Matthew 10

¹And having called together his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out and to cure every sickness and every infirmity.

²Now the names of the twelve Apostles are these: the First, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother,

³James of Zebedee, and John his brother, Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax collector, and James of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus,

⁴Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

⁵Jesus sent these twelve, instructing them, saying: “Do not travel by the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter into the city of the Samaritans,

⁶but instead go to the sheep who have fallen away from the house of Israel.

⁷And going forth, preach, saying: ‘For the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.’

⁸Cure the infirm, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You have received freely, so give freely.

⁹Do not choose to possess gold, nor silver, nor money in your belts,

¹⁰nor provisions for the journey, nor two tunics, nor shoes, nor a staff. For the laborer deserves his portion.

¹¹Now, into whatever city or town you will enter, inquire as to who is worthy within it. And stay there until you depart.

¹²Then, when you enter into the house, greet it, saying, ‘Peace to this house.’

¹³And if, indeed, that house is worthy, your peace will rest upon it. But if it is not worthy, your peace will return to you.

¹⁴And whoever has neither received you, nor listened to your words, departing from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.

¹⁵Amen I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.

¹⁶Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore, be as prudent as serpents and as simple as doves.

¹⁷But beware of men. For they will hand you over to councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues.

¹⁸And you shall be led before both rulers and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

¹⁹But when they hand you over, do not choose to think about how or what to speak. For what to speak shall be given to you in that hour.

²⁰For it is not you who will be speaking, but the Spirit of your Father, who will speak in you.

²¹And brother will hand over brother to death, and father will hand over son. And children will rise up against parents and bring about their deaths.

²²And you will be hated by all for the sake of my name. But whoever will have persevered, even to the end, the same shall be saved.

²³Now when they persecute you in one city, flee into another. Amen I say to you, you will not have exhausted all the cities of Israel, before the Son of man returns.

²⁴The disciple is not above the teacher, nor is the servant above his master.

²⁵It is sufficient for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant, like his master. If they have called the Father of the family, ‘Beelzebub,’ how much more those of his household?

²⁶Therefore, do not fear them. For nothing is covered that shall not be revealed, nor hidden that shall not be known.

²⁷What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light. And what you hear whispered in the ear, preach above the rooftops.

²⁸And do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But instead fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Hell.

²⁹Are not two sparrows sold for one small coin? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father.

³⁰For even the hairs of your head have all been numbered.

³¹Therefore, do not be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows.

³²Therefore, everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father, who is in heaven.

³³But whoever will have denied me before men, I also will deny before my Father, who is in heaven.

³⁴Do not think that I came to send peace upon the earth. I came, not to send peace, but the sword.

³⁵For I came to divide a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

³⁶And the enemies of a man will be those of his own household.

³⁷Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me. And whoever loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me.

³⁸And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

³⁹Whoever finds his life, will lose it. And whoever will have lost his life because of me, shall find it.

⁴⁰Whoever receives you, receives me. And whoever receives me, receives him who sent me.

⁴¹Whoever receives a prophet, in the name of a prophet, shall receive the reward of a prophet. And whoever receives the just in the name of the just shall receive the reward of the just.

⁴²And whoever shall give, even to one of the least of these, a cup of cold water to drink, solely in the name of a disciple: Amen I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.”

Matthew 10

¹And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

²Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

³Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus;

⁴Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

⁵These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:

⁶But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

⁷And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

⁸Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

⁹Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,

¹⁰Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.

¹¹And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.

¹²And when ye come into an house, salute it.

¹³And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

¹⁴And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

¹⁵Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

¹⁶Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

¹⁷But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;

¹⁸And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

¹⁹But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.

²⁰For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

²¹And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.

²²And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

²³But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

²⁴The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.

²⁵It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?

²⁶Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

²⁷What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.

²⁸And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

²⁹Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

³⁰But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

³¹Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

³²Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

³³But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

³⁴Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

³⁵For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

³⁶And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.

³⁷He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

³⁸And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

³⁹He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

⁴⁰He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

⁴¹He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.

⁴²And 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, he shall in no wise lose his reward.