Matthew 10
1 And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.
And having called his twelve disciples together, he gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of diseases, and all manner of infirmities.
2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
And the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother,
3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the publican, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus,
4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.
These twelve Jesus sent: commanding them, saying: Go ye not into the way of the Gentiles, and into the city of the Samaritans enter ye not.
6 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
But go ye rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’
And going, preach, saying: The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out devils: freely have you received, freely give.
9 Do not carry any gold or silver or copper in your belts.
Do not possess gold, nor silver, nor money in your purses:
10 Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.
Nor scrip for your journey, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor a staff; for the workman is worthy of his meat.
11 Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.
And into whatsoever city or town you shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till you go thence.
12 As you enter the home, greet its occupants.
And when you come into the house, salute it, saying: Peace be to this house.
13 If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it; but if it is not, let your peace return to you.
And if that house be worthy, your peace shall come upon it; but if it be not worthy, your peace shall return to you.
14 And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words: going forth out of that house or city shake off the dust from your feet.
15 Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
Amen I say to 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 am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves.
17 But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
But beware of men. For they will deliver you up in councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues.
18 On My account, you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
And you shall be brought before governors, and before kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles:
19 But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say.
But when they shall deliver you up, take no thought how or what to speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what to speak.
20 For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
For it is not you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you.
21 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
The brother also shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the son: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and shall put them to death.
22 You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
And you shall be hated by all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall persevere unto the end, he shall be saved.
23 When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
And when they shall persecute you in this city, flee into another. Amen I say to you, you shall not finish all the cities of Israel, till the Son of man come.
24 A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
The disciple is not above the master, nor the servant above his lord.
25 It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the goodman of the house Beelzebub, how much more them of his household?
26 So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
Therefore fear them not. For nothing is covered that shall not be revealed: nor hid, that shall not be known.
27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
That which I tell you in the dark, speak ye in the light: and that which you hear in the ear, preach ye upon the housetops.
28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. (Geenna g1067)
And fear ye not them that kill the body, and are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him that can destroy both soul and body in hell. (Geenna g1067)
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father.
30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Fear not therefore: better are you than many sparrows.
32 Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.
Every one therefore that shall confess me before men, I will also confess him before my Father who is in heaven.
33 But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.
But he that shall deny me before men, I will also deny him before my Father who is in heaven.
34 Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
Do not think that I came to send peace upon earth: I came not to send peace, but the sword.
35 For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
For I came 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.
36 A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’
And as a man’s enemies shall be they of his own household.
37 Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
He 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.
38 and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
And he that taketh not up his cross, and followeth me, is not worthy of me.
39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
He that findeth his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for me, shall find it.
40 He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
He that receiveth you, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.
41 Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive the reward of a prophet: and he that receiveth a just man in the name of a just man, shall receive the reward of a just man.
42 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
And whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, amen I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.
