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 got together his twelve disciples and gave them the power of driving out unclean spirits, and of making well all sorts of disease and pain.
2 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;
Now the names of the twelve are these: The first, Simon, who is named Peter, and Andrew, his brother; 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;
Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew, the tax-farmer; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot – the apostle who betrayed him.
Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who was false to 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 out and gave them orders, saying, Do not go among the Gentiles, or into any town of Samaria,
6 but make your way rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
But go to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel,
7 On your way proclaim that the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
And, on your way, say, The kingdom of heaven is near.
8 Cure the sick, raise the dead, make the lepers clean, drive out demons. You have received free of cost, give free of cost.
Make well those who are ill, give life to the dead, make lepers clean, send evil spirits out of men; freely it has been given to you, freely give.
9 Do not provide yourselves with gold, or silver, or coins in your purses;
Take no gold or silver or copper in your pockets;
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.
Take no bag for your journey and do not take two coats or shoes or a stick: for the workman has a right to his food.
11 Whatever town or village you visit, find out who is worthy in that place, and remain there until you leave.
And into whatever town or small place you go, make search there for someone who is respected, and make his house your resting-place till you go away.
12 As you enter the house, greet it.
And when you go in, say, May peace be on this house.
13 Then, if the house is worthy, let your blessing rest on it, but, if it is unworthy, let your blessing return on yourselves.
And if the house is good enough, let your peace come on it: but if not, let your peace come back to you.
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 take you in, or give ear to your words, when you go out from that house or that town, put off its 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.
Truly I say to you, It will be better for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of God's judging than for that town.
16 ‘Remember, I am sending you out as my messengers like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as snakes, and as blameless as doves.
See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.
17 Be on your guard against others, for they will betray you to courts of law, and scourge you in their synagogues;
But be on the watch against men: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins, and in their Synagogues they will give you blows;
18 and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake so that you may witness for me before them and the nations.
And you will come before rulers and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.
19 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;
But when you are given up into their hands, do not be troubled about what to say or how to say it: for in that hour what you are to say will be given to you;
20 for it will not be you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaks within you.
Because it is not you who say the words, but the Spirit of your Father 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 will give up brother to death, and the father his child: and children will go against their fathers and mothers, and put them to death.
22 and you will be hated by everyone because of me. Yet the person who endures to the end will be saved.
And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.
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.
But when they are cruel to you in one town, go in flight to another: for truly, I say to you, You will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of man comes.
24 A student is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
A disciple is not greater than his master, or a servant than his lord.
25 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!
It is enough for the disciple that he may be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have given the name Beelzebub to the master of the house, how much more to those of his house!
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.
Have, then, no fear of them: because nothing is covered which will not come to light, or secret which will not be made clear.
27 What I tell you in the dark, say again in the light; and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim on the housetops.
What I say to you in the dark, say in the light: and what comes to your ear secretly, say publicly from the house-tops.
28 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)
And have no fear of those who put to death the body, but are not able to put to death the soul. But have fear of him who has power to give soul and body to destruction in hell. (Geenna g1067)
29 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.
Are not sparrows two a farthing? and not one of them comes to an end without your Father:
30 While as for you, even the hairs of your head are numbered.
But the hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Do not, therefore, be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Then have no fear; you are of more value than a flock of sparrows.
32 Everyone, therefore, who will publicly acknowledge me, I, too, will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven;
To everyone, then, who gives witness to me before men, I will give witness before my Father in heaven.
33 but, if anyone publicly disowns me, I, too, will disown him before my Father who is in heaven.
But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before my Father in heaven.
34 ‘Do not imagine that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have come to bring, not peace, but the sword.
Do not have the thought that I have come to send peace on the earth; I came not to send peace but a sword.
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 put a man against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law:
36 A person’s enemies will be the members of their own household.
And a man will be hated by those of his house.
37 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.
He who has more love for his father or mother than for me is not good enough for me; he who has more love for son or daughter than for me is not good enough for me.
38 Anyone who does not take their cross and follow in my steps is not worthy of me.
And he who does not take his cross and come after me is not good enough for me.
39 The person who has found their life will lose it, while the person who, for my sake, has lost their life will find it.
He who has the desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, and he who gives up his life because of me will have it given back to him.
40 ‘Anyone who welcomes you is welcoming me; and anyone who welcomes me is welcoming him who sent me as his messenger.
He who gives honour to you gives honour to me; and he who gives honour to me gives honour to him who sent me.
41 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.
He who gives honour to a prophet, in the name of a prophet, will be given a prophet's reward; and he who gives honour to an upright man, in the name of an upright man, will be given an upright man's reward.
42 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.’
And whoever gives to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will not go without his reward.
