Matthew 10
1 He told [us] twelve disciples to come to him. Then he gave us the power/authority to expel evil spirits [that controlled people]. He also enabled [us] to heal all people who had diseases or who were sick.
και προσκαλεσαμενοσ τουσ δωδεκα μαθητασ αυτου εδωκεν αυτοισ εξουσιαν πνευματων ακαθαρτων ωστε εκβαλλειν αυτα και θεραπευειν πασαν νοσον και πασαν μαλακιαν
2 [Here is a list of us] twelve [disciples whom he called] apostles ([which means ‘messengers’]): Simon, [to whom he gave the new name] Peter; Andrew, Peter’s [younger] brother; James, the son of Zebedee; John, the [younger] brother of James;
των δε δωδεκα αποστολων τα ονοματα εστιν ταυτα πρωτοσ σιμων ο λεγομενοσ πετροσ και ανδρεασ ο αδελφοσ αυτου ιακωβοσ ο του ζεβεδαιου και ιωαννησ ο αδελφοσ αυτου
3 Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; me, Matthew, the tax collector; James, the [son] of Alpheus; Thaddeus;
φιλιπποσ και βαρθολομαιοσ θωμασ και ματθαιοσ ο τελωνησ ιακωβοσ ο του αλφαιου και λεββαιοσ ο επικληθεισ θαδδαιοσ
4 Simon, a member of the party [that wanted to overthrow the Roman government; ] and Judas Iscariot (OR, Judas, the man from Kerioth [Town]), who [later] enabled [the Jewish leaders] to seize Jesus.
σιμων ο κανανιτησ και ιουδασ ισκαριωτησ ο και παραδουσ αυτον
5 When Jesus was [about to] send [us] twelve [apostles to tell his message to people in various places], he gave [us] these instructions: “Do not go where the non-Jews live [MTY] or into the towns [where the] Samaritans live, [because they hate you].
τουτουσ τουσ δωδεκα απεστειλεν ο ιησουσ παραγγειλασ αυτοισ λεγων εισ οδον εθνων μη απελθητε και εισ πολιν σαμαρειτων μη εισελθητε
6 Instead, go to the people of Israel [SYN] who have [gone away from God like] sheep that have gotten lost [MET].
πορευεσθε δε μαλλον προσ τα προβατα τα απολωλοτα οικου ισραηλ
7 When you go [to them], proclaim to them that God [EUP/MTY] will soon begin to rule over people.
πορευομενοι δε κηρυσσετε λεγοντεσ οτι ηγγικεν η βασιλεια των ουρανων
8 Heal sick people, cause dead people to become alive, heal people who have leprosy, and cause demons to leave people [who are controlled by them] {[whom demons control]}. Do not charge money [for helping people, because God] did not charge you anything [for helping you].
ασθενουντασ θεραπευετε λεπρουσ καθαριζετε δαιμονια εκβαλλετε δωρεαν ελαβετε δωρεαν δοτε
9 Do not take any money with you [MTY], nor a knapsack. Do not take an extra shirt, nor sandals [in addition to what you are wearing], nor a walking stick. Every worker deserves to get pay [from the people for whom he works], [so you deserve to receive food and a place to stay from the people to whom you go].
μη κτησησθε χρυσον μηδε αργυρον μηδε χαλκον εισ τασ ζωνασ υμων
μη πηραν εισ οδον μηδε δυο χιτωνασ μηδε υποδηματα μηδε ραβδουσ αξιοσ γαρ ο εργατησ τησ τροφησ αυτου εστιν
11 In whatever town or village you enter, find out which person is worthy [that you should stay in his home]. And as you go into that house, [ask God to] bless the people [who live there] [MTY]. Stay in that home until you leave [that town or village].
εισ ην δ αν πολιν η κωμην εισελθητε εξετασατε τισ εν αυτη αξιοσ εστιν κακει μεινατε εωσ αν εξελθητε
εισερχομενοι δε εισ την οικιαν ασπασασθε αυτην
13 If the people who live in [MTY] that house are worthy [of being blessed] {[God blessing them]}, [God] will bless them. If the people who live in that house are not worthy [of being blessed] {[of God blessing them]}, [God] will bless you [instead of blessing them].
και εαν μεν η η οικια αξια ελθετω η ειρηνη υμων επ αυτην εαν δε μη η αξια η ειρηνη υμων προσ υμασ επιστραφητω
14 If the people [who live in any house or town] do not welcome you [to their home or town], nor listen to your message, leave that house or town. And as you leave, shake off the dust from your feet. [By doing that, you will warn them that God will punish them for rejecting your message].
και οσ εαν μη δεξηται υμασ μηδε ακουση τουσ λογουσ υμων εξερχομενοι τησ οικιασ η τησ πολεωσ εκεινησ εκτιναξατε τον κονιορτον των ποδων υμων
15 Note this carefully: [At the time when God] judges [all people, he] will punish [the people who lived in] Sodom and Gomorrah [MTY], [the ancient cities which God destroyed because their people were extremely wicked]. But in any town where the people [MTY] refuse to hear your message, God will punish them even more severely.”
