Matthew 10:5–23

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. ^9q||Provide 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 an 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.