Matthew 10
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The Twelve Apostles
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Mark 3:13-15; 6:7-13; Luke 6:13; 9:1, 2 And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. 2#For ver. 2-4, see Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:14-16; Acts 1:13 The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, #ch. 16:18; John 1:42 who is called Peter, and #ch. 4:18, 21Andrew his brother; #ch. 4:18, 21James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and #ch. 9:9Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;#10:3 Some manuscripts Lebbaeus, or Lebbaeus called Thaddaeus 4Simon the Zealot,#10:4 Greek kananaios, meaning zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles
5 # [See ver. 1 above] These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of #2 Kgs. 17:24; Ezra 4:10; Luke 9:52; 10:33; 17:16; John 4:9, 39, 40; 8:48; Acts 8:25; [Acts 1:8]the Samaritans, 6#ch. 15:24; [Acts 3:25, 26; 13:46] but go rather to #Ps. 119:176; Isa. 53:6; Jer. 50:6; [ch. 9:36; 18:12] the lost sheep of #Acts 2:36; 7:42; Heb. 8:8, 10the house of Israel. 7And proclaim as you go, saying, #ch. 3:2; 4:17; Luke 10:9‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’#10:7 Or The kingdom of heaven has come near 8#[ch. 11:5] Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers,#10:8 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13 cast out demons. #[Isa. 55:1; Acts 3:6; 20:33, 35]You received without paying; give without pay. 9#For ver. 9-15, see Mark 6:8-11; Luke 9:3-5; [Luke 10:4-12; 22:35]Acquire no gold or silver or copper for your belts, 10no bag for your journey, or two tunics#10:10 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin or sandals or a staff, for #1 Tim. 5:18; [1 Cor. 9:4, 7-14]the laborer deserves his food. 11And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart. 12As you enter the house, #[1 Sam. 25:6; 1 Chr. 12:18]greet it. 13And if the house is #[ch. 8:8; Acts 16:15] worthy, let #[See ver. 12 above]your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let #[See ver. 12 above]your peace return to you. 14And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, #Acts 13:51; [Neh. 5:13; Acts 18:6]shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. 15Truly, I say to you, #ch. 11:24 it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for #Gen. 18:20; 19:28; 2 Pet. 2:6the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.
Persecution Will Come
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Luke 10:3; [John 17:18] “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be #
Gen. 3:1 wise as serpents and #
Rom. 16:19 (Gk.); Phil. 2:15; [1 Cor. 14:20] innocent as doves. 17Beware of men, for #See Mark 13:9, 11; Luke 12:11, 12 they will deliver you over to courts and flog you #See ch. 23:34in their synagogues, 18#[See ver. 17 above] and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, #See ch. 8:4to bear witness before them and the Gentiles. 19#[See ver. 17 above] When #For ver. 19-22, [Mark 13:11-13; Luke 21:12-19; 2 Tim. 4:16, 17] they deliver you over, #See ch. 6:25 do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for #Deut. 18:18; [Num. 23:5]; See Ex. 4:12what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. 20#Luke 12:12; Acts 4:8; 6:10; 13:9; 1 Cor. 15:10; 2 Cor. 13:3; [ver. 40; 1 Thess. 2:13; Heb. 1:1] For it is not you who speak, but #[John 15:26]the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. 21#ver. 35, 36Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death, 22#ch. 24:9; John 15:18-21 and you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. #ch. 24:13; Mark 13:13; [Dan. 12:12, 13; James 5:11; Rev. 2:10]; See Heb. 3:6But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 23When they #ch. 23:34 persecute you in one town, #[ch. 12:15; Acts 8:1; 9:25, 30; 14:6; 17:10, 14] flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel #ch. 16:28before the Son of Man comes.
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Luke 6:40; John 13:16; 15:20; [Heb. 12:3] “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant # 10:24 Or bondservant ; also verse 25 above his master. 25It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. #ch. 9:34; 12:24; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15; See John 7:20If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign#10:25 Greek lacks will they malign those of his household.