αμην λεγω υμιν ανεκτοτερον εσται γη σοδομων και γομορρων εν ημερα κρισεωσ η τη πολει εκεινη
16 “Take note: After I send you out, [you will be as defenseless] as sheep [MET] in the midst of [people who are as dangerous as] wolves. So you should wisely [stay away from such people, like you stay away from poisonous] snakes [SIM]. You should be as harmless as doves are [SIM].
ιδου εγω αποστελλω υμασ ωσ προβατα εν μεσω λυκων γινεσθε ουν φρονιμοι ωσ οι οφεισ και ακεραιοι ωσ αι περιστεραι
17 Also, be on guard against [our religious leaders]. They will arrest you and take you to the members of the religious councils [to put you on trial and punish you because you are my disciples]. You will be whipped {The local leaders will whip you} [in] their meeting places.
προσεχετε δε απο των ανθρωπων παραδωσουσιν γαρ υμασ εισ συνεδρια και εν ταισ συναγωγαισ αυτων μαστιγωσουσιν υμασ
18 [And] because [you teach] about me, you will be taken {[the religious leaders] will take you} to governors and kings [in order that they may put you on trial and punish you]. As a result, you will testify to those rulers and to [other] non-Jews [about what I have done].
και επι ηγεμονασ δε και βασιλεισ αχθησεσθε ενεκεν εμου εισ μαρτυριον αυτοισ και τοισ εθνεσιν
19 When [the religious leaders] arrest you, do not be worried about what you will say [to them], because at that very time [the] Holy Spirit will tell you the words that you should say.
οταν δε παραδιδωσιν υμασ μη μεριμνησητε πωσ η τι λαλησητε δοθησεται γαρ υμιν εν εκεινη τη ωρα τι λαλησετε
20 It is not that you [will decide what to] say. Instead, you will say what the Spirit of your [heavenly] Father tells [you to say].
ου γαρ υμεισ εστε οι λαλουντεσ αλλα το πνευμα του πατροσ υμων το λαλουν εν υμιν
21 [You will be taken] {[People who do not believe in me will] take you} to the authorities to be killed [because you believe in me. For example], people will betray their brothers, and fathers will betray their children. Children will rebel against their parents and cause [them] to be killed.
παραδωσει δε αδελφοσ αδελφον εισ θανατον και πατηρ τεκνον και επαναστησονται τεκνα επι γονεισ και θανατωσουσιν αυτουσ
22 Many people will hate you [because you believe in me]. Nevertheless, [many people] will keep on believing in me until they die. They are the people whom [God] will take to live with him.
και εσεσθε μισουμενοι υπο παντων δια το ονομα μου ο δε υπομεινασ εισ τελοσ ουτοσ σωθησεται
23 When people in one town cause you to suffer, escape to another town [and tell the people there about me]. Note this: [I], the one who came down from heaven, will certainly return [to earth] before you have finished going from one town to another town throughout Israel [and telling people about me].
οταν δε διωκωσιν υμασ εν τη πολει ταυτη φευγετε εισ την αλλην αμην γαρ λεγω υμιν ου μη τελεσητε τασ πολεισ του ισραηλ εωσ αν ελθη ο υιοσ του ανθρωπου
24 A disciple should not [expect to be] greater than his teacher, and servants [are not] superior to their master.
ουκ εστιν μαθητησ υπερ τον διδασκαλον ουδε δουλοσ υπερ τον κυριον αυτου
25 You do not [expect that] people will [treat] a disciple better than [they treat] his teacher, or that [they will treat] a servant [better than they treat] his master. [Similarly, because I am your teacher and master, you can expect that people will mistreat you, because they have mistreated me]. The most you can expect is that people [will treat you like they treat me. I am like] the ruler of a household [MET]. But people [have insulted me by] calling [me] Beelzebub, [the ruler of the demons]. So they [will] certainly [insult you more, you who are only like] members of my household [MET]!”
αρκετον τω μαθητη ινα γενηται ωσ ο διδασκαλοσ αυτου και ο δουλοσ ωσ ο κυριοσ αυτου ει τον οικοδεσποτην βεελζεβουλ εκαλεσαν ποσω μαλλον τουσ οικειακουσ αυτου
26 “Do not be afraid of [people who insult you and do evil things to you. God wants] everything that is unknown now to be revealed {[God wants you to] reveal everything [that is unknown now]}. [He does] not [want his truth] to remain hidden [MET] and kept secret [DOU].
μη ουν φοβηθητε αυτουσ ουδεν γαρ εστιν κεκαλυμμενον ο ουκ αποκαλυφθησεται και κρυπτον ο ου γνωσθησεται
27 [So, instead of being afraid], what I say to you [secretly as people do] at night [MTY], tell [publicly as people do] during the daytime [MTY]. What I [say to you privately as people do when they] whisper to you [MTY], proclaim publicly [MTY, DOU].
