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.stylusMatthew 11:29, 2 Corinthians 10:10, Matthew 11:29, 2 Corinthians 10:10, Galatians 5:22Now the names of the twelve Apostles are these: the First, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother,stylus2 Corinthians 13:10, 2 Corinthians 13:10, 2 Corinthians 13:2, 2 Corinthians 13:2, Galatians 5:163James of Zebedee, and John his brother, Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax collector, and James of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus,stylus2 Corinthians 10:4, 2 Corinthians 10:4, Galatians 2:20, Galatians 2:20, 1 Peter 4:14Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.stylus2 Corinthians 6:7, 2 Corinthians 6:7, Jeremiah 1:10, Jeremiah 1:10, Ephesians 6:135Jesus 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,stylusHebrews 4:12, Hebrews 4:12, Isaiah 55:7, Isaiah 55:7, 1 Peter 1:146but instead go to the sheep who have fallen away from the house of Israel.stylus2 Corinthians 2:9, 2 Corinthians 2:9, Numbers 16:26, Numbers 16:30, 2 Corinthians 7:157And going forth, preach, saying: ‘For the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.’stylus1 Corinthians 14:37, 2 Corinthians 5:12, 1 Corinthians 14:37, 2 Corinthians 5:12, 2 Corinthians 11:238Cure the infirm, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You have received freely, so give freely.stylus2 Corinthians 13:10, 2 Corinthians 13:10, 2 Corinthians 1:24, Galatians 1:1, 2 Timothy 1:129Do not choose to possess gold, nor silver, nor money in your belts,stylus2 Corinthians 10:10, 1 Corinthians 4:5, 1 Corinthians 4:19, 1 Corinthians 4:21, 2 Corinthians 10:1010nor provisions for the journey, nor two tunics, nor shoes, nor a staff. For the laborer deserves his portion.stylus1 Corinthians 1:17, 1 Corinthians 1:17, 2 Corinthians 11:6, Exodus 4:10, Galatians 4:1311Now, into whatever city or town you will enter, inquire as to who is worthy within it. And stay there until you depart.stylus2 Corinthians 12:20, 2 Corinthians 13:2, 2 Corinthians 13:3, 2 Corinthians 13:10, 2 Corinthians 12:2012Then, when you enter into the house, greet it, saying, ‘Peace to this house.’stylusProverbs 27:2, Proverbs 27:2, Proverbs 26:12, Proverbs 26:12, Luke 18:1113And if, indeed, that house is worthy, your peace will rest upon it. But if it is not worthy, your peace will return to you.stylusRomans 15:20, Romans 12:6, 2 Corinthians 10:14, 2 Corinthians 10:15, Romans 15:2014And whoever has neither received you, nor listened to your words, departing from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.stylusRomans 1:16, 1 Corinthians 4:15, 1 Timothy 1:11, Romans 1:16, 1 Corinthians 4:1515Amen 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.stylusRomans 15:20, Romans 15:20, 2 Thessalonians 1:3, 2 Thessalonians 1:3, 2 Corinthians 10:1316Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore, be as prudent as serpents and as simple as doves.stylusRomans 15:24, Romans 15:28, Romans 15:24, Romans 15:28, Acts 19:2117But beware of men. For they will hand you over to councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues.stylusJeremiah 9:23, Jeremiah 9:24, Jeremiah 9:23, Jeremiah 9:24, 1 Corinthians 1:3118And you shall be led before both rulers and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.stylusProverbs 21:2, Luke 16:15, Proverbs 21:2, Luke 16:15, Romans 2:2919But 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.stylus20For it is not you who will be speaking, but the Spirit of your Father, who will speak in you.stylus21And 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.stylus22And 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.stylus23Now 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.stylus24The disciple is not above the teacher, nor is the servant above his master.stylus25It 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?stylus26Therefore, do not fear them. For nothing is covered that shall not be revealed, nor hidden that shall not be known.stylus27What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light. And what you hear whispered in the ear, preach above the rooftops.stylus28And 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.stylus29Are not two sparrows sold for one small coin? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father.stylus30For even the hairs of your head have all been numbered.stylus31Therefore, do not be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows.stylus32Therefore, everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father, who is in heaven.stylus33But whoever will have denied me before men, I also will deny before my Father, who is in heaven.stylus34Do not think that I came to send peace upon the earth. I came, not to send peace, but the sword.stylus35For 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.stylus36And the enemies of a man will be those of his own household.stylus37Whoever 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.stylus38And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.stylus39Whoever finds his life, will lose it. And whoever will have lost his life because of me, shall find it.stylus40Whoever receives you, receives me. And whoever receives me, receives him who sent me.stylus41Whoever 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.stylus42And 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.”stylus