Have No Fear
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Mark 4:22; Luke 8:17; [1 Tim. 5:25]; For ver. 26-33, see Luke 12:2-9 for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 27What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on #See Luke 5:19the housetops. 28And #Isa. 8:12, 13; 51:12, 13; Jer. 1:8; 1 Pet. 3:14 do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him #James 4:12who can destroy both soul and body in hell.#10:28 Greek Gehenna 29Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?#10:29 Greek assarion, Roman copper coin (Latin quadrans) worth about 1/16 of a denarius (which was a day’s wage for a laborer) And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30But #See 1 Sam. 14:45even the hairs of your head are all numbered. 31Fear not, therefore; #ch. 6:26; 12:12you are of more value than many sparrows. 32#[Rom. 10:9, 10; Heb. 10:35; Rev. 3:5]So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, 33but #2 Tim. 2:12; 2 Pet. 2:1; 1 John 2:23; [Mark 8:38] whoever denies me before men, #ch. 7:23; 25:12; Luke 13:25I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.
Not Peace, but a Sword
34 # See Luke 12:51-53 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. # [Rev. 6:4] I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35#[See ver. 34 above] For I have come #ver. 21; [Mic. 7:6]to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36#Cited from Mic. 7:6; [Ps. 41:9; 55:12, 13; John 13:18]And a person’s enemies will be those of his own household. 37#Luke 14:26Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38And #ch. 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23; 14:27 whoever does not take his cross and #ch. 9:9; John 8:12; 12:26; 21:19follow me is not worthy of me. 39#ch. 16:25; Mark 8:35; Luke 9:24; 17:33; John 12:25Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
Rewards
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Luke 10:16; John 13:20; Gal. 4:14; [ver. 20; ch. 18:5; 25:40] “Whoever receives you receives me, and #
Mark 9:37; Luke 9:48; [John 12:44, 45] whoever receives me receives him who sent me. 41#1 Kgs. 17:10-15; 18:4; 2 Kgs. 4:8; [3 John 5-8]The one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and the one who receives a righteous person because he is a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. 42And #ch. 25:35, 40; Mark 9:41; Heb. 6:10 whoever gives one of #ch. 18:10these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.”
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Matthew 10
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1And having called to him his twelve disciples, he gave them power over unclean spirits, so that they should cast them out, and heal every disease and every bodily weakness. 2Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax-gatherer; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, who was surnamed Thaddaeus; 4Simon the Cananaean, and Judas the Iscariote, who also delivered him up.
5These twelve Jesus sent out when he had charged them, saying, Go not off into the way of the nations, and into a city of 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 the heavens has drawn nigh. 8Heal the infirm, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons: ye have received gratuitously, give gratuitously. 9Do not provide yourselves with gold, or silver, or brass, for your belts, 10nor scrip for the way, nor two body coats, nor sandals, nor a staff: for the workman is worthy of his nourishment. 11But into whatsoever city or village ye enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there remain till ye go forth. 12And as ye enter into a house salute it. 13And if the house indeed 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, as ye go forth 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 judgment-day than for that city.
16Behold, I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; be therefore prudent as the serpents, and guileless as the doves. 17But beware of men; for they will deliver you up to sanhedrims, and scourge you in their synagogues; 18and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations. 19But when they deliver you up, be not careful how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be given to you in that hour what ye shall speak. 20For ye are not the speakers, but the Spirit of your Father which speaks in you. 21But brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child; and children shall rise up against parents and shall put them to death; 22and ye shall be hated of all on account of my name. But he that has endured to the end, he shall be saved. 23But when they persecute you in this city, flee to the other; for verily I say to you, Ye shall not have completed the cities of Israel until the Son of man be come. 24The disciple is not above his teacher, nor the bondman above his lord. 25It is sufficient for the disciple that he should become as his teacher, and the bondman as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his household? 26Fear them not therefore; for there is nothing covered which shall not be revealed, and secret which shall not be known. 27What I say to you in darkness speak in the light, and what ye hear in the ear preach upon the houses. 28And be not afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but fear rather him who 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 to the ground without your Father; 30but of you even the hairs of the head are all numbered. 31Fear not therefore; ye are better than many sparrows. 32Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, I also will confess him before my Father who is in the heavens. 33But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in the heavens. 34Do not think that I have come to send peace upon the earth: I have not come to send peace, but a sword. 35For I have come to set a man at variance with his father, and the daughter with her mother, and the daughter-in-law with her mother-in-law; 36and they of his household shall be a man's enemies. 37He who loves father or mother above me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me. 38And he who does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me. 39He that finds his life shall lose it, and he who has lost his life for my sake shall find it. 40He that receives you receives me, and he that receives me receives him that sent me. 41He that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42And whosoever shall give to drink to 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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