Berean Standard Bible
Matthew 10
(Mark 3:13–19; Luke 6:12–16)
1AndΚαὶKaiG2532callingπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341HisαὐτοῦautouG846twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427τοὺςtousG3588disciples to HimμαθητὰςmathētasG3101, JesusgaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325themαὐτοῖςautoisG846authority overἐξουσίανexousianG1849uncleanἀκαθάρτωνakathartōnG169spiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151,so thatὥστεhōsteG5620they could drive them outἐκβάλλειν αὐτὰekballein autaG1544G846andκαὶkaiG2532healθεραπεύεινtherapeueinG2323everyπᾶσανpasanG3956diseaseνόσονnosonG3554andκαὶkaiG2532πᾶσανpasanG3956sicknessμαλακίαν.¶malakianG3119.
2δὲdeG1161Theseταῦτα·¶tautaG3778areἐστινestinG1510theΤῶνTōnG3588namesὀνόματάonomataG3686of theτὰtaG3588twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652:firstΠρῶτοςPrōtosG4413SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613ὁhoG3588,calledλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846ὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80AndrewἈνδρέαςAndreasG406καὶkaiG2532;JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385sonὁhoG3588ofτοῦtouG3588ZebedeeΖεβεδαίουZebedaiouG2199,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846ὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491;
3PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376andκαὶkaiG2532BartholomewΒαρθολομαῖος,BartholomaiosG918;ThomasΘωμᾶςThōmasG2381andκαὶkaiG2532MatthewΜαθθαῖοςMaththaiosG3156theὁhoG3588tax collectorτελώνης,telōnēsG5057;JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385sonὁhoG3588τοῦtouG3588of AlphaeusἉλφαίουHalphaiouG256,andκαὶkaiG2532ThaddaeusΘαδδαῖος,ThaddaiosG2280;
The Ministry of the Twelve
(Mark 6:7–13; Luke 9:1–6)
5TheseΤούτουςToutousG3778τοὺςtousG3588twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sent outἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649αὐτοῖςautoisG846withλέγων·legōnG3004the followinginstructionsπαραγγείλαςparangeilasG3853: “Do notμὴmēG3361goἀπέλθητεapelthēteG565ontoεἰςeisG1519the roadὁδὸνhodonG3598of the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484orκαὶkaiG2532enterεἰς μὴ εἰσέλθητε·eis mē eiselthēteG3361G1525G1519any townπόλινpolinG4172of the SamaritansΣαμαριτῶνSamaritōnG4541.
8Healθεραπεύετε,therapeueteG2323the sickἀσθενοῦνταςasthenountasG770,raiseἐγείρετε,egeireteG1453thedeadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498,cleanseκαθαρίζετε,katharizeteG2511thelepersλεπροὺςleprousG3015,drive outἐκβάλλετε·ekballeteG1544demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140.FreelyδωρεὰνdōreanG1432you have receivedἐλάβετε,elabeteG2983;freelyδωρεὰνdōreanG1432giveδότε.¶doteG1325.
10TakenoμὴmēG3361bagπήρανpēranG4082forεἰςeisG1519theroadὁδὸνhodonG3598,orμηδὲmēdeG3366secondδύοduoG1417tunicχιτῶναςchitōnasG5509,orμηδὲmēdeG3366sandalsὑποδήματαhupodēmataG5266,orμηδὲmēdeG3366staffῥάβδον·rhabdonG4464;forγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588workerἐργάτηςergatēsG2040isworthyἄξιοςaxiosG514ofτῆςtēsG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846provisionsτροφῆςtrophēsG5160.
11δ᾽d᾽G1161εἰςeisG1519Whateverἣν ἂνhēn anG3739G302townπόλινpolinG4172orἢēG2228villageκώμηνkōmēnG2968you enterεἰσέλθητε,eiselthēteG1525,find outἐξετάσατεexetasateG1833whoτίςtisG5101isἐστινestinG1510worthyἄξιόςaxiosG514thereἐν αὐτῇen autēaG1722G846andstayμείνατεmeinateG3306at his houseG2546untilἕως ἂνhe'ōs anG2193G302you move onἐξέλθητε.exelthēteG1831.
