New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 10

The Twelve Disciples; Instructions for Service

1JesussummonedπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341His twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101and gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325them authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849over uncleanἀκαθάρτωνakathartōnG169spiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151,to castἐκβάλλεινekballeinG1544them out, and tohealθεραπεύεινtherapeueinG2323everyG3956kindG3956of diseaseνόσονnosonG3554and everyG3956kindG3956of sicknessμαλακίαν.¶malakianG3119.

2NowδὲdeG1161the namesὀνόματάonomataG3686of the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652are theseταῦτα·¶tautaG3778:The firstΠρῶτοςPrōtosG4413,SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613,who is calledλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074, andAndrewἈνδρέαςAndreasG406his brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80; andJamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385the son of ZebedeeΖεβεδαίουZebedaiouG2199, andJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491his brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80;

3PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376andBartholomewΒαρθολομαῖος,BartholomaiosG918;ThomasΘωμᾶςThōmasG2381andMatthewG3102the taxτελώνης,telōnēsG5057collectorG5057;JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385the son of AlphaeusἉλφαίουHalphaiouG256, andThaddaeusΘαδδαῖος,ThaddaiosG2280;

4SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613theZealotΚαναναῖοςKananaiosG2581, andJudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455IscariotἸσκαριώτηςIskariōtēsG2469,the one who betrayedπαραδοὺςparadousG3860Him.

5TheseΤούτουςToutousG3778twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649out after instructingπαραγγείλαςparangeilasG3853them: “Do notgoἀπέλθητεapelthēteG565in thewayὁδὸνhodonG3598of theGentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,and do not enterεἰσέλθητε·eiselthēteG1525anycityπόλινpolinG4172of theSamaritansΣαμαριτῶνSamaritōnG4541;

6but ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123goπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198tothe lostἀπολωλόταapolōlotaG622sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263of the houseοἴκουoikouG3624of IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.

7And as you goΠορευόμενοιPoreuomenoiG4198,preachκηρύσσετεkērusseteG2784,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, ‘The kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772is at handἤγγικενēngikenG1448.’

8Healθεραπεύετε,therapeueteG2323thesickἀσθενοῦνταςasthenountasG770,raiseἐγείρετε,egeireteG1453thedeadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498,cleanseκαθαρίζετε,katharizeteG2511thelepersλεπροὺςleprousG3015,castἐκβάλλετε·ekballeteG1544out demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140.FreelyG1432you receivedἐλάβετε,elabeteG2983,freelyG1431giveδότε.¶doteG1325.

9Do not acquireκτήσησθεktēsēstheG2932goldχρυσὸνchrusonG5557,orμηδὲmēdeG3366silverἄργυρονarguronG696,orμηδὲmēdeG3366copperG5475for your moneyG5475beltsζώναςzōnasG2223,

10orμὴmēG3361abagπήρανpēranG4082for yourjourneyὁδὸνhodonG3598,orG3366evenG3366twoδύοduoG1417coatsχιτῶναςchitōnasG5509,orG3366sandalsὑποδήματαhupodēmataG5266,orG3366a staffῥάβδον·rhabdonG4464; forthe workerἐργάτηςergatēsG2040is worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514of hissupportτροφῆςtrophēsG5160.

11And whateverἣνhēnG3739 G302cityπόλινpolinG4172orἢēG2228villageκώμηνkōmēnG2968you enterεἰσέλθητε,eiselthēteG1525,inquireἐξετάσατεexetasateG1833whoτίςtisG5101is worthyἄξιόςaxiosG514in it, and stayμείνατεmeinateG3306at his houseG2546untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193you leaveἐξέλθητε.exelthēteG1831that city.

12As you enterεἰσερχόμενοιeiserchomenoiG1525thehouseοἰκίανoikianG3614,giveG782it yourgreetingἀσπάσασθεaspasastheG782.

13IfἐὰνeanG1437the houseοἰκίαoikiaG3614is worthyἀξία,axiaG514,giveἐλθάτωelthatōG2064it your blessing ofpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515.But ifἐὰνeanG1437it is not worthyἀξία,axiaG514,takeG1994backG1994your blessing ofpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515.

14WhoeverὃςhosG3739does not receiveδέξηταιdexētaiG1209you, norμηδὲmēdeG3366heedἀκούσῃakousēG191your wordsλόγουςlogousG3056,as you goἐξερχόμενοιexerchomenoiG1831out of that houseοἰκίαςoikiasG3614orἢēG2228that cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172,shakeἐκτινάξατεektinaxateG1621the dustκονιορτὸνkoniortonG2868offG1621your feetποδῶνpodōnG4228.

15TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,it will be moreG414tolerableἀνεκτότερονanektoteronG414for thelandγῇgēaG1093ofSodomΣοδόμωνSodomōnG4670and GomorrahΓομόρρωνGomorrōnG1116inthe dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920thanἢēG2228for that cityπόλειpoleiG4172.

A Hard Road before Them

16“BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I sendἀποστέλλωapostellōG649you out as sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263in the midstμέσῳmesōG3319of wolvesλύκων·lukōnG3074;soοὖνounG3767beshrewdφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429as serpentsὄφειςopheisG3789andinnocentἀκέραιοιakeraioiG185as dovesπεριστεραί.¶peristeraiG4058.

17But bewareΠροσέχετεProsecheteG4337of menἀνθρώπων·anthrōpōnG444,for they will handπαραδώσουσινparadōsousinG3860you over to thecourtsσυνέδριαsunedriaG4892and scourgeμαστιγώσουσινmastigōsousinG3146youin their synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864;

18and you will evenG2532be broughtἀχθήσεσθεachthēsestheG71beforeἐπὶepiG1909governorsἡγεμόναςhēgemonasG2232and kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935for My sakeἕνεκενhenekenG1752,as a testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142to them and to the Gentilesἔθνεσιν.ethnesinG1484.

19But whenὅτανhotanG3752they handπαραδῶσινparadōsinG3860you over,do not worryμεριμνήσητεmerimnēsēteG3309about howπῶςpōsG4459orἢēG2228whatτίtiG5101you are to sayλαλήσητε·lalēsēteG2980;for it will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325you in that hourὥρᾳhōraG5610whatτίtiG5101you are to sayλαλήσητε·lalēsēteG2980.

20Forit is not you who speakλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980, but it isthe SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of your FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962who speaksλαλοῦνlalounG2980in you.

21“BrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80will betrayΠαραδώσειParadōseiG3860brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80to deathθάνατονthanatonG2288,and a fatherπατὴρpatērG3962hischildτέκνον·teknonG5043; andchildrenτέκναteknaG5043will riseἐπαναστήσονταιepanastēsontaiG1881up againstἐπὶepiG1909parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118andcauseG2289them to be putθανατώσουσινthanatōsousinG2289to deathG2289.

22You will be hatedμισούμενοιmisoumenoiG3404by allπάντωνpantōnG3956becauseδιὰdiaG1223of My nameὄνομάonomaG3686, butit is the one who has enduredὑπομείναςhupomeinasG5278to the endτέλος,telosG5056who will be savedσωθήσεται.¶sōthēsetaiG4982.

23“But wheneverὍτανHotanG3752theypersecuteδιώκωσινdiōkōsinG1377you inoneταύτῃ,tautēG3778cityπόλειpoleiG4172,fleeφεύγετεpheugeteG5343tothe nextἑτέραν·heteranG2087;for trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, you will not finishτελέσητεtelesēteG5055going throughthe citiesπόλειςpoleisG4172of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Manἀνθρώπου.¶anthrōpouG444comesἔλθῃelthēG2064.

The Meaning of Discipleship

24“AdiscipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101is not aboveὑπὲρhuperG5228his teacherδιδάσκαλονdidaskalonG1320,norοὐδὲoudeG3761a slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401aboveὑπὲρhuperG5228his masterκύριονkurionG2962.

25It is enoughἀρκετὸνarketonG713for the discipleμαθητῇmathētēaG3101that he becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096likeὡςhōsG5613his teacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320,and the slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401likeὡςhōsG5613his masterκύριοςkuriosG2962.IfεἰeiG1487they have calledἐπεκάλεσαν,epekalesanG1941the headG3617of the houseοἰκοδεσπότηνoikodespotēnG3617BeelzebulΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulG954,howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123will they malignthe members of his householdοἰκιακοὺςoikiakousG3615!

26“ThereforeοὖνounG3767do notfearφοβηθῆτεphobēthēteG5399them,for there is nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762concealedκεκαλυμμένονkekalummenonG2572that will not be revealedἀποκαλυφθήσεταιapokaluphthēsetaiG601,orκαὶkaiG2532hiddenκρυπτὸνkruptonG2927that will not be knownγνωσθήσεται.gnōsthēsetaiG1097.

27WhatὃhoG3739I tellλέγωlegōG3004you in the darknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653,speakG3004in the lightφωτί,phōtiG5457;and whatὃhoG3739you hearἀκούετεakoueteG191whispered in yourearοὖςousG3775,proclaimκηρύξατεkēruxateG2784upon the housetopsδωμάτων.dōmatōnG1430.

