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.
Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them power to throw out evil spirits, and to heal all kinds of diseases and sicknesses.
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;
These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, (also called Peter), Andrew his brother, James the son of Zebedee, John his brother,
3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax-gatherer; James of Alpheus, and Lebbeus who was surnamed Thaddeus;
Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew the tax-collector, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddeus,
4 Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who did also deliver him up.
Simon the revolutionary, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
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, telling them, “Don't go to the foreigners, or to any Samaritan city.
6 and be going rather unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
You are to go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 'And, going on, proclaim saying that, the reign of the heavens hath come nigh;
Wherever you go, tell the people, ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’
8 infirm ones be healing, lepers be cleansing, dead be raising, demons be casting out — freely ye did receive, freely give.
Heal those who are sick. Resurrect the dead. Cure the lepers. Drive out demons. You received freely, so give freely!
9 'Provide not gold, nor silver, nor brass in your girdles,
Don't carry any gold, silver, or copper coins in your pockets,
10 nor scrip for the way, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor staff — for the workman is worthy of his nourishment.
or a bag for your journey, or two cloaks, or sandals, or a walking stick, for a worker deserves to be supported.
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.
Wherever you go, whatever town or village, ask for someone who lives according to good principles, and remain there until you leave.
12 And coming to the house salute it,
When you enter the house, give it your blessing.
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 home deserves it, let your peace rest on it, but if it doesn't deserve it, let your peace return to you.
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 someone doesn't welcome you, and refuses to listen to what you have to say, then leave that house or that town, shaking its dust off your feet as you go.
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 truth, it will be better for Sodom and Gomorrah at the Day of Judgment than for 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.
Look, I'm sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as serpents and harmless 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,
Watch out for those who will hand you over to be tried by town councils and will whip 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.
You will be dragged before governors and kings because of me, to witness to them and to the foreigners.
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 put you on trial, don't worry about how you should speak or what you should say, because you'll be told what to say at the right time.
20 for ye are not the speakers, but the Spirit of your Father that is speaking in you.
For it isn't you who will speak but the spirit of the Father will speak through 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 and have him killed, and a father will do the same to his child. Children will rebel against their parents, and have them 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.
Everyone will hate you because you follow me, but those who endure until 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.
When you're persecuted in one town, run away to the next. I'm telling the truth: you won't finish going to the towns of Israel before the Son of man comes.
24 'A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his lord;
Disciples are not more important than their teacher; servants are not more important than their 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?
Disciples should be satisfied to become like their teacher, and servants like their master. If the head of the house has been called the head demon Beelzebub, then the members of his household will be demonized even more!
26 'Ye may not, therefore, fear them, for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed, and hid, that shall not be known;
So don't be frightened of them, for there's nothing covered that won't be exposed, and nothing hidden that won't be made 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 here in the dark, declare when it's light, and what you hear whispered in your ear, shout from the rooftops.
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)
Don't be afraid of those who can kill you physically, but can't kill you spiritually. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy you physically and spiritually in the fires of destruction. (Geenna g1067)
29 'Are not two sparrows sold for an assar? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father;
Aren't two sparrows sold for just one penny? But not a single one of them falls to the ground without your Father knowing about it.
30 and of you — even the hairs of the head are all numbered;
Even the hairs on your head have all been counted.
31 be not therefore afraid, than many sparrows ye are better.
So don't worry—you're worth more 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;
Anyone who publicly declares their commitment to me, I will also declare my commitment to them before my Father in heaven.
33 and whoever shall deny me before men, I also will deny him before my Father who is in the heavens.
But anyone who publicly denies me, I will also deny before my Father 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;
Don't think I've come to bring peace on earth. I haven't come 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,
I've come ‘to turn a man against his father, 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.
Your enemies will be those of your 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,
If you love your father or mother more than me you don't deserve to be mine, and if you love your son or daughter more than me you don't deserve to be mine.
38 and whoever doth not receive his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.
If you don't pick up your cross and follow me you don't deserve to be mine.
39 'He who found his life shall lose it, and he who lost his life for my sake shall find it.
If you try to save your life, you will lose it, but if you lose your life because of me you will save it.
40 'He who is receiving you doth receive me, and he who is receiving me doth receive Him who sent me,
Those who welcome you welcome me, and those who welcome me welcome the one that 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,
Those who welcome a prophet because that's what they are will receive the same reward as a prophet. Those who welcome someone who does right will receive the same reward as someone who does right.
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.'
I tell you the truth, those who give a drink of cool water to the least important of my disciples will definitely not miss out on their reward.”