13καὶkaiG2532μὲνmenG3303IfἐὰνeanG1437theἡhēG3588homeοἰκίαoikiaG3614isᾖēG1510worthyἀξία,axiaG514,let yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ἡhēG3588peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515restἐλθάτωelthatōG2064onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909itαὐτήν·autēnG846,butδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437it isᾖēG1510notμὴmēG3361ἀξία,axiaG514,let yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ἡhēG3588peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515returnἐπιστραφήτω.epistraphētōG1994toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.
14AndκαὶkaiG2532if anyoneὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302will not welcomeμὴ δέξηταιmē dexētaiG3361G1209youὑμᾶςhumasG4771orμηδὲmēdeG3366heedἀκούσῃakousēG191yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771τοὺςtousG3588wordsλόγουςlogousG3056,shakeἐκτινάξατεektinaxateG1621theτῆςtēsG3588dustκονιορτὸνkoniortonG2868offτῆςtēsG3588yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771feetποδῶνpodōnG4228when you leaveἐξερχόμενοι ἔξωexerchomenoi exōG1831G1854thatἐκείνηςekeinēsG1565τὸνtonG3588homeοἰκίαςoikiasG3614orἢēG2228τῶνtōnG3588townπόλεωςpoleōsG4172.
15TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,it will beἔσταιestaiG1510more bearableἀνεκτότερονanektoteronG414γῇgēaG1093for SodomΣοδόμωνSodomōnG4670andκαὶkaiG2532GomorrahΓομόρρωνGomorrōnG1116onἐνenG1722thedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920thanἢēG2228for thatἐκείνῃ.ekeinēG1565τῇtēaG3588townπόλειpoleiG4172.
Sheep among Wolves
(2 Timothy 1:3–12)
16BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IἐγὼegōG1473am sending you outἀποστέλλω ὑμᾶςapostellō humasG649G4771likeὡςhōsG5613sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263amongἐν μέσῳen mesōG1722G3319wolvesλύκων·lukōnG3074;thereforeοὖνounG3767beγίνεσθεginestheG1096as shrewdφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429asὡςhōsG5613οἱhoiG3588snakesὄφειςopheisG3789andκαὶkaiG2532as innocentἀκέραιοιakeraioiG185asὡςhōsG5613αἱhaiG3588dovesπεριστεραί.¶peristeraiG4058.
17ButδὲdeG1161bewareΠροσέχετεProsecheteG4337ofἀπὸapoG575τῶνtōnG3588menἀνθρώπων·anthrōpōnG444,forγὰρgarG1063they will hand you overπαραδώσουσιν ὑμᾶςparadōsousin humasG3860G4771toεἰςeisG1519theircouncilsσυνέδριαsunedriaG4892andκαὶkaiG2532flogμαστιγώσουσινmastigōsousinG3146youὑμᾶς·humasG4771inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ταῖςtaisG3588synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864.
18καὶkaiG2532On My accountἕνεκεν ἐμοῦheneken emouG1752G1473you will be broughtἀχθήσεσθεachthēsestheG71δὲdeG1161beforeἐπὶepiG1909governorsἡγεμόναςhēgemonasG2232andκαὶkaiG2532kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935asεἰςeisG1519witnessesμαρτύριονmarturionG3142to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846andκαὶkaiG2532to theτοῖςtoisG3588Gentilesἔθνεσιν.ethnesinG1484.
19ButδὲdeG1161whenὅτανhotanG3752they hand you overπαραδῶσιν ὑμᾶς,paradōsin humasG3860G4771, donotμὴmēG3361worry aboutμεριμνήσητεmerimnēsēteG3309howπῶςpōsG4459to respondorἢēG2228whatτίtiG5101to sayλαλήσητε·lalēsēteG2980γὰρgarG1063.InἐνenG1722thatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565τῇtēaG3588hourὥρᾳhōraG5610youὑμῖνhuminG4771will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325whatτίtiG5101to sayλαλήσητε·lalēsēteG2980.
21δὲdeG1161BrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80will betrayΠαραδώσειParadōseiG3860brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80toεἰςeisG1519deathθάνατονthanatonG2288,andκαὶkaiG2532a fatherπατὴρpatērG3962hischildτέκνον·teknonG5043καὶkaiG2532;childrenτέκναteknaG5043will riseἐπαναστήσονταιepanastēsontaiG1881againstἐπὶepiG1909theirparentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118andκαὶkaiG2532have them put to deathθανατώσουσιν αὐτούς.thanatōsousin autousG2289G846.
