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.
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.
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;
The names of the twelve apostles are these, First Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
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 tax-gather; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
4 Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who did also deliver him up.
Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot – the apostle 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 sent out as his messengers, after giving them these instructions – ‘Do not go to the Gentiles, nor enter any Samaritan town,
6 and be going rather unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
but make your way rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
7 'And, going on, proclaim saying that, the reign of the heavens hath come nigh;
On your way proclaim that the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
8 infirm ones be healing, lepers be cleansing, dead be raising, demons be casting out — freely ye did receive, freely give.
Cure the sick, raise the dead, make the lepers clean, drive out demons. You have received free of cost, give free of cost.
9 'Provide not gold, nor silver, nor brass in your girdles,
Do not provide yourselves with gold, or silver, or coins in your purses;
10 nor scrip for the way, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor staff — for the workman is worthy of his nourishment.
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.
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.
Whatever town or village you visit, find out who is worthy in that place, and remain there until you leave.
12 And coming to the house salute it,
As you enter the house, greet it.
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.
Then, if the house is worthy, let your blessing rest on it, but, if it is unworthy, let your blessing return on 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,
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘Remember, I am sending you out as my messengers like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as snakes, and as blameless as doves.
17 And, take ye heed of men, for they will give you up to sanhedrims, and in their synagogues they will scourge you,
Be on your guard against others, for they will betray you to courts of law, 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 will be brought before governors and kings for my sake so that you may witness for me before them and the nations.
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;
Whenever they betray you, do not be anxious as to how you will speak or what you will say, for what you will say will be given you at the moment;
20 for ye are not the speakers, but the Spirit of your Father that is speaking in you.
for it will not be you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaks within 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,
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;
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 you will be hated by everyone because of me. Yet the person who endures to the end will 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.
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.
24 'A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his lord;
A student 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 a student to be treated like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
26 'Ye may not, therefore, fear them, for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed, and hid, that shall not be known;
Do not, therefore, be afraid of them. There is nothing concealed which will not be revealed, nor anything hidden which will not become 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, say again in the light; and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim on the housetops.
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)
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 Gehenna. (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 one copper coin? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s knowledge.
30 and of you — even the hairs of the head are all numbered;
While as for you, even the hairs of your head are numbered.
31 be not therefore afraid, than many sparrows ye are better.
Do not, therefore, be afraid; you are of more value than many 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;
Everyone, therefore, who will publicly acknowledge me, I, too, will 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, if anyone publicly disowns me, I, too, will disown him 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;
‘Do not imagine that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have come to bring, not peace, but the 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 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 the enemies of a man are those of his household.
A person’s enemies will be the members of their own household.
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,
Anyone who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and anyone 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.
Anyone who does not take their cross and follow in my steps 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.
The person who has found their life will lose it, while the person who, for my sake, has lost their life will find it.
40 'He who is receiving you doth receive me, and he who is receiving me doth receive Him who sent me,
‘Anyone who welcomes you is welcoming me; and anyone who welcomes me is welcoming him who sent me as his messenger.
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,
The person who welcomes a prophet, because they are a prophet, will receive a prophet’s reward; and anyone who welcomes a good person, because they are a good person, will receive a good person’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, if anyone gives but a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because they are a disciple, I tell you that they will assuredly not lose their reward.’
