< Matthew 10 >
1 And when he had called to [him] his twelve disciples, he gave them power [against] unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness, and all manner of disease.
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 the names of the twelve apostles are these; The 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 publican; James [the son] of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus;
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 Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
and Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, he who betrayed him.
5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and enter ye not into [any] city 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 And as ye go, proclaim, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
And as ye go, proclaim and say: The kingdom of heaven hath approached.
8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons: freely ye 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 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses;
Provide not gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses;
10 Nor bag for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor a staff: for the workman 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 And into whatever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till ye go thence.
And into whatever city or town ye enter, inquire, who in it is worthy; and there stay until ye depart.
12 And when ye come into a house, salute it.
And when ye enter a house, salute the household.
13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be 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 And whoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart from that house, or city, shake off the dust of 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 Verily, I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah, in the day of judgment, than for that city.
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 send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless 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 to the councils, and they will 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 ye will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
And they will bring you before governors and kings, on my account, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
19 But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak, for it shall be given to you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
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 is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
For it is not ye that speak, but the spirit of your Father speaking in you.
21 And the brother will deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children will rise up 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 ye will be hated by all [men] for my name's sake: but he that endureth 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 this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say to you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel till the Son of man shall have come.
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 The disciple is not above [his] teacher, nor the servant above his lord.
No disciple is better than his rabbi; nor a servant, than his lord.
25 It is enough for the disciple that he should be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord: if they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more [will they call] them 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 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be 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 darkness, [that] speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, [that] publish ye upon the house-tops.
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 fear not them who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. (Geenna )
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 )
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father.
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? Yet one of them doth not fall to the ground without your Father.
30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
As for you, even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Therefore be not afraid: ye are more important than many sparrows.
32 Whoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I also confess 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 whoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny 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 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send 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 am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the 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 foes [will be] they of his own household.
And a man's foes will be the members of his household.
37 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.
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 he that taketh not his cross, and followeth me, is not worthy of me.
and he that doth not bear his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.
39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake, 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 that receiveth you, receiveth me, and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.
He that entertaineth you, entertaineth me: and he that entertaineth me, entertaineth him that sent me.
41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous 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 whoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones, a cup of cold [water] only, in the name of a disciple, verily, I say to you, he shall in no wise 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.