Matthew 10

And ^awhen 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. ^2bNow the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, ^cwho is called Peter, and ^dAndrew his brother; ^eJames, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; ³Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and ^fMatthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus; ⁴Simon ^gthe Canaanite, and Judas ^hIscariot, who also betrayed him. ⁵These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into ⁱthe way of the Gentiles, and into any city of ^kthe Samaritans enter ye not: ^6lbut go rather to the ^mlost sheep of the house of Israel. ⁷ⁿAnd as ye go, preach, saying, ^oThe kingdom of heaven is at hand. ⁸Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: ^pfreely ye have received, freely give. ^9qProvide neither gold, nor silver, nor ^rbrass in your purses; ¹⁰nor ^sscrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: ^tfor the workman is worthy of his meat. ¹¹And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is ^uworthy; and there abide till ye go thence. ¹²And when ye come into a house ^wsalute it. ¹³And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not ^uworthy, let your peace ^xreturn to you. ¹⁴And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, ^yshake off the dust of your feet. ^15zVerily 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.

^16aBehold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore ^bwise as serpents, and harmless as doves. ¹⁷But beware of men: for ^cthey will deliver you up to the ^dgcouncils, and ^ethey will scourge you in their ^gsynagogues; ¹⁸and ye shall be brought before ^fgovernors and kings for my sake, ^fffor a testimony against them and the Gentiles. ^19gBut when they deliver you up, ^htake no thought how or what ye shall speak: ⁱfor it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. ^20kFor it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. ^21lAnd 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. ^22mAnd ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: ⁿbut he that endureth to the end shall be saved. ²³But when they ⁿⁿpersecute you in this city, ^oflee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, ^ptill the Son of man be come. ^24qThe 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. ^rIf they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household? ²⁶Fear them not therefore: ^sfor 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 ^tfear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather ^ufear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in ^xhell. ²⁹Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. ³⁰But ^ythe very hairs of your head are all numbered. ³¹Fear ye not therefore, ^zye are of more value than many sparrows. ³²Whosoever therefore shall ^aconfess me before men, ^bhim will I confess also before ^cmy Father which is in heaven. ³³But whosoever shall ^ddeny me before men, him will I also deny before ^cmy Father which is in heaven.

^34eThink 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 ^fa man’s foes shall be they of his own household. ^37gHe 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. ^38hAnd he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. ³⁹ⁱHe that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

^40kHe that receiveth you receiveth me, and ^lhe that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. ⁴¹He ^mthat 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. ⁴²ⁿAnd 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.

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