Matthew 10:16-39

16BeholdG2400, IG1473 am sending you outG649G4771 likeG5613 sheepG4263 amongG1722G3319 wolvesG3074; thereforeG3767 beG1096 as shrewdG5429 asG5613 snakesG3789 andG2532 as innocentG185 asG5613 dovesG4058. 17ButG1161 bewareG4337 ofG575 menG444, forG1063 they will hand you overG3860G4771 toG1519 their councilsG4892 andG2532 flogG3146 youG4771 inG1722 theirG846 synagoguesG4864. 18On My accountG1752G1473 you will be broughtG71 beforeG1909 governorsG2232 andG2532 kingsG935 asG1519 witnessesG3142 to themG846 andG2532 to theG3588 GentilesG1484. 19ButG1161 whenG3752 they hand you overG3860G4771, do notG3361 worry aboutG3309 howG4459 to respond orG2228 whatG5101 to sayG2980. InG1722 thatG1565 hourG5610 youG4771 will be givenG1325 whatG5101 to sayG2980. 20ForG1063 it will not beG1510G3756 youG4771 speakingG2980, butG235 theG3588 SpiritG4151 ofG3588 yourG4771 FatherG3962 speakingG2980 throughG1722 youG4771.

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BrotherG80 will betrayG3860 brotherG80 toG1519 deathG2288, andG2532 a fatherG3962 his childG5043; childrenG5043 will riseG1881 againstG1909 their parentsG1118 andG2532 have them put to deathG2289G846. 22You will beG1510 hatedG3404 byG5259 everyoneG3956 because ofG1223 MyG1473 nameG3686, butG1161 theG3588 one who perseveresG5278 toG1519 the endG5056 will be savedG4982.

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WhenG3752 they persecuteG1377 youG4771 inG1722 oneG3778 townG4172, fleeG5343 toG1519 theG3588 nextG2087. TrulyG281 I tellG3004 youG4771, you will not reachG5055G3756G3361 all theG3588 townsG4172 ofG3588 IsraelG2474 beforeG2193G302 theG3588 SonG5207 ofG3588 ManG444 comesG2064.

24A discipleG3101 isG1510 notG3756 aboveG5228 his teacherG1320, norG3761 a servantG1401 aboveG5228 hisG846 masterG2962. 25It is enoughG713 forG3588 a discipleG3101 toG2443 beG1096 likeG5613 hisG846 teacherG1320, andG2532 aG3588 servantG1401 likeG5613 hisG846 masterG2962. IfG1487 theG3588 head of the houseG3617 has been calledG1941 BeelzebulG954,1 how muchG4214 moreG3123 the membersG3588 of hisG846 householdG3615!

26SoG3767 do not be afraidG5399G3361 of themG846. ForG1063 there isG1510 nothingG3762 concealedG2572 thatG3739 will not be disclosedG3756G601, andG2532 nothing hiddenG2927 thatG3739 will not be made knownG1097G3756. 27WhatG3739 I tellG3004 youG4771 inG1722 theG3588 darkG4653, speakG2036 inG1722 theG3588 daylightG5457; whatG3739 is whisperedG191 inG1519 your earG3775, proclaimG2784 fromG1909 theG3588 housetopsG1430.

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Do not be afraidG5399G3361 ofG575 those whoG3588 killG615 theG3588 bodyG4983 butG1161 cannotG1410G3361 killG615 theG3588 soulG5590. InsteadG1161G3123, fearG5399 theG3588 One who canG1410 destroyG622 bothG2532 soulG5590 andG2532 bodyG4983 inG1722 hellG1067.2

29Are notG3780 twoG1417 sparrowsG4765 soldG4453 for a pennyG787?3 YetG2532 notG3756 oneG1520 ofG1537 themG846 will fallG4098 toG1909 theG3588 groundG1093 apart from the willG427 of yourG4771 FatherG3962. 30AndG1161 evenG2532 the veryG3588 hairsG2359 ofG3588 yourG4771 headG2776 areG1510 allG3956 numberedG705. 31SoG3767 do not be afraidG5399G3361; youG4771 are worth moreG1308 than manyG4183 sparrowsG4765.

32ThereforeG3767 everyoneG3956 whoG3748 confessesG3670G1722 MeG1473 beforeG1715 menG444, I will also confessG2504G3670G1722 himG846 beforeG1715 MyG1473 FatherG3962 inG1722 heavenG3772. 33ButG1161 whoeverG3748G302 deniesG720 MeG1473 beforeG1715 menG444, I will also denyG2504G720 himG846 beforeG1715 MyG1473 FatherG3962 inG1722 heavenG3772.

34Do notG3361 assumeG3543 thatG3754 I have comeG2064 to bringG906 peaceG1515 toG1909 theG3588 earthG1093; I have not comeG2064G3756 to bringG906 peaceG1515, butG235 a swordG3162. 35ForG1063 I have comeG2064 to turnG1369

37Anyone whoG3588 lovesG5368 his fatherG3962 orG2228 motherG3384 more thanG5228 MeG1473 isG1510 notG3756 worthyG514 of MeG1473; anyone whoG3588 lovesG5368 his sonG5207 orG2228 daughterG2364 more thanG5228 MeG1473 isG1510 notG3756 worthyG514 of MeG1473; 38andG2532 anyone whoG3739 does not take upG2983G3756 hisG846 crossG4716 andG2532 followG190 MeG1473 isG1510 notG3756 worthyG514 of MeG1473. 39WhoeverG3588 findsG2147 hisG846 lifeG5590 will loseG622 itG846, andG2532 whoeverG3588 losesG622 hisG846 lifeG5590 for My sakeG1752G1473 will findG2147 itG846.