22καὶkaiG2532You will beἔσεσθεesestheG1510hatedμισούμενοιmisoumenoiG3404byὑπὸhupoG5259everyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956because ofδιὰdiaG1223MyG1473τὸtoG3588nameὄνομάonomaG3686,butδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588one whoperseveresὑπομείναςhupomeinasG5278toεἰςeisG1519theendτέλος,telosG5056οὗτοςhoutosG3778will be savedσωθήσεται.¶sōthēsetaiG4982.
23δὲdeG1161WhenὍτανHotanG3752they persecuteδιώκωσινdiōkōsinG1377youὑμᾶςhumasG4771inἐνenG1722oneταύτῃ,tautēG3778τῇtēaG3588townπόλειpoleiG4172,fleeφεύγετεpheugeteG5343toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588nextἑτέραν·heteranG2087γὰρgarG1063.TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,you will not reachοὐ μὴ τελέσητεou mē telesēteG5055G3756G3361alltheτὰςtasG3588townsπόλειςpoleisG4172ofτοῦtouG3588IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474beforeἕως ἂνhe'ōs anG2193G302theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofτοῦtouG3588Manἀνθρώπου.¶anthrōpouG444comesἔλθῃelthēG2064.
25It isenoughἀρκετὸνarketonG713forτῷtōG3588a discipleμαθητῇmathētēaG3101toἵναinaG2443beγένηταιgenētaiG1096likeὡςhōsG5613hisαὐτοῦautouG846ὁhoG3588teacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320,andκαὶkaiG2532aὁhoG3588servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401likeὡςhōsG5613hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846ὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962.IfεἰeiG1487theτὸνtonG3588head of the houseοἰκοδεσπότηνoikodespotēnG3617has been calledἐπεκάλεσαν,epekalesanG1941BeelzebulΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulG954,how muchπόσῳposōG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123the membersτοὺςtousG3588of hisαὐτοῦ;autouG846householdοἰκιακοὺςoikiakousG3615!
Fear God Alone
(Luke 12:4–7)
26SoοὖνounG3767do not be afraidμὴ φοβηθῆτεmē phobēthēteG5399G3361of themαὐτούς·autousG846.ForγάρgarG1063there isἐστινestinG1510nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762concealedκεκαλυμμένονkekalummenonG2572thatὃhoG3739will not be disclosedοὐκ ἀποκαλυφθήσεταιouk apokaluphthēsetaiG3756G601,andκαὶkaiG2532nothinghiddenκρυπτὸνkruptonG2927thatὃhoG3739will not be made knownοὐ γνωσθήσεται.ou gnōsthēsetaiG1097G3756.
27WhatὃhoG3739I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588darkσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653,speakεἴπατεeipateG2036inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588daylightφωτί,phōtiG5457καὶkaiG2532;whatὃhoG3739is whisperedἀκούετεakoueteG191inεἰςeisG1519yourτὸtoG3588earοὖςousG3775,proclaimκηρύξατεkēruxateG2784fromἐπὶepiG1909theτῶνtōnG3588housetopsδωμάτων.dōmatōnG1430.
28καὶkaiG2532Do not be afraidμὴ φοβεῖσθεmē phobeistheG5399G3361ofἀπὸapoG575those whoτῶνtōnG3588killἀποκτεννόντωνapoktennontōnG615theτὸtoG3588bodyσῶμα,sōmaG4983butδὲdeG1161cannotμὴ δυναμένωνmē dunamenōnG1410G3361killἀποκτεῖναι·apokteinaiG615theτὴνtēnG3588soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590.Insteadδὲ μᾶλλονde mallonG1161G3123,fearφοβεῖσθεphobeistheG5399theτὸνtonG3588One whocanδυνάμενονdunamenonG1410destroyἀπολέσαιapolesaiG622bothκαὶkaiG2532soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590andκαὶkaiG2532bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983inἐνenG1722hellγεέννῃ.geennēG1067.
29Are notοὐχὶouchiG3780twoδύοduoG1417sparrowsστρουθίαstrouthiaG4765soldπωλεῖται;pōleitaiG4453for a pennyἀσσαρίουassariouG787?YetκαὶkaiG2532notοὐouG3756oneἓνhenG1520ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846will fallπεσεῖταιpeseitaiG4098toἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588groundγῆνgēnG1093apart from the willἄνευaneuG427of yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771τοῦtouG3588FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.