ο λεγω υμιν εν τη σκοτια ειπατε εν τω φωτι και ο εισ το ουσ ακουετε κηρυξατε επι των δωματων
28 Do not be afraid of people who [are able to] kill your body [SYN] but are not able to destroy your soul. Instead, fear [God because] he is able to destroy both a [person’s] body and a [person’s] soul in hell. (Geenna g1067)
και μη φοβεισθε απο των αποκτενοντων το σωμα την δε ψυχην μη δυναμενων αποκτειναι φοβηθητε δε μαλλον τον δυναμενον και την ψυχην και το σωμα απολεσαι εν γεεννη (Geenna g1067)
29 [Think about the] sparrows. [They have so little value] that [you] can buy cares two of them for [only] one small coin [RHQ]. But when [any] sparrow falls to the ground [and dies] [LIT], [God], your [heavenly] Father, knows it, [because he cares about everything].
ουχι δυο στρουθια ασσαριου πωλειται και εν εξ αυτων ου πεσειται επι την γην ανευ του πατροσ υμων
30 [He cares about you, too]. He even knows how many hairs you have on your head!
υμων δε και αι τριχεσ τησ κεφαλησ πασαι ηριθμημεναι εισιν
31 [God] values you much more than he values sparrows [LIT]. So, do not be afraid [of people who threaten to kill you]
μη ουν φοβηθητε πολλων στρουθιων διαφερετε υμεισ
32 If people, [without being afraid, are willing to] tell others [that they are my disciples], I will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven [that they are my disciples].
πασ ουν οστισ ομολογησει εν εμοι εμπροσθεν των ανθρωπων ομολογησω καγω εν αυτω εμπροσθεν του πατροσ μου του εν ουρανοισ
33 But if they are afraid to say in front of others that they are my [disciples], I will tell my Father, who is in heaven, [that] they are not [my disciples].”
οστισ δ αν αρνησηται με εμπροσθεν των ανθρωπων αρνησομαι αυτον καγω εμπροσθεν του πατροσ μου του εν ουρανοισ
34 “Do not think that I came to earth to cause [people] to live together harmoniously. The result of my coming is that [some of those who follow me] [MTY] will be killed.
μη νομισητε οτι ηλθον βαλειν ειρηνην επι την γην ουκ ηλθον βαλειν ειρηνην αλλα μαχαιραν
35 Because I came [to earth, people who do not believe in me] will oppose [those who do believe in me. For example], some sons will oppose their fathers, some daughters will oppose their mothers, and some daughters-in-law will oppose their mothers-in-law.
ηλθον γαρ διχασαι ανθρωπον κατα του πατροσ αυτου και θυγατερα κατα τησ μητροσ αυτησ και νυμφην κατα τησ πενθερασ αυτησ
36 [This shows that sometimes] a person’s enemies will be members of his own household.
και εχθροι του ανθρωπου οι οικειακοι αυτου
37 People who love their fathers or mothers more than [they love] me are not worthy to [have a relationship with me]. And people who love their sons or daughters more than [they love] me are not worthy [to belong to] me.
ο φιλων πατερα η μητερα υπερ εμε ουκ εστιν μου αξιοσ και ο φιλων υιον η θυγατερα υπερ εμε ουκ εστιν μου αξιοσ
38 [People who are ready to execute a prisoner force him to] carry a cross [to the place where they will nail him to it] [MET]. Those who are not [willing to allow other people to hurt and disgrace them like that because of being my disciples] are not worthy to belong to me.
και οσ ου λαμβανει τον σταυρον αυτου και ακολουθει οπισω μου ουκ εστιν μου αξιοσ
39 People who [deny that they believe in me in order to escape being killed] will not live [with God eternally] [MET], but people who [confess that they believe in] me and, [as a result are] killed, will live [with God eternally] [MET].”
ο ευρων την ψυχην αυτου απολεσει αυτην και ο απολεσασ την ψυχην αυτου ενεκεν εμου ευρησει αυτην
40 “[God considers that] everyone who welcomes you, welcomes me [SIM], and [he considers that] everyone who welcomes me welcomes [him], the one who sent me [SIM].
ο δεχομενοσ υμασ εμε δεχεται και ο εμε δεχομενοσ δεχεται τον αποστειλαντα με
41 Those who welcome [someone because] [MTY] [they know] that person is a prophet they will receive the [same] reward that prophets [receive from God. Likewise], those who welcome a person [because] [MTY] [they know] that person is righteous will receive the reward righteous people [receive from God].
ο δεχομενοσ προφητην εισ ονομα προφητου μισθον προφητου ληψεται και ο δεχομενοσ δικαιον εισ ονομα δικαιου μισθον δικαιου ληψεται
42 [Note this: ] people [see that you are thirsty] [MTY] [and] give you a drink of cold water because they know that [MTY] you are one of my disciples. [God] will certainly reward people who do that. [They might consider that what they did] is insignificant, [but God will consider it very significant]” [LIT].
και οσ εαν ποτιση ενα των μικρων τουτων ποτηριον ψυχρου μονον εισ ονομα μαθητου αμην λεγω υμιν ου μη απολεση τον μισθον αυτου
