Matthew 10
1AND calling to him his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and to heal every sickness and every infirmity.
2And the names of the twelve apostles are these; first Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
3Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus surnamed Thaddeus;
4Simon the Cananite[10:4], and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
5These twelve Jesus sent forth, and charged them, saying: Go not into the way to the Gentiles, and into a city of Samaritans enter not.
6But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7And as ye go, preach, saying: The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
8Heal the sick, raise the dead[10:8], cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Freely ye received, freely give.
9Provide not gold, nor silver, nor brass in your girdles;
10nor bag for the journey, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor staff; for the laborer is worthy of his living.
11And into whatever city or village ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
12But when ye come into the house, salute it.
13And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
14And whoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye go out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
15Verily I say to you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.
16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; be therefore wise as serpents, and simple as doves.
17But beware of men; for they will deliver you up to councils, and will scourge you in their synagogues;
18and before governors also and kings will ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
19But when they deliver you up, take not thought how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak.
20For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaks in you.
21And the brother will deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child; and children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.
22And ye will be hated by all, for my name's sake; but he that has endured to the end, the same shall be saved.
23But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the other; for verily I say to you, ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man come.
24A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his lord.
25It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord: If they called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household!
26Fear them not therefore; for there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed, and hid that shall not be known.
27What I say to you in the darkness, that speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, that proclaim upon the house-tops.
28And be not afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
29Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
30But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31Fear not therefore; ye are of more value than many sparrows.
32Every one, therefore, who shall acknowledge me before men, him will I also acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven.
33But whoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.
34Think not that I came to send peace on the earth; I came not to send peace, but a sword.
35For I came to set a man at variance with his father, and a daughter with her mother, and a bride with her mother-in-law;
36and a man's foes will be they of his household.
37He that loves father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me; and he that loves son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me.
38And he that does not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.
39He that finds his life shall lose it; and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it.
40He that receives you receives me; and he that receives me receives him who sent me.
41He that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
42And whoever shall give to drink a cup of cold water only to one of these little ones, in the name of a disciple, verily I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.