Matthew 10
1 And, calling near his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over impure spirits, —so as to be casting them out, and curing every disease and every infirmity.
Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them power to throw out evil spirits, and to heal all kinds of diseases and sicknesses.
2 Now, the twelve apostles’ names, are these: —first Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, —and James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother;
These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, (also called Peter), Andrew his brother, James the son of Zebedee, John his brother,
3 Philip, and Bartholomew, —Thomas, and Matthew, the tax-collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thadaeus;
Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew the tax-collector, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddeus,
4 Simon, the zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who also delivered him up.
Simon the revolutionary, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
5 These twelve, Jesus sent forth, charging them, saying: —Into any way to the nations, do not depart, —and, into any city of Samaritans, do not enter;
These Twelve Jesus sent out, telling them, “Don't go to the foreigners, or to any Samaritan city.
6 But be going, rather, unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
You are to go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 And, as ye go, proclaim, saying, The kingdom of the heavens hath drawn near!
Wherever you go, tell the people, ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’
8 Be curing, the sick, raising, the dead, —cleansing, lepers, casting out, demons: freely, ye have, received, freely, give.
Heal those who are sick. Resurrect the dead. Cure the lepers. Drive out demons. You received freely, so give freely!
9 Ye may procure—neither gold, nor silver, nor copper, for your belts, —
Don't carry any gold, silver, or copper coins in your pockets,
10 neither satchel for journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staff; for, worthy, is the labourer, of his maintenance.
or a bag for your journey, or two cloaks, or sandals, or a walking stick, for a worker deserves to be supported.
11 And, into whatsoever city or village ye enter, search out who in it is, worthy, and, there, abide, till ye go forth.
Wherever you go, whatever town or village, ask for someone who lives according to good principles, and remain there until you leave.
12 And, as ye enter the house, salute it;
When you enter the house, give it your blessing.
13 And, if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it, but, if it be not worthy, let your peace, unto you, return.
If the home deserves it, let your peace rest on it, but if it doesn't deserve it, let your peace return to you.
14 And, whosoever shall neither welcome you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth outside that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet:
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.
15 Verily, I say unto you, —More tolerable, will it be, for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for, that, city!
I tell you the truth, it will be better for Sodom and Gomorrah at the Day of Judgment than for that town!
16 Lo! I, send you forth as sheep amidst wolves; become ye therefore—prudent, as serpents, and simple, as doves.
Look, I'm sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
17 But beware of men; for they will deliver you up into high-councils, and, in their synagogues, will they scourge you, —
Watch out for those who will hand you over to be tried by town councils and will whip you in their synagogues.
18 And, before both governor and kings, shall ye be brought, for my sake—for a witness to them and the nations.
You will be dragged before governors and kings because of me, to witness to them and to the foreigners.
19 And, when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak, —for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak;
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.
20 For it is not, ye, who are speaking, but, the Spirit of your Father, that is speaking in you.
For it isn't you who will speak but the spirit of the Father will speak through you.
21 And, brother, will deliver up, brother, unto death, and, father, child, —and, children, will rise up, against parents, and will put them to death.
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.
22 And ye will be hated by all, because of my name, —but, he that endureth throughout, the same, shall be saved.
Everyone will hate you because you follow me, but those who endure until the end will be saved.
23 And, when they persecute you in this city, flee into another, —for, verily, I say unto you, in nowise shall ye finish the cities of Israel, till, he Son of Man, come.
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.
24 A, disciple, is not above, the teacher, nor, a servant, above, his lord:
Disciples are not more important than their teacher; servants are not more important than their master.
25 Sufficient for the disciple, that he become, as his teacher, and, the servant, as, his lord. If, the master of the house, Beelzebul, they called, how much more, the men of his house!
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!
26 Then do not fear them, —for, nothing hath been covered, which shall not be, uncovered, and, hidden, which shall not be, made known.
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.
27 What I am saying to you in the darkness, tell ye in the light, —and, what [whispered] into the ear ye are hearing, proclaim ye on the housetops.
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.
28 And be not in fear, by reason of them that are killing the body, —and, the soul, are not able to kill. But fear, rather, him who is able, both soul and body, to destroy in gehenna! (Geenna g1067)
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)
29 Are not, two sparrows, for a farthing, sold? And, one from among them, shall not fall upon the ground, without your Father;
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.
30 But, even the hairs of, your, head, have all been numbered.
Even the hairs on your head have all been counted.
31 Then be not in fear—than many sparrows, better are, ye!
So don't worry—you're worth more than many sparrows!
32 Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, I also, will confess, him, before my Father who is in the heavens;
Anyone who publicly declares their commitment to me, I will also declare my commitment to them before my Father in heaven.
33 But, whoever shall deny me before men, I also, will deny, him, before my Father who is in the heavens.
But anyone who publicly denies me, I will also deny before my Father in heaven.
34 Do not think, that I came to thrust peace upon the earth, —I came not to thrust, peace, but, a sword;
Don't think I've come to bring peace on earth. I haven't come to bring peace, but a sword.
35 For I came to set at variance—a man, against, his father, and, a daughter, against, her mother, and, a bride, against, her mother-in-law;
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.
36 And, a man foes, are, they of his own house.
Your enemies will be those of your own family!’
37 He that loveth father or mother above me, is not, worthy, of me, —and, he that loveth son or daughter above me, is not, worthy, of me;
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.
38 And, he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not, worthy, of me.
If you don't pick up your cross and follow me you don't deserve to be mine.
39 He that hath found his life, shall lose it, —and, he that hath lost his life, for my sake, shall find it.
If you try to save your life, you will lose it, but if you lose your life because of me you will save it.
40 He that giveth welcome unto you, unto me, giveth welcome, and, he that, unto me, giveth welcome, giveth welcome—unto him that sent me forth.
Those who welcome you welcome me, and those who welcome me welcome the one that sent me.
41 He that giveth welcome unto a prophet, in the name of a prophet, the reward of a prophet, shall receive; and, he that giveth welcome unto a righteous man, in the name of a righteous man, the reward of a righteous man, shall receive; —
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.
42 And, whosoever shall give to drink—unto one of these little ones—a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, Verily, I say unto you, in nowise, shall lose his reward!
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.”
