Matthew 10
1 Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them power to throw out evil spirits, and to heal all kinds of diseases and sicknesses.
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 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, (also called Peter), Andrew his brother, James the son of Zebedee, John 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 Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew the tax-collector, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddeus,
Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax-gatherer, James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
4 Simon the revolutionary, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
Simon the Cananaean, and Judas the Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
5 These Twelve Jesus sent out, telling them, “Don't go to the foreigners, or to any Samaritan city.
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 You are to go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
but, instead of that, go to the lost sheep of Israel's race.
7 Wherever you go, tell the people, ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’
And as you go, preach and say, 'The Kingdom of the Heavens is close at hand.'
8 Heal those who are sick. Resurrect the dead. Cure the lepers. Drive out demons. You 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 Don't carry any gold, silver, or copper coins in your pockets,
"Provide no gold, nor even silver nor copper to carry in your pockets;
10 or a bag for your journey, or two cloaks, or sandals, or a walking stick, for a worker deserves to be supported.
no bag for your journey, nor change of linen, nor shoes, nor stick; for the labourer deserves his food.
11 Wherever you go, whatever town or village, ask for someone who lives according to good principles, and remain there until you leave.
"Whatever town or village you enter, inquire for some good man; and make his house your home till you leave the place.
12 When you enter the house, give it your blessing.
When you enter the house, salute it;
13 If the home deserves it, let your peace rest on it, but if it doesn't deserve it, let your peace 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 If someone doesn't welcome you, and refuses to listen to what you have to say, then leave that house or that town, shaking its dust off your feet as you go.
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 I tell you the truth, it will be better for Sodom and Gomorrah at the Day of Judgment than for that town!
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 Look, I'm sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as serpents and harmless 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 Watch out for those who will hand you over to be tried by town councils and will whip 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 You will be dragged before governors and kings because of me, to witness to them and to the foreigners.
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 put you on trial, don't worry about how you should speak or what you should say, because you'll be told what to say at the right time.
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 isn't you who will speak but the spirit of the Father will speak through you.
for it is not you who will speak: it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
21 Brother will betray brother and have him killed, and a father will do the same to his child. Children will rebel against their parents, and have them put 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 Everyone will hate you because you follow me, but those who endure until the end will 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 When you're persecuted in one town, run away to the next. I'm telling the truth: you won't finish going to the towns of Israel before the Son of man comes.
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 Disciples are not more important than their teacher; servants are not more important than their master.
"The learner is never superior to his teacher, and the servant is never superior to his master.
25 Disciples should be satisfied to become like their teacher, and servants like their master. If the head of the house has been called the head demon Beelzebub, then the members of his household will be demonized even more!
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 So don't be frightened of them, for there's nothing covered that won't be exposed, and nothing hidden that won't be made 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 here in the dark, declare when it's light, and what you hear whispered in your ear, shout from 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 Don't be afraid of those who can kill you physically, but can't kill you spiritually. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy you physically and spiritually in the fires of destruction. (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 Aren't two sparrows sold for just one penny? But not a single one of them falls to the ground without your Father knowing about it.
Do not two sparrows sell for a halfpenny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's leave.
30 Even the hairs on your head have all been counted.
But as for you, the very hairs on your heads are all numbered.
31 So don't worry—you're worth more than many sparrows!
Away then with fear; you are more precious than a multitude of sparrows.
32 Anyone who publicly declares their commitment to me, I will also declare my commitment to them before my Father in heaven.
"Every man who acknowledges me before men I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in Heaven.
33 But anyone who publicly denies me, I will also deny before my Father in heaven.
But whoever disowns me before men I also will disown before my Father who is in Heaven.
34 Don't think I've come to bring peace on earth. I haven't come to bring peace, but a sword.
"Do not suppose that I came to bring peace to the earth: I did not come to bring peace but a sword.
35 I've come ‘to turn a man against his father, 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 Your enemies will be those of your own family!’
and a man's own family will be his foes.
37 If you love your father or mother more than me you don't deserve to be mine, and if you love your son or daughter more than me you don't deserve to be mine.
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 If you don't pick up your cross and follow me you don't deserve to be mine.
and any one who does not take up his cross and follow where I lead is not worthy of me.
39 If you try to save your life, you will lose it, but if you lose your life because of me you will save it.
To save your life is to lose it, and to lose your life for my sake is to save it.
40 Those who welcome you welcome me, and those who welcome me welcome the one that sent me.
"Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives Him who sent me.
41 Those who welcome a prophet because that's what they are will receive the same reward as a prophet. Those who welcome someone who does right will receive the same reward as someone who does right.
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 I tell you the truth, those who give a drink of cool water to the least important of my disciples will definitely not miss out on their 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."
