Matthew 10
1 - And when he had called unto [him] his twelve disciples, he gave them power [against] unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
2 - Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother;
3 - Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
4 - Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
5 - These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into [any] city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
6 - But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 - And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
8 - Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
9 - Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
10 - Nor scrip for [your] journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
11 - And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
12 - And when ye come into an house, salute it.
13 - And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
14 - And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
15 - Verily 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.
16 - Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
17 - But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
18 - And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
19 - But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
20 - For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
21 - And 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.
22 - And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
23 - But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
24 - The disciple is not above [his] master, nor the servant above his lord.
25 - It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more [shall they call] them of his household?
26 - Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
27 - What I tell you in darkness, [that] speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, [that] preach ye upon the housetops.
28 - And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
29 - Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
30 - But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 - Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
32 - Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
33 - But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
34 - Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
35 - For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
36 - And a man's foes [shall be] they of his own household.
37 - He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
38 - And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
39 - He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
40 - He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
41 - He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
42 - And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold [water] only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
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