Matthew 10:5–23

⁵These twelve Jesus sent: commanding them, saying: Go ye not into the way of the Gentiles, and into the city of the Samaritans enter ye not.

⁶But go ye rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

⁷And going, preach, saying: The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

⁸Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out devils: freely have you received, freely give.

⁹Do not possess gold, nor silver, nor money in your purses:

¹⁰Nor scrip for your journey, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor a staff; for the workman is worthy of his meat.

¹¹And into whatsoever city or town you shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till you go thence.

¹²And when you come into the house, salute it, saying: Peace be to this house.

¹³And if that house be worthy, your peace shall come upon it; but if it be not worthy, your peace shall return to you.

¹⁴And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words: going forth out of that house or city shake off the dust from your feet.

¹⁵Amen I say to you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

¹⁶Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves.

¹⁷But beware of men. For they will deliver you up in councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues.

¹⁸And you shall be brought before governors, and before kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles:

¹⁹But when they shall deliver you up, take no thought how or what to speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what to speak:

²⁰For it is not you that speak, but the spirit of your Father that speaketh in you.

²¹The brother also shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the son; and the children shall rise up against their parents, and shall put them to death.

²²And you shall be hated by all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall persevere unto the end, he shall be saved.

²³And when they shall persecute you in this city, flee into another. Amen I say to you, you shall not finish all the cities of Israel, till the Son of man come.