Matthew 10:1–10

The Twelve Apostles

¹⁰Then Jesus^s summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness.^{* 2}These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee and his brother John; ³Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus;^{t 4}Simon the Cananaean and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him.^*

The Mission of the Twelve

⁵These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not take a road leading to gentiles, and do not enter a Samaritan town,^{* 6}but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.^{* 7}As you go, proclaim the good news, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’^{u* 8}Cure the sick; raise the dead; cleanse those with a skin disease; cast out demons. You received without payment; give without payment. ⁹Take no gold, or silver, or copper in your belts, ¹⁰no bag for your journey, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff, for laborers deserve their food.^*