Matthew 10:1–28

¹And having called to him his twelve disciples, he gave them power over unclean spirits, so that they should cast them out, and heal every disease and every bodily weakness. ²Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; ³Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax-gatherer; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, who was surnamed Thaddaeus; ⁴Simon the Cananaean, and Judas the Iscariote, who also delivered him up.

⁵These twelve Jesus sent out when he had charged them, saying, Go not off into the way of the nations, and into a city of 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 the heavens has drawn nigh. ⁸Heal the infirm, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons: ye have received gratuitously, give gratuitously. ⁹Do not provide yourselves with gold, or silver, or brass, for your belts, ¹⁰nor scrip for the way, nor two body coats, nor sandals, nor a staff: for the workman is worthy of his nourishment. ¹¹But into whatsoever city or village ye enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there remain till ye go forth. ¹²And as ye enter into a house salute it. ¹³And if the house indeed 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, as ye go forth 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 judgment-day than for that city.

¹⁶Behold, I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; be therefore prudent as the serpents, and guileless as the doves. ¹⁷But beware of men; for they will deliver you up to sanhedrims, and scourge you in their synagogues; ¹⁸and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations. ¹⁹But when they deliver you up, be not careful how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be given to you in that hour what ye shall speak. ²⁰For ye are not the speakers, but the Spirit of your Father which speaks in you. ²¹But brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child; and children shall rise up against parents and shall put them to death; ²²and ye shall be hated of all on account of my name. But he that has endured to the end, he shall be saved. ²³But when they persecute you in this city, flee to the other; for verily I say to you, Ye shall not have completed the cities of Israel until the Son of man be come. ²⁴The disciple is not above his teacher, nor the bondman above his lord. ²⁵It is sufficient for the disciple that he should become as his teacher, and the bondman as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his household? ²⁶Fear them not therefore; for there is nothing covered which shall not be revealed, and secret which shall not be known. ²⁷What I say to you in darkness speak in the light, and what ye hear in the ear preach upon the houses. ²⁸And be not afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but fear rather him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.