< Matthew 10 >

1 And having called together his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out and to cure every sickness and every infirmity.
Then He called to Him His twelve disciples and gave them authority over foul spirits, to drive them out; and to cure every kind of disease and infirmity.
2 Now the names of the twelve Apostles are these: the First, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother,
Now the names of the twelve Apostles were these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zabdi, and his brother John;
3 James of Zebedee, and John his brother, Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax collector, and James of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus,
Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax-gatherer, James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
Simon the Cananaean, and Judas the Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
5 Jesus sent these twelve, instructing them, saying: “Do not travel by the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter into the city of the Samaritans,
These twelve Jesus sent on a mission, after giving them their instructions: "Go not," He said, "among the Gentiles, and enter no Samaritan town;
6 but instead go to the sheep who have fallen away from the house of Israel.
but, instead of that, go to the lost sheep of Israel's race.
7 And going forth, preach, saying: ‘For the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.’
And as you go, preach and say, 'The Kingdom of the Heavens is close at hand.'
8 Cure the infirm, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You have received freely, so give freely.
Cure the sick, raise the dead to life, cleanse lepers, drive out demons: you have received without payment, give without payment.
9 Do not choose to possess gold, nor silver, nor money in your belts,
"Provide no gold, nor even silver nor copper to carry in your pockets;
10 nor provisions for the journey, nor two tunics, nor shoes, nor a staff. For the laborer deserves his portion.
no bag for your journey, nor change of linen, nor shoes, nor stick; for the labourer deserves his food.
11 Now, into whatever city or town you will enter, inquire as to who is worthy within it. And stay there until you depart.
"Whatever town or village you enter, inquire for some good man; and make his house your home till you leave the place.
12 Then, when you enter into the house, greet it, saying, ‘Peace to this house.’
When you enter the house, salute it;
13 And if, indeed, that house is worthy, your peace will rest upon it. But if it is not worthy, your peace will return to you.
and if the house deserves it, the peace you invoke shall come upon it. If not, your peace shall return to you.
14 And whoever has neither received you, nor listened to your words, departing from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.
And whoever refuses to receive you or even to listen to your Message, as you leave that house or town, shake off the very dust from your feet.
15 Amen I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.
I solemnly tell you that it will be more endurable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of Judgement than for that town.
16 Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore, be as prudent as serpents and as simple as doves.
"Remember it is I who am sending you out, as sheep into the midst of wolves; prove yourselves as sagacious as serpents, and as innocent as doves.
17 But beware of men. For they will hand you over to councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues.
But beware of men; for they will deliver you up to appear before Sanhedrins, and will flog you in their synagogues;
18 And you shall be led before both rulers and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
and you will even be put on trial before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness to them and to the Gentiles.
19 But when they hand you over, do not choose to think about how or what to speak. For what to speak shall be given to you in that hour.
But when they have delivered you up, have no anxiety as to how you shall speak or what you shall say; for at that very time it shall be given you what to say;
20 For it is not you who will be speaking, but the Spirit of your Father, who will speak in you.
for it is not you who will speak: it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
21 And brother will hand over brother to death, and father will hand over son. And children will rise up against parents and bring about their deaths.
Brother will betray brother to death, and father, child; and children will rise against their own parents and will put them to death.
22 And you will be hated by all for the sake of my name. But whoever will have persevered, even to the end, the same shall be saved.
And you will be objects of universal hatred because you are called by my name; but he who holds out to the End--he will be saved.
23 Now when they persecute you in one city, flee into another. Amen I say to you, you will not have exhausted all the cities of Israel, before the Son of man returns.
Whenever they persecute you in one town, escape to the next; for I solemnly tell you that you will not have gone the round of all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
24 The disciple is not above the teacher, nor is the servant above his master.
"The learner is never superior to his teacher, and the servant is never superior to his master.
25 It is sufficient for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant, like his master. If they have called the Father of the family, ‘Beelzebub,’ how much more those of his household?
Enough for the learner to be on a level with his teacher, and for the servant to be on a level with his master. If they have called the master of the house Baal-zebul, how much more will they slander his servants?
26 Therefore, do not fear them. For nothing is covered that shall not be revealed, nor hidden that shall not be known.
Fear them not, however; there is nothing veiled which will not be uncovered, nor secret which will not become known.
27 What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light. And what you hear whispered in the ear, preach above the rooftops.
What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what is whispered into your ear, proclaim upon the roofs of the houses.
28 And do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But instead fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Hell. (Geenna g1067)
"And do not fear those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
29 Are not two sparrows sold for one small coin? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father.
Do not two sparrows sell for a halfpenny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's leave.
30 For even the hairs of your head have all been numbered.
But as for you, the very hairs on your heads are all numbered.
31 Therefore, do not be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows.
Away then with fear; you are more precious than a multitude of sparrows.
32 Therefore, everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father, who is in heaven.
"Every man who acknowledges me before men I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in Heaven.
33 But whoever will have denied me before men, I also will deny before my Father, who is in heaven.
But whoever disowns me before men I also will disown before my Father who is in Heaven.
34 Do not think that I came to send peace upon the earth. I came, not to send peace, but the sword.
"Do not suppose that I came to bring peace to the earth: I did not come to bring peace but a sword.
35 For I came to divide a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
For I came to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
36 And the enemies of a man will be those of his own household.
and a man's own family will be his foes.
37 Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me. And whoever loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me.
Any one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and any one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;
38 And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
and any one who does not take up his cross and follow where I lead is not worthy of me.
39 Whoever finds his life, will lose it. And whoever will have lost his life because of me, shall find it.
To save your life is to lose it, and to lose your life for my sake is to save it.
40 Whoever receives you, receives me. And whoever receives me, receives him who sent me.
"Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives Him who sent me.
41 Whoever receives a prophet, in the name of a prophet, shall receive the reward of a prophet. And whoever receives the just in the name of the just shall receive the reward of the just.
Every one who receives a prophet, because he is a prophet, will receive a prophet's reward, and every one who receives a righteous man, because he is a righteous man, will receive a righteous man's reward.
42 And whoever shall give, even to one of the least of these, a cup of cold water to drink, solely in the name of a disciple: Amen I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.”
And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink because he is a disciple, I solemnly tell you that he will not lose his reward."

< Matthew 10 >