Matthew 10:5–15

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.^{* 11}Whatever town or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy, and stay there until you leave. ¹²As you enter the house, greet it. ¹³If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. ¹⁴If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town.^{* 15}Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.^*