Matthew 10
1 And He called unto Him his twelve disciples, and gave them power over impure spirits, even to cast them out; and to cure all diseases and every malady whatsoever.
Then He called to Him His twelve disciples and gave them authority over foul spirits, to drive them out; and to cure every kind of disease and infirmity.
2 Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew;
Now the names of the twelve Apostles were these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zabdi, and his brother John;
3 Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus who was surnamed Thaddeus;
Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax-gatherer, James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, even he that betrayed Him.
Simon the Cananaean, and Judas the Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
5 These twelve did Jesus send forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not among the gentiles, neither enter into any city of the Samaritans:
These twelve Jesus sent on a mission, after giving them their instructions: "Go not," He said, "among the Gentiles, and enter no Samaritan town;
6 but go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
but, instead of that, go to the lost sheep of Israel's race.
7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand: and in confirmation of your doctrine heal the sick,
And as you go, preach and say, 'The Kingdom of the Heavens is close at hand.'
8 cleanse the leprous, raise the dead, cast out demons; and as ye have received freely, freely give.
Cure the sick, raise the dead to life, cleanse lepers, drive out demons: you have received without payment, give without payment.
9 Take not gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses: take no bag for your journey,
"Provide no gold, nor even silver nor copper to carry in your pockets;
10 nor two coats, nor shoes, nor weapons; for the laborer is worthy of his food.
no bag for your journey, nor change of linen, nor shoes, nor stick; for the labourer deserves his food.
11 And into whatsoever city or town ye enter, inquire who in it is a worthy person, and there remain till ye leave the place.
"Whatever town or village you enter, inquire for some good man; and make his house your home till you leave the place.
12 And when ye come into the house, salute them:
When you enter the house, salute it;
13 and if the family be worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if they be not worthy, your salutation shall return to you.
and if the house deserves it, the peace you invoke shall come upon it. If not, your peace shall return to you.
14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hearken to your words; when ye come out of that house or city, shake off the very dust of your feet:
And whoever refuses to receive you or even to listen to your Message, as you leave that house or town, shake off the very dust from your feet.
15 for I tell you verily, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha, in the day of judgement, than for that city.
I solemnly tell you that it will be more endurable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of Judgement than for that town.
16 Behold I send you forth as sheep into the midst of wolves: be ye therefore prudent as serpents, and innocent as doves.
"Remember it is I who am sending you out, as sheep into the midst of wolves; prove yourselves as sagacious as serpents, and as innocent as doves.
17 Beware of evil men; for they will deliver you up to their councils, and will scourge you in their synagogues.
But beware of men; for they will deliver you up to appear before Sanhedrins, and will flog you in their synagogues;
18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings on my account, for a testimony to them and to the nations:
and you will even be put on trial before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness to them and to the Gentiles.
19 but when they take you up, be not sollicitous how, or what ye shall say; for ye shall be taught in that very instant what ye shall speak: for it is not you that speak,
But when they have delivered you up, have no anxiety as to how you shall speak or what you shall say; for at that very time it shall be given you what to say;
20 but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh by you.
for it is not you who will speak: it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
21 Brother shall betray his brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death:
Brother will betray brother to death, and father, child; and children will rise against their own parents and will put them to death.
22 and ye shall be hated by all men for professing my name; but he that perseveres to the end shall certainly be saved.
And you will be objects of universal hatred because you are called by my name; but he who holds out to the End--he will be saved.
23 But when they persecute you in one city, flee into another: for verily I tell you, ye shall not finish your commission through the cities of Israel, before the Son of man shall come.
Whenever they persecute you in one town, escape to the next; for I solemnly tell you that you will not have gone the round of all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord:
"The learner is never superior to his teacher, and the servant is never superior to his master.
25 it is sufficient sure for the disciple that he be treated as his master, and the servant as his lord. If then they call the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more his domestics?
Enough for the learner to be on a level with his teacher, and for the servant to be on a level with his master. If they have called the master of the house Baal-zebul, how much more will they slander his servants?
26 Be not therefore afraid of them; for there is nothing hid, that shall not be revealed; nor secret, that shall not be made known.
Fear them not, however; there is nothing veiled which will not be uncovered, nor secret which will not become known.
27 What I say to you in private, declare ye in public: and what ye hear as in the ear, preach ye as from the house-tops.
What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what is whispered into your ear, proclaim upon the roofs of the houses.
28 And be not afraid of them, who can only 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 g1067)
"And do not fear those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall to the ground without the will of your Father:
Do not two sparrows sell for a halfpenny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's leave.
30 and even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
But as for you, the very hairs on your heads are all numbered.
31 Therefore be not afraid, ye are of more worth than many sparrows.
Away then with fear; you are more precious than a multitude of sparrows.
32 Whosoever then shall own me before men, I also will own him before my Father, who is in heaven:
"Every man who acknowledges me before men I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in Heaven.
33 but whosoever shall disown me before men, him will I also disown before my Father who is in heaven.
But whoever disowns me before men I also will disown before my Father who is in Heaven.
34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to bring peace but division.
"Do not suppose that I came to bring peace to the earth: I did not come to bring peace but a sword.
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 came to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
36 and those of a man's own family shall be his enemies.
and a man's own family will be his foes.
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:
Any one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and any one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;
38 and he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
and any one who does not take up his cross and follow where I lead is not worthy of me.
39 He that would save his life shall lose it; and he, that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it.
To save your life is to lose it, and to lose your life for my sake is to save it.
40 He that receiveth you, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth Him that sent me.
"Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives Him who sent me.
41 He that receiveth a prophet as a prophet, shall have a prophet's reward: and he that receiveth a righteous man as such, shall receive a righteous man's reward.
Every one who receives a prophet, because he is a prophet, will receive a prophet's reward, and every one who receives a righteous man, because he is a righteous man, will receive a righteous man's reward.
42 And whosoever shall give to one of these mean persons but a cup of cold water to drink, as my disciple, I assure you, he shall not lose his reward.
And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink because he is a disciple, I solemnly tell you that he will not lose his reward."
