New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 10:16-39

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.

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.

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