Confessing Christ
(Luke 12:8–12)
32ThereforeοὖνounG3767everyoneΠᾶςPasG3956whoὅστιςhostisG3748confessesὁμολογήσει ἐνhomologēsei enG3670G1722MeἐμοὶemoiG1473beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715τῶνtōnG3588menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,I will also confessὁμολογήσω ἐνhomologēsō enG2504G3670G1722himαὐτῷautōG846beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715MyκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473τοῦtouG3588FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962τοῦtouG3588inἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588heavenοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772.
33Butδ᾽d᾽G1161whoeverὅστις ἂνhostis anG3748G302deniesἀρνήσηταίarnēsētaiG720MeG1473beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715τῶνtōnG3588menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,I will also denyἀρνήσομαιarnēsomaiG2504G720himαὐτὸνautonG846beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715MyG1473τοῦtouG3588FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962τοῦtouG3588inἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588heavenοὐρανοῖς.¶ouranoisG3772.
Not Peace but a Sword
(Micah 7:1–6; Luke 12:49–53)
34Do notΜὴMēG3361assumeνομίσητεnomisēteG3543thatὅτιhotiG3754I have comeἦλθονēlthonG2064to bringβαλεῖνbaleinG906peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515toἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588earthγῆν·gēnG1093;I have not comeοὐκ ἦλθονouk ēlthonG2064G3756to bringβαλεῖνbaleinG906peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515,butἀλλὰallaG235a swordμάχαιραν.machairanG3162.
35ForγὰρgarG1063I have comeἦλθονēlthonG2064to turnδιχάσαιdichasaiG1369‘a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444againstκατὰkataG2596hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962καὶkaiG2532,a daughterθυγατέραthugateraG2364againstκατὰkataG2596herαὐτῆςautēsG846τῆςtēsG3588motherμητρὸςmētrosG3384καὶkaiG2532,a daughter-in-lawνύμφηνnumphēnG3565againstκατὰkataG2596herαὐτῆς·autēsG846τῆςtēsG3588mother-in-lawπενθερᾶςpentherasG3994.
37Anyone whoὉHoG3588lovesφιλῶνphilōnG5368hisfatherπατέραpateraG3962orἢēG2228motherμητέραmēteraG3384more thanὑπὲρhuperG5228MeG1473isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756worthyἄξιος,axiosG514of MeG1473καὶkaiG2532;anyone whoὁhoG3588lovesφιλῶνphilōnG5368hissonυἱὸνhuionG5207orἢēG2228daughterθυγατέραthugateraG2364more thanὑπὲρhuperG5228MeG1473isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756worthyἄξιος·axiosG514of MeG1473;
39WhoeverὁhoG3588findsεὑρὼνheurōnG2147hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590will loseἀπολέσειapoleseiG622itαὐτὴνautēnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532whoeverὁhoG3588losesἀπολέσαςapolesasG622hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590for My sakeἕνεκεν ἐμοῦheneken emouG1752G1473will findεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147itαὐτήν.¶autēnG846.
The Reward of Service
(2 Kings 4:8–17)
41WhoeverὁhoG3588receivesδεχόμενοςdechomenosG1209a prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396because he isεἰς ὄνομαeis onomaG1519G3686a prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396will receiveλήμψεται,lēmpsetaiG2983a prophet’sπροφήτουprophētouG4396rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408,andκαὶkaiG2532whoeverὁhoG3588receivesδεχόμενοςdechomenosG1209a righteousδίκαιονdikaionG1342manbecause he isεἰς ὄνομαeis onomaG1519G3686a righteousδικαίουdikaiouG1342manwill receiveλήμψεται.lēmpsetaiG2983a righteousδικαίουdikaiouG1342man’srewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.
42AndκαὶkaiG2532if anyoneὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302givesποτίσῃpotisēG4222evenμόνονmononG3440a cupποτήριονpotērionG4221of coldψυχροῦpsuchrouG5593waterto oneἕναhenaG1520of theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778τῶνtōnG3588little onesμικρῶνmikrōnG3398εἰςeisG1519because he is MyὄνομαonomaG3686discipleμαθητοῦ,mathētouG3101,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,he will never loseοὐ μὴ ἀπολέσῃou mē apolesēG622G3756G3361hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τὸνtonG3588rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.”
Commentaries on Matthew 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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