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.
Calling his twelve Disciples to him, Jesus gave them authority over foul spirits, so that they could drive them out, as well as the power of curing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.
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;
The names of the twelve apostles are these, First Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax-gather; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot – the apostle who 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 out as his messengers, after giving them these instructions – ‘Do not go to the Gentiles, nor enter any Samaritan town,
6 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
but make your way rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
7 As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’
On your way proclaim that 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.
Cure the sick, raise the dead, make the lepers clean, drive out demons. You have received free of cost, give free of cost.
9 Do not carry any gold or silver or copper in your belts.
Do not provide yourselves with gold, or silver, or coins 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.
not even with a bag for the journey, or a change of clothes, or sandals, or even a staff; for the worker is worth his food.
11 Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.
Whatever town or village you visit, find out who is worthy in that place, and remain there until you leave.
12 As you enter the home, greet its occupants.
As you enter the house, greet it.
13 If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it; but if it is not, let your peace return to you.
Then, if the house is worthy, let your blessing rest on it, but, if it is unworthy, let your blessing return on yourselves.
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.
If no one welcomes you, or listens to what you say, as you leave that house or that town, shake off its 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.
I tell you, the doom of the land of Sodom and Gomorrah will be more bearable in the day of judgment than the doom of that town.
16 Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
‘Remember, I am sending you out as my messengers like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as snakes, and as blameless as doves.
17 But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
Be on your guard against others, for they will betray you to courts of law, and 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 will be brought before governors and kings for my sake so that you may witness for me before them and the nations.
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.
Whenever they betray you, do not be anxious as to how you will speak or what you will say, for what you will say will be given you at the moment;
20 For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
for it will not be you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaks within 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.
Brother will betray brother to death, and the father his child; and children will turn against their parents, and cause them to be put 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 everyone because of me. Yet the person who endures to the end will 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.
But, when they persecute you in one town, escape to the next; for, I tell you, you will not have come to the end of the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
24 A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
A student is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
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 a student to be treated 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!
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.
Do not, therefore, be afraid of them. There is nothing concealed which will not be revealed, nor anything hidden which will not become 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 tell you in the dark, say again in the light; and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim on 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)
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but are unable to kill the soul; rather be afraid of him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. (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 one copper coin? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s knowledge.
30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
While as for you, even the hairs of your head are numbered.
31 So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Do not, therefore, be afraid; 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.
Everyone, therefore, who will publicly acknowledge me, I, too, will acknowledge 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, if anyone publicly disowns me, I, too, will disown 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 imagine that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have come to bring, not 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 have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
36 A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’
A person’s enemies will be the members of their 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;
Anyone who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and anyone who loves 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.
Anyone who does not take their cross and follow in my steps 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 person who has found their life will lose it, while the person who, for my sake, has lost their life will find it.
40 He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
‘Anyone who welcomes you is welcoming me; and anyone who welcomes me is welcoming him who sent me as his messenger.
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 person who welcomes a prophet, because they are a prophet, will receive a prophet’s reward; and anyone who welcomes a good person, because they are a good person, will receive a good person’s reward.
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, if anyone gives but a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because they are a disciple, I tell you that they will assuredly not lose their reward.’
