Matthew 10:5–23

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.