to live like me. You have to be ready to die, yes, to die like a criminal on a cross, just like me.#Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23 39If you only want to look after your own life here on earth, you will lose it. You will not live with me for ever. But if you are ready to give up your life here, then you will find real life, and you will live with me for ever.”#Matthew 16:25; Mark 8:35; Luke 9:24; 17:33; John 12:25
(We have not yet translated 10:40-42. You can read some of those messages in Mark 8:34-35; 9:37, 41.)
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