Matthew 10
1 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.
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 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;
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-gather; James the son of Alphaeus, and 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 Zealot, and Judas Iscariot — the Apostle who betrayed him.
and Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, he who betrayed him.
5 These twelve Jesus sent out as his Messengers, after giving them these instructions — “Do not go to the Gentiles, nor enter any Samaritan town,
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 make your way rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
But, go ye rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 And on your way proclaim that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
And as ye go, proclaim and say: The kingdom of heaven hath approached.
8 Cure the sick, raise the dead, make the lepers clean, drive out demons. You have received free of cost, give free of cost.
Heal ye the sick; cleanse the leprous; raise the dead; and cast out demons. Freely ye have received; freely give.
9 Do not provide yourselves with gold, or silver, or pence in your purses;
Provide not gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses;
10 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.
nor a wallet for the journey: neither two coats, nor shoes, nor a staff. For the laborer is worthy of his food.
11 Whatever town or village you visit, find out who is worthy in that place, and remain there till you leave.
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 it.
And when ye enter a house, salute the household.
13 Then, if the house is worthy, let your blessing rest upon it, but, if it is unworthy, let your blessing return upon yourselves.
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 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.
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 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.
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 Remember, I am sending you out as my Messengers like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as serpents, and as blameless as doves.
Behold, I send you forth as sheep among wolves. Therefore be ye sagacious as serpents, and guileless as doves.
17 Be on your guard against your fellow men, for they will betray you to courts of law, and scourge 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 and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, that you may witness for me before them and the nations.
And they will bring you before governors and kings, on my account, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
19 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;
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 who speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaks within you.
For it is not ye that speak, but the spirit of your Father speaking in you.
21 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;
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 and you will be hated by every one on account of my Name. Yet the man that endures to the end shall 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 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.
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 scholar is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
No disciple is better than his rabbi; nor a servant, than his lord.
25 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!
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 Do not, therefore, be afraid of them. There is nothing concealed which will not be revealed, nor anything hidden which will not become 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 dark, say again in the light; and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim upon 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 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)
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 half-penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s knowledge.
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? Yet one of them doth not fall to the ground without your Father.
30 While as for you, the very hairs of your head are numbered.
As for you, even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Do not, therefore, be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Therefore be not afraid: ye are more important than many sparrows.
32 Every one, therefore, who shall acknowledge me before his fellow men, I, too, will acknowledge before my Father who is in Heaven;
Wherefore, whoever shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven.
33 but, if any one disowns me before his fellow men, I, too, will disown him before my Father who is in Heaven.
But whoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.
34 Do not imagine that I have come to bring peace upon the earth. I have come to bring, not peace, but the 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, and 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 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 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.
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 the man who does not take his cross and follow in my steps is not worthy of me.
and he that doth not bear his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.
39 He who has found his life will lose it, while he who, for my sake, has lost his life shall find it.
He that preserveth his life, shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall preserve it.
40 He who welcomes you is welcoming me; and he who welcomes me is welcoming him who sent me as his Messenger.
He that entertaineth you, entertaineth me: and he that entertaineth me, entertaineth him that sent me.
41 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.
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, 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.”
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.
