Jesus asummoned His twelve
disciples
and gave
them authority
over unclean
spirits
, to cast
them out, and to bheal
every
kind
of disease
and every
kind
of sickness
.
aNow the names
of the twelve
apostles
are these
: The first
, bSimon
, who is called
Peter
, and bAndrew
his brother
; and 1 cJames
the son of Zebedee
, and 2John
his brother
;
aPhilip and 1Bartholomew
; bThomas
and cMatthew
the tax
collector
; 2 dJames
the son of Alphaeus
, and eThaddaeus
;
Simon the 1Zealot
, and aJudas
Iscariot
, the one who betrayed
Him.
aThese twelve
Jesus
sent
out after instructing
them: "Do not 1go
2in the way
of the Gentiles
, and do not enter
any city
of the bSamaritans
;
but rather go
to athe lost
sheep
of the house
of Israel
.
"And as you go, 1preach
, saying
, ` aThe kingdom
of heaven
2is at hand
.'
"Heal the sick
, raise
the dead
, cleanse
the lepers
, cast
out demons
. Freely
you received
, freely
give
.
" aDo not acquire gold
, or
silver
, or
copper
for your money
belts
,
or a 1bag
for your journey
, or
even
two
2coats
, or
sandals
, or
a staff
; for athe worker
is worthy
of his 3support
.
"And whatever city
or
village
you enter
, inquire
who
is worthy
in it, and stay
1at his house
until
you leave
that city.
"As you enter the 1house
, agive
it your 2greeting
.
"If the house
is worthy
, 1give
it your blessing of peace
. But if
it is not worthy
, 2take
back
your blessing of peace
.
"Whoever does not receive
you, nor
heed
your words
, as you go
out of that house
or
that city
, ashake
the dust
off
your feet
.
"Truly I say
to you, ait will be more
tolerable
for the land
of bSodom
and Gomorrah
in cthe day
of judgment
than
for that city
.
" aBehold, I send
you out as sheep
in the midst
of wolves
; so
1be bshrewd
as serpents
and cinnocent
as doves
.
"But beware of men
, for they will hand
you over to the acourts
and scourge
you bin their synagogues
;
and you will even be brought
before
governors
and kings
for My sake
, as a testimony
to them and to the Gentiles
.
" aBut when they hand
you over, bdo not worry
about how
or
what
you are to say
; for it will be given
you in that hour
what
you are to say
.
"For ait is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit
of your Father
who speaks
in you.
" aBrother will betray
brother
to death
, and a father
his child
; and bchildren
will rise
up against
parents
and 1cause
them to be put
to death
.
" aYou will be hated by all
because
of My name
, but bit is the one who has endured
to the end
who will be saved
.
"But whenever they apersecute
you in 1one
city
, flee
to 2the next
; for truly
I say
to you, you will not finish
going through the cities
of Israel
buntil
the Son
of Man
comes
.
" aA 1disciple is not above
his teacher
, nor
a slave
above
his master
.
"It is enough for the disciple
that he become
like
his teacher
, and the slave
like
his master
. aIf
they have called
the head
of the house
1 bBeelzebul
, how
much
more
will they malign the members of his household
!
"Therefore do not afear
them, bfor there is nothing
concealed
that will not be revealed
, or
hidden
that will not be known
.
" aWhat I tell
you in the darkness
, speak
in the light
; and what
you hear
whispered in your ear
, proclaim
bupon the housetops
.
"Do not fear those
who kill
the body
but are unable
to kill
the soul
; but rather
afear
Him who is able
to destroy
both
soul
and body
in 1 bhell
.
" aAre not two sparrows
sold
for a 1cent
? And yet not one
of them will fall
to the ground
apart
from your Father
.
"But athe very hairs
of your head
are all
numbered
.
"So do not fear
; ayou are more
valuable
than many
sparrows
.
"Therefore aeveryone
who
1confesses
Me before
men
, I will also
confess
2him before
My Father
who is in heaven
.
"But awhoever 1denies
Me before
men
, I will also
deny
him before
My Father
who is in heaven
.
" aDo not think that I came
to 1bring
peace
on the earth
; I did not come
to bring
peace
, but a sword
.
"For I came to aSET
A MAN
AGAINST
HIS FATHER
, AND A DAUGHTER
AGAINST
HER MOTHER
, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
AGAINST
HER MOTHER-IN-LAW
;
and aA MAN'S ENEMIES
WILL BE THE MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD
.
" aHe who loves father
or
mother
more
than
Me is not worthy
of Me; and he who loves
son
or
daughter
more
than
Me is not worthy
of Me.
"And ahe who does not take
his cross
and follow
after
Me is not worthy
of Me.
" aHe who has found his 1life
will lose
it, and he who has lost
his 1life
for My sake
will find
it.
" aHe who receives you receives
Me, and bhe who receives
Me receives
Him who sent
Me.
" aHe who receives a prophet
in the name
of a prophet
shall receive
a prophet's
reward
; and he who receives
a righteous
man
in the name
of a righteous
man
shall receive
a righteous
man's
reward
.
"And awhoever in the name
of a disciple
gives
to one
of these
1little
ones
even
a cup
of cold
water to drink
, truly
I say
to you, he shall not lose
his reward
."