Matthew 10
1 Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority to cast out unclean spirits and to heal every disease and every sickness.
And he called his twelve disciples to him, and gave them authority over unclean spirits to cast them out, and to heal every pain and disease.
2 Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
And the names of those twelve Legates are these: The first of them, Simon who is called Cephas, and Andrew his brother; and James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, who was given the name Thaddaeus;
and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Thomas, and Matthew the publican; and James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus who was called Thaddeus;
4 Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
and Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, he who betrayed him.
5 These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Do not go anywhere among the Gentiles, and do not enter any town of the Samaritans,
These twelve Jesus sent forth: and he commanded them and said: Go not in the way of the Gentiles: and enter not the cities of the Samaritans.
6 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
But, go ye rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 As you go, preach that the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.
And as ye go, proclaim and say: The kingdom of heaven hath approached.
8 Heal the sick, cleanse lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
Heal ye the sick; cleanse the leprous; raise the dead; and cast out demons. Freely ye have received; freely give.
9 Take no gold, silver, or copper in your belts.
Provide not gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses;
10 Take no knapsack for your journey, no extra tunic, sandals, or staffs, for the worker is worthy of his food.
nor a wallet for the journey: neither two coats, nor shoes, nor a staff. For the laborer is worthy of his food.
11 Whenever you enter a town or village, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there until you leave that place.
And into whatever city or town ye enter, inquire, who in it is worthy; and there stay until ye depart.
12 As you enter the house, greet the people who live there.
And when ye enter a house, salute the household.
13 If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
And if the house be worthy, your peace will come upon it; but if it be not worthy, your peace will return upon yourselves.
14 If anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you go out from that house or town.
And whoever will not receive you, nor hear your discourses, when ye depart from that house or that town, shake off the dust from your feet.
15 Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.
Verily I say to you, that it will be comfortable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, rather than for that city.
16 “Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves, so be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves.
Behold, I send you forth as sheep among wolves. Therefore be ye sagacious as serpents, and guileless as doves.
17 But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils and flog you in their synagogues.
And beware of men; for they will deliver you over to the tribunals, and will scourge you in their synagogues.
18 For my sake you will even be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
And they will bring you before governors and kings, on my account, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
19 When they hand you over, do not be anxious about how to speak or what to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour.
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 to say.
20 For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
For it is not ye that speak, but the spirit of your Father speaking in you.
21 Brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise up against their parents and have them put to death.
And brother shall deliver up his brother to death, and a father his son; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to die.
22 You will be hated by all because of my name, but he who endures to the end will be saved.
And ye shall be hated by every one, on account of my name. But he that shall endure to the end, shall have life.
23 When they persecute you in one town, flee to another, for truly I say to you, you will certainly not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
And when they persecute you in one city, flee to another: for verily I say to you, Ye shall not have completed all the cities of the house of Israel, till the Son of man shall come.
24 “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor is a servant above his master.
No disciple is better than his rabbi; nor a servant, than his lord.
25 It is sufficient for a disciple to be like his teacher and for a servant to be like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign the members of his household!
It is sufficient for the disciple, that he be as his rabbi; and the servant, as his lord. If they call the lord of the house Beelzebub, how much more the children of his family?
26 “So do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
Therefore be not afraid of them; for there is nothing covered up, that shall not be exposed; nor concealed, that shall not become known.
27 What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim on the housetops.
Whatever I say to you in the dark, that speak ye in the light; and what ye have heard in your ears, proclaim ye on the housetops.
28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul, but rather fear him who can destroy both the soul and the body in hell. (Geenna g1067)
And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but be afraid rather of Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. (Geenna g1067)
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's consent.
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? Yet one of them doth not fall to the ground without your Father.
30 And even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
As for you, even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Therefore be not afraid: ye are more important than many sparrows.
32 “Therefore everyone who acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.
Wherefore, whoever shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven.
33 But whoever denies me before men, I will also deny before my Father in heaven.
But whoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.
34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
Think not that I have come to sow quietness on the earth: I have not come to sow quietness, but conflict.
35 For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law 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's enemies will be the members of his own household.
And a man's foes will be the members of his household.
37 Whoever loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; whoever loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
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:
38 And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
and he that doth not bear his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.
39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
He that preserveth his life, shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall preserve it.
40 “Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.
He that entertaineth you, entertaineth me: and he that entertaineth me, entertaineth him that sent me.
41 Whoever receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward; whoever receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward.
He that entertaineth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward: and he that entertaineth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward.
42 And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will certainly not lose his reward.”
And whoever shall give one of these little ones to drink a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.