28Do not fearφοβεῖσθεphobeistheG5399thoseG3588who killἀποκτεννόντωνapoktennontōnG615the bodyσῶμα,sōmaG4983but are unableδυναμένωνdunamenōnG3361 G1410to killἀποκτεῖναι·apokteinaiG615the soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590;but ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123fearφοβεῖσθεphobeistheG5399Him who is ableδυνάμενονdunamenonG1410to destroyἀπολέσαιapolesaiG622bothG2532soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590and bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983inhellγεέννῃ.geennēG1067.

29Are not twoδύοduoG1417sparrowsστρουθίαstrouthiaG4765soldπωλεῖται;pōleitaiG4453for acentἀσσαρίουassariouG787? And yetnot oneἓνhenG1520of them will fallπεσεῖταιpeseitaiG4098to the groundγῆνgēnG1093apartἄνευaneuG427from your FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.

30Butthe veryκαὶkaiG2532hairsτρίχεςtrichesG2359of your headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776are allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956numberedἠριθμημέναιērithmēmenaiG705.

31SoοὖνounG3767do not fearφοβεῖσθε·phobeistheG5399;you are moreG1308valuableG1308than manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183sparrowsστρουθίωνstrouthiōnG4765.

32“ThereforeοὖνounG3767everyoneΠᾶςPasG3956whoὅστιςhostisG3748confessesὁμολογήσειhomologēseiG3670Me beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,I will alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532confessὁμολογήσωhomologēsōG3670him beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962who is in heavenοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772.

33Butwhoeverὅστις ἂνhostis anG3748 G302deniesἀρνήσηταίarnēsētaiG720Me beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,I will alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532denyἀρνήσομαιarnēsomaiG720him beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962who is in heavenοὐρανοῖς.¶ouranoisG3772.

34“Do not thinkνομίσητεnomisēteG3543that I cameἦλθονēlthonG2064tobringβαλεῖνbaleinG906peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515on the earthγῆν·gēnG1093;I did not comeἦλθονēlthonG2064to bringβαλεῖνbaleinG906peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515,but a swordμάχαιραν.machairanG3162.

35For I cameἦλθονēlthonG2064tosetδιχάσαιdichasaiG1369a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444againstκατὰkataG2596his fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,and a daughterθυγατέραthugateraG2364againstκατὰkataG2596her motherμητρὸςmētrosG3384,and a daughter-in-lawνύμφηνnumphēnG3565againstκατὰkataG2596her mother-in-lawπενθερᾶςpentherasG3994;

36anda man’sἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444enemiesἐχθροὶechthroiG2190will be the members of his householdοἰκιακοὶoikiakoiG3615.

37“He who lovesφιλῶνphilōnG5368fatherπατέραpateraG3962orἢēG2228motherμητέραmēteraG3384moreG5228thanG5228Me is not worthyἄξιος,axiosG514of Me; and he who lovesφιλῶνphilōnG5368sonυἱὸνhuionG5207orἢēG2228daughterθυγατέραthugateraG2364moreG5228thanG5228Me is not worthyἄξιος·axiosG514of Me.

38Andhe whoὃςhosG3739does not takeλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983his crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716and followἀκολουθεῖakoloutheiG190afterὀπίσωopisōG3694Me is not worthyἄξιος.axiosG514of Me.

39He who has foundεὑρὼνheurōnG2147hislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590will loseἀπολέσειapoleseiG622it, and he who has lostἀπολέσαςapolesasG622hislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590for My sakeἕνεκενhenekenG1752will findεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147it.

The Reward of Service

40“He who receivesδεχόμενοςdechomenosG1209you receivesδέχεται,dechetaiG1209Me, andhe who receivesδεχόμενοςdechomenosG1209Me receivesδέχεταιdechetaiG1209Him who sentἀποστείλαντάaposteilantaG649Me.

41He who receivesδεχόμενοςdechomenosG1209a prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396in thenameὄνομαonomaG3686of a prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396shall receiveλήμψεται,lēmpsetaiG2983a prophet’sπροφήτουprophētouG4396rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408;and he who receivesδεχόμενοςdechomenosG1209a righteousδίκαιονdikaionG1342manδικαίουdikaiouG1342in the nameὄνομαonomaG3686of a righteousδικαίουdikaiouG1342manG1342shall receiveλήμψεται.lēmpsetaiG2983a righteousG1342man’sG1342rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.

42AndwhoeverὃςhosG3739 G1437in the nameὄνομαonomaG3686of a discipleμαθητοῦ,mathētouG3101givesποτίσῃpotisēG4222to oneἕναhenaG1520of theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778littleμικρῶνmikrōnG3398onesG3398evenG3441a cupποτήριονpotērionG4221of coldψυχροῦpsuchrouG5593water to drinkG4222,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, he shall not loseἀπολέσῃapolesēG622his rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.”

The Twelve Disciples; Instructions for Service

A Hard Road before Them

The Meaning of Discipleship

The Reward of Service

Commentaries on Matthew 10