Matthew 10
1 And hee called his twelue disciples vnto him, and gaue them power against vncleane spirits, to cast them out, and to heale euery sickenesse, and euery disease.
Calling his twelve Disciples to him, Jesus gave them authority over foul spirits, so that they could drive them out, as well as the power of curing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.
2 Nowe the names of the twelue Apostles are these. The first is Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother: Iames the sonne of Zebedeus, and Iohn his brother.
The names of the twelve apostles are these, First Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
3 Philippe and Bartlemewe: Thomas, and Matthewe that Publicane: Iames the sonne of Alpheus, and Lebbeus whose surname was Thaddeus:
Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax-gather; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
4 Simon the Cananite, and Iudas Iscariot, who also betraied him.
Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot – the apostle who betrayed him.
5 These twelue did Iesus send forth, and commanded them, saying, Goe not into the way of of the Gentiles, and into the cities of the Samaritans enter yee not:
These twelve Jesus sent out as his messengers, after giving them these instructions – ‘Do not go to the Gentiles, nor enter any Samaritan town,
6 But goe rather to the lost sheepe of the house of Israel.
but make your way rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
7 And as ye goe, preach, saying, The kingdome of heauen is at hand.
On your way proclaim that the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
8 Heale the sicke: cleanse the lepers: raise vp the dead: cast out the deuils. Freely ye haue receiued, freely giue.
Cure the sick, raise the dead, make the lepers clean, drive out demons. You have received free of cost, give free of cost.
9 Possesse not golde, nor siluer, nor money in your girdels,
Do not provide yourselves with gold, or silver, or coins in your purses;
10 Nor a scrippe for the iourney, neither two coates, neither shoes, nor a staffe: for the workeman is worthie of his meate.
not even with a bag for the journey, or a change of clothes, or sandals, or even a staff; for the worker is worth his food.
11 And into whatsoeuer citie or towne ye shall come, enquire who is worthy in it, and there abide till yee goe thence.
Whatever town or village you visit, find out who is worthy in that place, and remain there until you leave.
12 And when yee come into an house, salute the same.
As you enter the house, greet it.
13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come vpon it: but if it be not worthie, let your peace returne to you.
Then, if the house is worthy, let your blessing rest on it, but, if it is unworthy, let your blessing return on yourselves.
14 And whosoeuer shall not receiue you, nor heare your woordes, when yee depart out of that house, or that citie, shake off the dust of your feete.
If no one welcomes you, or listens to what you say, as you leave that house or that town, shake off its dust from your feet.
15 Truely I say vnto you, it shall be easier for them of the lande of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of iudgement, then for that citie.
I tell you, the doom of the land of Sodom and Gomorrah will be more bearable in the day of judgment than the doom of that town.
16 Behold, I send you as sheepe in the middes of the wolues: be yee therefore wise as serpents, and innocent as doues.
‘Remember, I am sending you out as my messengers like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as snakes, and as blameless as doves.
17 But beware of men, for they will deliuer you vp to the Councils, and will scourge you in their Synagogues.
Be on your guard against others, for they will betray you to courts of law, and scourge you in their synagogues;
18 And ye shall be brought to the gouernours and Kings for my sake, in witnes to them, and to the Gentiles.
and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake so that you may witness for me before them and the nations.
19 But when they deliuer you vp, take no thought howe or what ye shall speake: for it shall be giuen you in that houre, what ye shall say.
Whenever they betray you, do not be anxious as to how you will speak or what you will say, for what you will say will be given you at the moment;
20 For it is not yee that speake, but the spirite of your father which speaketh in you.
for it will not be you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaks within you.
21 And the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the sonne, and the children shall rise against their parents, and shall cause them to die.
Brother will betray brother to death, and the father his child; and children will turn against their parents, and cause them to be put to death;
22 And yee shall be hated of all men for my Name: but he that endureth to the end, he shall be saued.
and you will be hated by everyone because of me. Yet the person who endures to the end will be saved.
23 And when they persecute you in this citie, flee into another: for verely I say vnto you, yee shall not goe ouer all the cities of Israel, till the Sonne of man be come.
But, when they persecute you in one town, escape to the next; for, I tell you, you will not have come to the end of the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
24 The disciple is not aboue his master, nor the seruant aboue his Lord.
A student is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
25 It is ynough for the disciple to bee as his master is, and the seruaunt as his Lord. If they haue called the master of the house Beel-zebub, howe much more them of his housholde?
It is enough for a student to be treated 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!
26 Feare them not therefore: for there is nothing couered, that shall not be disclosed, nor hid, that shall not be knowen.
Do not, therefore, be afraid of them. There is nothing concealed which will not be revealed, nor anything hidden which will not become known.
27 What I tell you in darkenesse, that speake yee in light: and what yee heare in the eare, that preach yee on the houses.
What I tell you in the dark, say again in the light; and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim on the housetops.
28 And feare yee not them which kill the bodie, but are nor able to kill the soule: but rather feare him, which is able to destroy both soule and bodie in hell. (Geenna g1067)
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but are unable to kill the soul; rather be afraid of him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
29 Are not two sparrowes sold for a farthing, and one of them shall not fal on the ground without your Father?
Are not two sparrows sold for a one copper coin? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s knowledge.
30 Yea, and all the heares of your head are nombred.
While as for you, even the hairs of your head are numbered.
31 Feare ye not therefore, yee are of more value then many sparowes.
Do not, therefore, be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.
32 Whosoeuer therefore shall confesse me before men, him will I confesse also before my Father which is in heauen.
Everyone, therefore, who will publicly acknowledge me, I, too, will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven;
33 But whosoeuer shall denie me before me, him will I also denie before my Father which is in heauen.
but, if anyone publicly disowns me, I, too, will disown him before my Father who is in heaven.
34 Thinke not that I am come to sende peace into the earth: I came not to send peace, but the sworde.
‘Do not imagine that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have come to bring, not peace, but the sword.
35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in lawe.
For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
36 And a mans enemies shall be they of his owne housholde.
A person’s enemies will be the members of their own household.
37 He that loueth father or mother more then me, is not worthie of me. And he that loueth sonne, or daughter more then mee, is not worthie of me.
Anyone who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and anyone who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
38 And hee that taketh not his crosse, and followeth after me, is not worthie of me.
Anyone who does not take their cross and follow in my steps is not worthy of me.
39 He that will finde his life, shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall finde it.
The person who has found their life will lose it, while the person who, for my sake, has lost their life will find it.
40 He that receiueth you, receiueth me: and hee that receiueth mee, receiueth him that hath sent me.
‘Anyone who welcomes you is welcoming me; and anyone who welcomes me is welcoming him who sent me as his messenger.
41 Hee that receiueth a Prophet in the name of a Prophet, shall receiue a Prophetes rewarde: and hee that receiueth a righteous man, in the name of a righteous man, shall receiue the rewarde of a righteous man.
The person who welcomes a prophet, because they are a prophet, will receive a prophet’s reward; and anyone who welcomes a good person, because they are a good person, will receive a good person’s reward.
42 And whosoeuer shall giue vnto one of these litle ones to drinke a cuppe of colde water onely, in the name of a disciple, verely I say vnto you, he shall not lose his rewarde.
And, if anyone gives but a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because they are a disciple, I tell you that they will assuredly not lose their reward.’
