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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Jesus Sends Out His Apostles
1Jesus called his twelve followers together and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every kind of disease and sickness. 2These are the names of the twelve apostles: Simon (also called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew, the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who turned against Jesus.
5Jesus sent out these twelve men with the following order: “Don’t go to the non-Jewish people or to any town where the Samaritans live. 6But go to the people of Israel, who are like lost sheep. 7When you go, preach this: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’ 8Heal the sick, raise the dead to life again, heal those who have skin diseases, and force demons out of people. I give you these powers freely, so help other people freely. 9Don’t carry any money with you—gold or silver or copper. 10Don’t carry a bag or extra clothes or sandals or a walking stick. Workers should be given what they need.
11“When you enter a city or town, find some worthy person there and stay in that home until you leave. 12When you enter that home, say, ‘Peace be with you.’ 13If the people there welcome you, let your peace stay there. But if they don’t welcome you, take back the peace you wished for them. 14And if a home or town refuses to welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake its dust off your feet. 15I tell you the truth, on the Judgment Day it will be better for the towns of Sodom and Gomorrah than for the people of that town.
Jesus Warns His Apostles
16“Listen, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as clever as snakes and as innocent as doves. 17Be careful of people, because they will arrest you and take you to court and whip you in their synagogues. 18Because of me you will be taken to stand before governors and kings, and you will tell them and the non-Jewish people about me. 19When you are arrested, don’t worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given the things to say. 20It will not really be you speaking but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
21“Brothers will give their own brothers to be killed, and fathers will give their own children to be killed. Children will fight against their own parents and have them put to death. 22All people will hate you because you follow me, but those people who keep their faith until the end will be saved. 23When you are treated badly in one city, run to another city. I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through all the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
24“A student is not better than his teacher, and a servant is not better than his master. 25A student should be satisfied to become like his teacher; a servant should be satisfied to become like his master. If the head of the family is called Beelzebul, then the other members of the family will be called worse names!
Fear God, Not People
26“So don’t be afraid of those people, because everything that is hidden will be shown. Everything that is secret will be made known. 27I tell you these things in the dark, but I want you to tell them in the light. What you hear whispered in your ear you should shout from the housetops. 28Don’t be afraid of people, who can kill the body but cannot kill the soul. The only one you should fear is the one who can destroy the soul and the body in hell. 29Two sparrows cost only a penny, but not even one of them can die without your Father’s knowing it. 30God even knows how many hairs are on your head. 31So don’t be afraid. You are worth much more than many sparrows.
Tell People About Your Faith
32“All those who stand before others and say they believe in me, I will say before my Father in heaven that they belong to me. 33But all who stand before others and say they do not believe in me, I will say before my Father in heaven that they do not belong to me.
34“Don’t think that I came to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35I have come so that
‘a son will be against his father,
a daughter will be against her mother,
a daughter-in-law will be against her mother-in-law.
36A person’s enemies will be members of his own family.’ #Micah 7:6
37“Those who love their father or mother more than they love me are not worthy to be my followers. Those who love their son or daughter more than they love me are not worthy to be my followers. 38Whoever is not willing to carry the cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39Those who try to hold on to their lives will give up true life. Those who give up their lives for me will hold on to true life. 40Whoever accepts you also accepts me, and whoever accepts me also accepts the One who sent me. 41Whoever meets a prophet and accepts him will receive the reward of a prophet. And whoever accepts a good person because that person is good will receive the reward of a good person. 42Those who give one of these little ones a cup of cold water because they are my followers will truly get their reward.”
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