Matthew 10
1 And he got together his twelve disciples and gave them the power of driving out unclean spirits, and of making well all sorts of disease and pain.
And he called to himself his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.
2 Now the names of the twelve are these: The first, Simon, who is named Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother;
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these. The first, Shimon, who is called Kipha; and Andreus his brother; and Yaquv the son of Zabedai, and Yukhanan his brother;
3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew, the tax-farmer; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
Philipus and Bar-Tulmai; Tama and Mattai the tax collector; Yaquv the son of Khalphai, and Thadai;
4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who was false to him.
Shimon the Zealot, and Yehudah Sekariuta, who also betrayed him.
5 These twelve Jesus sent out and gave them orders, saying, Do not go among the Gentiles, or into any town of Samaria,
Yeshua sent these twelve out, and commanded them, saying, "Do not go among the non-Jews, and do not enter into any city of the Samaritans.
6 But go to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel,
Rather, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israyel.
7 And, on your way, say, The kingdom of heaven is near.
And as you go, proclaim, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is near.'
8 Make well those who are ill, give life to the dead, make lepers clean, send evil spirits out of men; freely it has been given to you, freely give.
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.
9 Take no gold or silver or copper in your pockets;
Do not take any gold, nor silver, nor copper in your money belts.
10 Take no bag for your journey and do not take two coats or shoes or a stick: for the workman has a right to his food.
Take no bag for your journey, neither two tunics, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.
11 And into whatever town or small place you go, make search there for someone who is respected, and make his house your resting-place till you go away.
And into whatever city or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy; and stay there until you go on.
12 And when you go in, say, May peace be on this house.
And as you enter into the household, greet it.
13 And if the house is good enough, let your peace come on it: but if not, let your peace come back to you.
And if the household is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
14 And whoever will not take you in, or give ear to your words, when you go out from that house or that town, put off its dust from your feet.
And whoever does not receive you, nor hear your words, as you leave that house or that city, shake off the dust from your feet.
15 Truly I say to you, It will be better for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of God's judging than for that town.
Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sedum and Amura in the day of judgment than for that city.
16 See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.
"Look, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be cunning as snakes and innocent as doves.
17 But be on the watch against men: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins, and in their Synagogues they will give you blows;
But beware of people: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you.
18 And you will come before rulers and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.
Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.
19 But when you are given up into their hands, do not be troubled about what to say or how to say it: for in that hour what you are to say will be given to you;
But when they deliver you over, do not be anxious how or what you will say, for it will be given you in that hour what you will say.
20 Because it is not you who say the words, but the Spirit of your Father in you.
For it is not you who speak, but the Rukha of your Father who speaks in you.
21 And brother will give up brother to death, and the father his child: and children will go against their fathers and mothers, and put them to death.
"And brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child. Children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.
22 And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.
And you will be hated by everyone because of my name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
23 But when they are cruel to you in one town, go in flight to another: for truly, I say to you, You will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of man comes.
But when they persecute you in one city, flee to the other. And if they persecute you in the other, flee to the next. For truly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israyel before the Son of Man comes.
24 A disciple is not greater than his master, or a servant than his lord.
"A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his lord.
25 It is enough for the disciple that he may be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have given the name Beelzebub to the master of the house, how much more to those of his house!
It is enough for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant like his lord. If they have called the master of the house Baelzebub, how much more those of his household.
26 Have, then, no fear of them: because nothing is covered which will not come to light, or secret which will not be made clear.
Therefore do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered that will not be revealed; and hidden that will not be known.
27 What I say to you in the dark, say in the light: and what comes to your ear secretly, say publicly from the house-tops.
What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.
28 And have no fear of those who put to death the body, but are not able to put to death the soul. But have fear of him who has power to give soul and body to destruction in hell. (Geenna g1067)
And do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gihana. (Geenna g1067)
29 Are not sparrows two a farthing? and not one of them comes to an end without your Father:
"Are not two sparrows sold for an asarah coin? Not one of them falls on the ground apart from your Father's will,
30 But the hairs of your head are all numbered.
but the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Then have no fear; you are of more value than a flock of sparrows.
Therefore do not be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.
32 To everyone, then, who gives witness to me before men, I will give witness before my Father in heaven.
Everyone therefore who confesses me before people, him I will also confess before my Father who is in heaven.
33 But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before my Father in heaven.
But whoever denies me before people, him I will also deny before my Father who is in heaven.
34 Do not have the thought that I have come to send peace on the earth; I came not to send peace but a sword.
"Do not think that I came to send peace on the earth. I did not come to send peace, but a sword.
35 For I have come to put a man against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law:
For I came to set a man at odds against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
36 And a man will be hated by those of his house.
And a person's foes will be those of his own household.
37 He who has more love for his father or mother than for me is not good enough for me; he who has more love for son or daughter than for me is not good enough for me.
Whoever 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.
38 And he who does not take his cross and come after me is not good enough for me.
And whoever does not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.
39 He who has the desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, and he who gives up his life because of me will have it given back to him.
Whoever seeks his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
40 He who gives honour to you gives honour to me; and he who gives honour to me gives honour to him who sent me.
Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.
41 He who gives honour to a prophet, in the name of a prophet, will be given a prophet's reward; and he who gives honour to an upright man, in the name of an upright man, will be given an upright man's reward.
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.
42 And whoever gives to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will not go without his reward.
And whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink because he is a disciple, truly I tell you he will in no way lose his reward."
