Matthew 10
1 And having called his twelve disciples together, he gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of diseases, and all manner of infirmities.
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 And 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 the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the publican, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus,
Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax-gatherer, James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
4 Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
Simon the Cananaean, and Judas the Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
5 These twelve Jesus sent: commanding them, saying: Go ye not into the way of the Gentiles, and into the city of the Samaritans enter ye not.
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 go ye rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
but, instead of that, go to the lost sheep of Israel's race.
7 And going, preach, saying: The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
And as you go, preach and say, 'The Kingdom of the Heavens is close at hand.'
8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out devils: freely have you received, freely give.
Cure the sick, raise the dead to life, cleanse lepers, drive out demons: you have received without payment, give without payment.
9 Do not possess gold, nor silver, nor money in your purses:
"Provide no gold, nor even silver nor copper to carry in your pockets;
10 Nor scrip for your journey, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor a staff; for the workman is worthy of his meat.
no bag for your journey, nor change of linen, nor shoes, nor stick; for the labourer deserves his food.
11 And into whatsoever city or town you shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till you go thence.
"Whatever town or village you enter, inquire for some good man; and make his house your home till you leave the place.
12 And when you come into the house, salute it, saying: Peace be to this house.
When you enter the house, salute it;
13 And if that house be worthy, your peace shall come upon it; but if it be not worthy, your peace shall 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 whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words: going forth out of 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 shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha 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 send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and 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 deliver you up in 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 brought before governors, and before kings for my sake, for 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 shall deliver you up, take no thought how or what to speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what to speak.
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 that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you.
for it is not you who will speak: it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
21 The brother also shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the son: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and shall put them to death.
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 shall be hated by all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall persevere unto the end, he 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 And when they shall persecute you in this city, flee into another. Amen I say to you, you shall not finish all the cities of Israel, till the Son of man come.
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 master, nor the servant above his lord.
"The learner is never superior to his teacher, and the servant is never superior to his master.
25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the goodman of the house Beelzebub, how much more them 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 fear them not. For nothing is covered that shall not be revealed: nor hid, 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 That which I tell you in the dark, speak ye in the light: and that which you hear in the ear, preach ye upon the housetops.
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 fear ye not them that kill the body, and are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him that can 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 a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on 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 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
But as for you, the very hairs on your heads are all numbered.
31 Fear not therefore: better are you than many sparrows.
Away then with fear; you are more precious than a multitude of sparrows.
32 Every one therefore that shall confess me before men, I will also confess him 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 he that shall deny me before men, I will also deny him 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 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 set a man at variance 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 against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
36 And as a man’s enemies shall be they of his own household.
and a man's own family will be his foes.
37 He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than 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 he that taketh not up his cross, and followeth 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 He that findeth his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for 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 He that receiveth you, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.
"Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives Him who sent me.
41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive the reward of a prophet: and he that receiveth a just man in the name of a just man, shall receive the reward of a just man.
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 whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only 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."
