Matthew 10
1 And, calling near his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over impure spirits, —so as to be casting them out, and curing every disease and every infirmity.
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.
2 Now, the twelve apostles’ names, are these: —first Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, —and James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother;
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;
3 Philip, and Bartholomew, —Thomas, and Matthew, the tax-collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thadaeus;
Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax-gatherer; James of Alpheus, and Lebbeus who was surnamed Thaddeus;
4 Simon, the zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who also delivered him up.
Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who did also deliver him up.
5 These twelve, Jesus sent forth, charging them, saying: —Into any way to the nations, do not depart, —and, into any city of Samaritans, do not enter;
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,
6 But be going, rather, unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
and be going rather unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 And, as ye go, proclaim, saying, The kingdom of the heavens hath drawn near!
'And, going on, proclaim saying that, the reign of the heavens hath come nigh;
8 Be curing, the sick, raising, the dead, —cleansing, lepers, casting out, demons: freely, ye have, received, freely, give.
infirm ones be healing, lepers be cleansing, dead be raising, demons be casting out — freely ye did receive, freely give.
9 Ye may procure—neither gold, nor silver, nor copper, for your belts, —
'Provide not gold, nor silver, nor brass in your girdles,
10 neither satchel for journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staff; for, worthy, is the labourer, of his maintenance.
nor scrip for the way, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor staff — for the workman is worthy of his nourishment.
11 And, into whatsoever city or village ye enter, search out who in it is, worthy, and, there, abide, till ye go forth.
'And into whatever city or village ye may enter, inquire ye who in it is worthy, and there abide, till ye may go forth.
12 And, as ye enter the house, salute it;
And coming to the house salute it,
13 And, if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it, but, if it be not worthy, let your peace, unto you, return.
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.
14 And, whosoever shall neither welcome you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth outside that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet:
'And whoever may not receive you nor hear your words, coming forth from that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet,
15 Verily, I say unto you, —More tolerable, will it be, for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for, that, city!
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.
16 Lo! I, send you forth as sheep amidst wolves; become ye therefore—prudent, as serpents, and simple, as doves.
'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.
17 But beware of men; for they will deliver you up into high-councils, and, in their synagogues, will they scourge you, —
And, take ye heed of men, for they will give you up to sanhedrims, and in their synagogues they will scourge you,
18 And, before both governor and kings, shall ye be brought, for my sake—for a witness to them and the nations.
and before governors and kings ye shall be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.
19 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 ye shall speak;
'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;
20 For it is not, ye, who are speaking, but, the Spirit of your Father, that is speaking in you.
for ye are not the speakers, but the Spirit of your Father that is speaking in you.
21 And, brother, will deliver up, brother, unto death, and, father, child, —and, children, will rise up, against parents, and will put them to death.
'And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child, and children shall rise up against parents, and shall put them to death,
22 And ye will be hated by all, because of my name, —but, he that endureth throughout, the same, shall be saved.
and ye shall be hated by all because of my name, but he who hath endured to the end, he shall be saved.
23 And, when they persecute you in this city, flee into another, —for, verily, I say unto you, in nowise shall ye finish the cities of Israel, till, he Son of Man, come.
'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.
24 A, disciple, is not above, the teacher, nor, a servant, above, his lord:
'A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his lord;
25 Sufficient for the disciple, that he become, as his teacher, and, the servant, as, his lord. If, the master of the house, Beelzebul, they called, how much more, the men of his house!
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?
26 Then do not fear them, —for, nothing hath been covered, which shall not be, uncovered, and, hidden, which shall not be, made known.
'Ye may not, therefore, fear them, for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed, and hid, that shall not be known;
27 What I am saying to you in the darkness, tell ye in the light, —and, what [whispered] into the ear ye are hearing, proclaim ye on the housetops.
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.
28 And be not in fear, by reason of them that are killing the body, —and, the soul, are not able to kill. But fear, rather, him who is able, both soul and body, to destroy in gehenna! (Geenna g1067)
'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)
29 Are not, two sparrows, for a farthing, sold? And, one from among them, shall not fall upon the ground, without your Father;
'Are not two sparrows sold for an assar? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father;
30 But, even the hairs of, your, head, have all been numbered.
and of you — even the hairs of the head are all numbered;
31 Then be not in fear—than many sparrows, better are, ye!
be not therefore afraid, than many sparrows ye are better.
32 Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, I also, will confess, him, before my Father who is in the heavens;
'Every one, therefore, who shall confess in me before men, I also will confess in him before my Father who is in the heavens;
33 But, whoever shall deny me before men, I also, will deny, him, before my Father who is in the heavens.
and whoever shall deny me before men, I also will deny him before my Father who is in the heavens.
34 Do not think, that I came to thrust peace upon the earth, —I came not to thrust, peace, but, a sword;
'Ye may not suppose that I came to put peace on the earth; I did not come to put peace, but a sword;
35 For I came to set at variance—a man, against, his father, and, a daughter, against, her mother, and, a bride, against, her mother-in-law;
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,
36 And, a man foes, are, they of his own house.
and the enemies of a man are those of his household.
37 He that loveth father or mother above me, is not, worthy, of me, —and, he that loveth son or daughter above me, is not, worthy, of me;
'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,
38 And, he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not, worthy, of me.
and whoever doth not receive his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.
39 He that hath found his life, shall lose it, —and, he that hath lost his life, for my sake, shall find it.
'He who found his life shall lose it, and he who lost his life for my sake shall find it.
40 He that giveth welcome unto you, unto me, giveth welcome, and, he that, unto me, giveth welcome, giveth welcome—unto him that sent me forth.
'He who is receiving you doth receive me, and he who is receiving me doth receive Him who sent me,
41 He that giveth welcome unto a prophet, in the name of a prophet, the reward of a prophet, shall receive; and, he that giveth welcome unto a righteous man, in the name of a righteous man, the reward of a righteous man, shall receive; —
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,
42 And, whosoever shall give to drink—unto one of these little ones—a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, Verily, I say unto you, in nowise, shall lose his reward!
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.'
