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 calling His twelve disciples, He gave them power over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and heal every disease, and every malady.
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 these are the names of the apostles: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus called Thaddeus;
4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
Simon the Zealot; and Judas Iscariot, the one also having 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.
And Jesus sent out the twelve, commanding them, Go not in the way of the Gentiles, and enter not into a city of the Samaritans.
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, That the kingdom of the heavens 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 demons: freely you did receive, freely give.
9 Do not carry any gold or silver or copper in your belts.
Take not gold, nor silver, nor copper in your girdles;
10 Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.
nor valise for your journey, neither two coats, nor sandals, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.
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 village you may enter, investigate who in it is worthy; and there abide until you may go hence.
12 As you enter the home, greet its occupants.
And going into a house, salute it.
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 the house may be worthy, let your peace come on it: but if it may be unworthy, let your peace return unto 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 may not receive you, nor hear your words, going out from 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.
Truly I say unto you, It will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah 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 forth like sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
17 But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
Beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the sanhedrins, and will beat 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 they will lead you before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony unto them and 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.
And when they may deliver you, be not solicitous how or what you may speak: for it will be given unto you in that hour what you may say.
20 For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
For you are not those speaking, but the Spirit of your Father is speaking 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.
And brother will deliver brother unto death, and the father the child: and children will rise up against parents, and 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 will be hated by all on account of my name: but he that persevereth unto the end, the same 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 may persecute you in this city, fly to another: for truly I say unto you, You may not complete the cities of Israel, until the Son of man may come.
24 A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
The disciple is not above his teacher, 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 sufficient for the disciple that he may be as his teacher, and the servant, as his lord: if they call the landlord Beelzebul, how much more the inmates of his house?
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 there is nothing hidden, that shall not be revealed; nothing secret, 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.
What I say unto you in the darkness, speak ye in the light: and whatsoever you hear in the ear, proclaim 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)
Be not afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but fear ye, rather him who is able to 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 penny? and one of them will not fall to the ground without your Father.
30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
But the hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Then fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
32 Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.
Therefore every one who shall confess me before the people, I will also confess him before my Father, who is in the heavens.
33 But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.
But whosoever may deny me before the people, I will also deny him before my Father who is in the heavens.
34 Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
Think not that I came to send peace on the earth: I came not to send peace, but a 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 divide a man 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 the enemies of a man will be the inmates of his own house.
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 and 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.
Whosoever does not take his cross and follow after 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.
The one having found his soul shall lose it; and the one losing his soul for my sake shall find it.
40 He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
The one receiving you will receive me, and the one receiving me will receive 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.
The one receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive the reward of a prophet; and the one receiving a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive the reward of a righteous 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 may give one of these little ones only a cup of cold water, in the name of a disciple, truly I say unto you, He can not lose his reward.
