Matthew 10
1 And having called to him his twelve disciples, he gave to them power over unclean spirits, so as to be casting them out, and to be healing every sickness, and every malady.
And having called to him his twelve disciples, he gave them power to expel unclean spirits, and to cure diseases and maladies of every kind.
2 And of the twelve apostles the names are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James of Zebedee, and John his brother;
Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: The first, Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James, son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax-gatherer; James of Alpheus, and Lebbeus who was surnamed Thaddeus;
Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James, son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, surnamed Thaddeus;
4 Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who did also deliver him up.
and Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, he who betrayed him.
5 These twelve did Jesus send forth, having given command to them, saying, 'To the way of the nations go not away, and into a city of the Samaritans go not in,
These twelve Jesus commissioned, instructing them, and saying: Go not away to the Gentiles, nor enter a Samaritan city;
6 and be going rather unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
but go directly to the lost sheep of the stock of Israel.
7 'And, going on, proclaim saying that, the reign of the heavens hath come nigh;
And as you go, proclaim, saying, The Reign of Heaven approaches.
8 infirm ones be healing, lepers be cleansing, dead be raising, demons be casting out — freely ye did receive, freely give.
Heal the sick, raise the dead; cleanse lepers, expel demons; freely they have received, freely give.
9 'Provide not gold, nor silver, nor brass in your girdles,
Put not gold or silver, or brass in your girdles;
10 nor scrip for the way, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor staff — for the workman is worthy of his nourishment.
carry no traveling bag, no spare coat, shoes, or staff; for the workman is worthy of his maintenance.
11 'And into whatever city or village ye may enter, inquire ye who in it is worthy, and there abide, till ye may go forth.
And whatever city or village you enter, inquire what person of worth dwells there; and abide with him until you leave the place.
12 And coming to the house salute it,
When you enter the home, salute the family.
13 and if indeed the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it; and if it be not worthy, let your peace turn back to you.
If the family be worthy, the peace you wish them shall come upon them: if they be not worthy, it shall rebound upon yourselves.
14 'And whoever may not receive you nor hear your words, coming forth from that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet,
Wheresoever they will not receive you, nor regard your words, in departing that house or city, shake the dust off 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.
Indeed, I say to you, the condition of Sodom and Gomorrah shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment, than the condition of that city.
16 'Lo, I do send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, be ye therefore wise as the serpents, and simple as the doves.
Behold! I send you forth as sheep amidst wolves. Be therefore prudent as the serpents, and harmless as the doves.
17 And, take ye heed of men, for they will give you up to sanhedrims, and in their synagogues they will scourge you,
But be upon your guard against these men; for they will deliver you to councils, and scourge you in their synagogues;
18 and before governors and kings ye shall be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.
and you shall be brought before governors and kings, on my account, to bear testimony to them, and to the Gentiles.
19 'And whenever they may deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye may speak, for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak;
But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how, or what you shall speak; for what you shall speak shall be suggested to you in that moment.
20 for ye are not the speakers, but the Spirit of your Father that is speaking in you.
For it shall not be you that shall speak; but the Spirit of my Father, who will speak by you.
21 'And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child, and children shall rise up against parents, and shall put them to death,
Then the brother will deliver up the brother to death; and the father the child; and children will arise against their parents, and procure their death.
22 and ye shall be hated by all because of my name, but he who hath endured to the end, he shall be saved.
And for my name you shall be hated universally. But the man who perseveres to the end, shall be saved.
23 'And whenever they may persecute you in this city, flee to the other, for verily I say to you, ye may not have completed the cities of Israel till the Son of Man may come.
Therefore, when they persecute you in one city, flee to another; for indeed, I say to you, you shall not have gone through the cities of Israel, till the Son of Man be come.
24 'A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his lord;
A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
25 sufficient to the disciple that he may be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord; if the master of the house they did call Beelzeboul, how much more those of his household?
It is enough for the disciple to be as his teacher, and for the servant to be as his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more his domestics?
26 'Ye may not, therefore, fear them, for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed, and hid, that shall not be known;
Therefore, fear them not; for there is nothing hid that shall not be detected; nothing secret that shall not be known.
27 that which I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light, and that which you hear at the ear, proclaim on the house-tops.
What I tell you in the dark, publish in the light; and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the house tops.
28 'And be not afraid of those killing the body, and are not able to kill the soul, but fear rather Him who is able both soul and body to destroy in gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
And fear not them you kill the body, but can not kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. (Geenna g1067)
29 'Are not two sparrows sold for an assar? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father;
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet neither of them falls to the ground without your Father.
30 and of you — even the hairs of the head are all numbered;
Nay, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 be not therefore afraid, than many sparrows ye are better.
Fear not, then; you are much more valuable than sparrows.
32 'Every one, therefore, who shall confess in me before men, I also will confess in him before my Father who is in the heavens;
Whoever, therefore, shall acknowledge me before men, him will I also acknowledge before my Father, who is in heaven.
33 and whoever shall deny me before men, I also will deny him before my Father who is in the heavens.
But whoever shall disown me before men, him will I also disown before my Father, who is in heaven.
34 'Ye may not suppose that I came to put peace on the earth; I did not come to put peace, but a sword;
Think not that I am come to bring peace to the earth. I came not to bring peace, but a sword.
35 for I came to set a man at variance against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law,
For I am come to cause dissension between father and son, between mother and daughter, between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law;
36 and the enemies of a man are those of his household.
so that a man's enemies will be found in his own family.
37 'He who is loving father or mother above me, is not worthy of me, and he who is loving son or daughter above me, is not worthy of me,
He who loves father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me. He who loves son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me.
38 and whoever doth not receive his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.
He who will not take his cross and follow me, is not worthy of me.
39 'He who found his life shall lose it, and he who lost his life for my sake shall find it.
He who preserves his life, shall lose it: but he who loses his life, on my account, shall preserve it.
40 'He who is receiving you doth receive me, and he who is receiving me doth receive Him who sent me,
He that receives you, receives me; and he that receives me, receives him who sent me, receives him who sent me.
41 he who is receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward, and he who is receiving a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward,
He that receives a prophet, because he is a prophet, shall obtain a prophet's reward; and he that receives a righteous man, because he is a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward:
42 and whoever may 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 may not lose his reward.'
and whosoever shall give one of these little ones, because he is my disciple, a single cup of cold water to drink; indeed, I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.
