Matthew 10
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1Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them power to throw out evil spirits, and to heal all kinds of diseases and sicknesses.
2These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (also called Peter), Andrew his brother, James the son of Zebedee, John his brother, 3Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew the tax collector, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddeus, 4Simon the revolutionary, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
5Jesus sent out these Twelve, telling them, “Don't go to the foreigners, or to any Samaritan city. 6You are to go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7Wherever you go, tell the people, ‘The kingdom of heaven has arrived.’ 8Heal those who are sick. Resurrect the dead. Cure the lepers. Drive out demons. You received freely, so give freely! 9Don't carry any gold, silver, or copper coins in your pockets, 10or a bag for your journey, or two cloaks, or sandals, or a walking stick, for a worker deserves to be supported.#10:10. Or “fed.” 11Wherever you go, whatever town or village, ask for someone who lives according to good principles, and remain there until you leave. 12When you enter the house, give it your blessing. 13If the home deserves it, let your peace#10:13. “Peace,” meaning blessing. rest on it, but if it doesn't deserve it, let your peace return to you.
14If someone doesn't welcome you, and refuses to listen to what you have to say, then leave that house or that town, shaking its dust off your feet as you go. 15I tell you the truth, it will be better for Sodom and Gomorrah at the Day of Judgment than for that town!
16Look, I'm sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as serpents and harmless as doves. 17Watch out for those who will hand you over to be tried by town councils#10:17. Literally, “sanhedrins,” local religious courts. and will whip you in their synagogues. 18You will be dragged before governors and kings because of me, to witness to them and to the foreigners. 19But when they put you on trial, don't worry about how you should speak or what you should say, because you'll be told what to say at the right time. 20For it isn't you who will speak but the Spirit of the Father will speak through you. 21Brother will betray brother and have him killed, and a father will do the same to his child. Children will rebel against their parents, and have them put to death. 22Everyone will hate you because you follow me, but those who endure until the end will be saved.
23When you're persecuted in one town, run away to the next. I'm telling the truth: you won't finish going to the towns of Israel before the Son of man comes. 24Disciples are not more important than their teacher; servants are not more important than their master. 25Disciples should be satisfied to become like their teacher, and servants like their master. If the head of the house has been called the head demon Beelzebub,#10:25. Beelzebub, referring to Satan. then the members of his household will be demonized even more! 26So don't be frightened of them, for there's nothing covered that won't be exposed, and nothing hidden that won't be made known. 27What I tell you here in the dark, declare when it's light, and what you hear whispered in your ear, shout from the rooftops. 28Don't be afraid of those who can kill you physically, but can't kill you spiritually. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy you physically and spiritually in Gehenna.#10:28. “Gehenna.” See note under 5:22. 29Aren't two sparrows sold for just one penny? But not a single one of them falls to the ground without your Father knowing about it. 30Even the hairs on your head have all been counted. 31So don't worry—you're worth more than many sparrows!
32Anyone who publicly declares their commitment#10:32. Literally, “confess.” to me, I will also declare my commitment to them before my Father in heaven. 33But anyone who publicly denies me, I will also deny before my Father in heaven. 34Don't think I've come to bring peace on earth. I haven't come to bring peace, but a sword. 35I've come ‘to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36Your enemies will be those of your own family!’#10:36. Referencing Micah 7:6. 37If you love your father or mother more than me you don't deserve to be mine, and if you love your son or daughter more than me you don't deserve to be mine. 38If you don't pick up your cross and follow me you don't deserve to be mine. 39If you try to save your life, you will lose it,#10:39. In other words, if you try to hold on to your life by your own human effort, you will not succeed. but if you lose your life because of me you will save it.
40Those who welcome you welcome me, and those who welcome me welcome the one that sent me. 41Those who welcome a prophet because that's what they are, will receive the same reward as a prophet. Those who welcome someone who does right will receive the same reward as someone who does right. 42I tell you the truth, those who give a drink of cool water to the least important of my disciples will definitely not miss out on their reward.”
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Matthew 10
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Names of the Twelve
1And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. 2Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphæus, and Lebbæus, whose surname was Thaddæus; 4Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
Their Work Outlined
5These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 8Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. 9Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, 10nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat. 11And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence. 12And when ye come into an house, salute it. 13And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. 15Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 17But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; 18and ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. 19But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. 20For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. 21And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. 22And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. 23But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. 24The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. 25It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. 27What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. 28And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 29Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. 30But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. 32Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. 33But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. 35For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 36And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. 37He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. 39He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 41He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
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