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.
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 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;
The names of the twelve Apostles are these: First Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zebediah, and his brother John;
3 Philip, and Bartholomew, —Thomas, and Matthew, the tax-collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thadaeus;
Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax-gather; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
4 Simon, the zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who also delivered him up.
Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot — the Apostle who betrayed him.
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 as his Messengers, after giving them these instructions — “Do not go to the Gentiles, nor enter any Samaritan town,
6 But be going, rather, unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
but make your way rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
7 And, as ye go, proclaim, saying, The kingdom of the heavens hath drawn near!
And on your way proclaim that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
8 Be curing, the sick, raising, the dead, —cleansing, lepers, casting out, demons: freely, ye have, received, freely, give.
Cure the sick, raise the dead, make the lepers clean, drive out demons. You have received free of cost, give free of cost.
9 Ye may procure—neither gold, nor silver, nor copper, for your belts, —
Do not provide yourselves with gold, or silver, or pence in your purses;
10 neither satchel for journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staff; for, worthy, is the labourer, of his maintenance.
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 whatsoever city or village ye enter, search out who in it is, worthy, and, there, abide, till ye go forth.
Whatever town or village you visit, find out who is worthy in that place, and remain there till you leave.
12 And, as ye enter the house, salute it;
As you enter the house, greet it.
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.
Then, if the house is worthy, let your blessing rest upon it, but, if it is unworthy, let your blessing return upon yourselves.
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 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 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 doom of the land of Sodom and Gomorrah will be more bearable in the ‘Day of Judgment’ than the doom of that town.
16 Lo! I, send you forth as sheep amidst wolves; become ye therefore—prudent, as serpents, and simple, as doves.
Remember, I am sending you out as my Messengers like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as serpents, and as blameless as doves.
17 But beware of men; for they will deliver you up into high-councils, and, in their synagogues, will they scourge you, —
Be on your guard against your fellow men, for they will betray you to courts of law, and scourge 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.
and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, that you may witness for me before them and the nations.
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;
Whenever they betray you, do not be anxious as to how you shall speak or what you shall say, for what you shall say will be given you at the moment;
20 For it is not, ye, who are speaking, but, the Spirit of your Father, that is speaking in you.
for it will not be you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaks within 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 to death, and the father his child; and children will turn against their parents, and cause them to be 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.
and you will be hated by every one on account of my Name. Yet the man that endures to the end shall 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.
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 A, disciple, is not above, the teacher, nor, a servant, above, his lord:
A scholar is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his 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!
It is enough for a scholar to be treated like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Baal-zebub, how much more the members of his household!
26 Then do not fear them, —for, nothing hath been covered, which shall not be, uncovered, and, hidden, which shall not be, made known.
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 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 in the dark, say again in the light; and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
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)
And 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 the Pit. (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;
Are not two sparrows sold for a half-penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s knowledge.
30 But, even the hairs of, your, head, have all been numbered.
While as for you, the very hairs of your head are numbered.
31 Then be not in fear—than many sparrows, better are, ye!
Do not, therefore, be afraid; you are of more value 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;
Every one, therefore, who shall acknowledge me before his fellow men, I, too, will acknowledge before my Father who is in Heaven;
33 But, whoever shall deny me before men, I also, will deny, him, before my Father who is in the heavens.
but, if any one disowns me before his fellow men, I, too, will disown him before my Father who is in Heaven.
34 Do not think, that I came to thrust peace upon the earth, —I came not to thrust, peace, but, a sword;
Do not imagine that I have come to bring peace upon the earth. I have come to bring, not peace, but the 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;
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 man foes, are, they of his own house.
A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’
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;
He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
38 And, he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not, worthy, of me.
And the man who does not take his cross and follow in my steps is not worthy of me.
39 He that hath found his life, shall lose it, —and, he that hath lost his life, for my sake, shall find it.
He who has found his life will lose it, while he who, for my sake, has lost his life shall find 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.
He who welcomes you is welcoming me; and he who welcomes me is welcoming him who sent me as his Messenger.
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; —
He who welcomes a Prophet, because he is a Prophet, shall receive a Prophet’s reward; and he who welcomes a good man, because he is a good man, shall receive a good man’s reward.
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!
And, if any one gives but a cup of cold water to one of these lowly ones because he is a disciple, I tell you that he shall assuredly not lose his reward.”
