New Testament · Gospels and Acts

Matthew chapter 10

Jesus called his twelve to him and gave them over — the power to drive them out — and to heal every disease and every sickness.Here are the names of the twelve he : first, Simon (the one called ) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee and his brother John;Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the ; James son of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus;Simon the , and Judas Iscariot — the one who later .Jesus sent these twelve out with these instructions: “Don’t go to , and don’t enter any town.Instead, go to the of the .As you go, this: ‘ is here now!’Heal the sick, raise the dead, make those with clean, drive out . You received all this — give it away for free.Don’t take any gold, silver, or copper coins in your .Don’t pack a bag for the road, or an extra shirt, or sandals, or a walking stick. The deserves to be fed.Whatever town or village you enter, find out who in it is , and stay at their place until you leave.When you enter a home, greet it with .If the household is worthy, let your peace rest on it. If it’s not, let your peace come back to you.If anyone won’t welcome you or listen to your message, as you leave that house or town.I’m telling you : it will be more bearable for the land of on judgment day than for that town.Look — I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as as snakes and as as doves.Watch out for people — they’ll hand you over to and whip you in their .You’ll be dragged before governors and kings because of me, as a to them and to the .When they arrest you, about how to speak or what to say. What you need to say will be given to you in that moment.It won’t be you speaking — it will be speaking through you.Brother will brother to be killed, and a father his child. Children will turn against their parents and have them put to death.Everyone will hate you because of me. But the one who to the end will be .When they persecute you in one town, escape to the next. I’m telling you the truth: you won’t finish going through the towns of Israel before the comes.A student isn’t above their teacher, and a isn’t above their master.It’s enough for students to become like their teacher, and servants like their master. If they called the head of the house ‘,’ how much worse will they treat his household!So of them. Nothing is covered up that won’t be uncovered, and nothing is hidden that won’t be made known.What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight. What’s whispered in your ear, shout from the .Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body but can’t kill the . Instead, fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in the .Aren’t two sold for a ? Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s knowledge.Even the hairs on your head are all counted.So don’t be afraid — you’re worth more than a whole flock of sparrows.Everyone who me publicly, I’ll acknowledge before my Father in heaven.But everyone who me publicly, I’ll disown before my Father in heaven.Don’t think I came to bring peace to the earth. I didn’t come to bring peace — I came to bring a .I came to turn ‘, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.’A person’s enemies will be the members of their own household.Anyone who their father or mother more than me doesn’t deserve me. Anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me doesn’t deserve me.Anyone who doesn’t pick up their and follow me doesn’t deserve me.Whoever their will lose it, and whoever lets go of their life for my sake will find it.Anyone who you welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.Anyone who welcomes a because they’re a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. Anyone who welcomes a because they’re a good person will receive a good person’s reward.And I’m telling you the truth: anyone who gives even a cup of cold water to one of these because they’re my — they will definitely not lose their reward.