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.
Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to drive them out, and to heal all kinds of disease and all kinds 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;
Now the names of the twelve apostles were these. The first, Simon (whom he also called Peter), and Andrew his brother; James 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 tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who would betray 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. He instructed them and said, “Do not go to any place where Gentiles live, and do not enter any town of the Samaritans.
6 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
Go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel;
7 As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’
and as you go, preach and say, 'The kingdom of heaven has come near.'
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, and cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
9 Do not carry any gold or silver or copper in your belts.
Do not carry any gold, silver, or copper 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.
Do not take a traveling bag for your journey, or an extra tunic, or sandals, or a staff, for a laborer deserves 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 city or village you enter, find who is worthy in it, and stay there until you leave.
12 As you enter the home, greet its occupants.
As you enter into 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.
If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace come back 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.
As for those who do not receive you or listen to your words, when you depart 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 to you, it shall 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.
See, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be as 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.
Watch out for people! They will deliver you up to councils, and they will whip you in their synagogues.
18 On My account, you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
Then you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, as 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.
When they deliver you up, do not be anxious about how or what you will speak, for what to say will be given to you in that hour.
20 For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
For it is not you who will speak, but the Spirit of your Father who will speak 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.
Brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise up 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.
You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But whoever endures to the end, that person 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.
When they persecute you in this city, flee to the next, for truly I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man has come.
24 A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
A disciple is not greater than 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 the disciple that he should be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much worse would be the names they call 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.
Therefore do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, and nothing hidden that will 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 tell you in the darkness, say in the daylight, and what you hear softly in your 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)
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul. Instead, fear 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 small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father's knowledge.
30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Do not fear. You are more valuable than many sparrows.
32 Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.
Therefore everyone who confesses me before men, I will also confess 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 who denies me before men, I will also deny 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 bring peace upon the earth. I did not come to bring 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 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 man's enemies will be those 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 who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he 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.
He who does not pick up 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.
He who finds his life will lose it. But he who loses his life for my sake will find it.
40 He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
He who welcomes you welcomes me, and he who welcomes me also welcomes him who 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 who welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and he who welcomes a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man'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.”
Whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink because he is a disciple, truly I say to you, he will in no way lose his reward.”
