Matthew 10

The Twelve Disciples; Instructions for Service

1Jesus 1summonedG4341 His twelveG1427 disciplesG3101 and gaveG1325 them authorityG1849 over uncleanG169 spiritsG4151, to castG1544 them out, and to 2healG2323 everyG3956 kindG3956 of diseaseG3554 and everyG3956 kindG3956 of sicknessG3119.

23NowG1161 the namesG3686 of the twelveG1427 apostlesG652 are theseG3778: The firstG4413, 4SimonG4613, who is calledG3004 PeterG4074, and 5AndrewG406 his brotherG80; and 67JamesG2385 the son of ZebedeeG2199, and 8JohnG2491 his brotherG80; 39PhilipG5376 and 10BartholomewG918; 11ThomasG2381 and 12MatthewG3102 the taxG5057 collectorG5057; 1314JamesG2385 the son of AlphaeusG256, and 15ThaddaeusG2280; 4SimonG4613 the 16ZealotG2581, and 17JudasG2455 IscariotG2469, the one who betrayedG3860 Him.

518TheseG3778 twelveG1427 JesusG2424 sentG649 out after instructingG3853 them: “Do not 19goG565 20in the wayG3598 of the GentilesG1484, and do not enterG1525 any cityG4172 of the 21SamaritansG4541; 6but ratherG3123 goG4198 to 22the lostG622 sheepG4263 of the houseG3624 of IsraelG2474. 7And as you goG4198, 23preachG2784, sayingG3004, ‘24The kingdomG932 of heavenG3772 25is at handG1448.’ 8HealG2323 the sickG770, raiseG1453 the deadG3498, cleanseG2511 the lepersG3015, castG1544 out demonsG1140. FreelyG1432 you receivedG2983, freelyG1431 giveG1325. 926Do not acquireG2932 goldG5557, orG3366 silverG696, orG3366 copperG5475 for your moneyG5475 beltsG2223, 10orG3361 a 27bagG4082 for your journeyG3598, orG3366 evenG3366 twoG1417 28coatsG5509, orG3366 sandalsG5266, orG3366 a staffG4464; for 29the workerG2040 is worthyG514 of his 30supportG5160. 11And whateverG3739G302 cityG4172 orG2228 villageG2968 you enterG1525, inquireG1833 whoG5101 is worthyG514 in it, and stayG3306 31at his houseG2546 untilG2193 you leaveG1831 that city. 12As you enterG1525 the 32houseG3614, 33giveG782 it your 34greetingG782. 13IfG1437 the houseG3614 is worthyG514, 35giveG2064 it your blessing of peaceG1515. But ifG1437 it is not worthyG514, 36takeG1994 backG1994 your blessing of peaceG1515. 14WhoeverG3739 does not receiveG1209 you, norG3366 heedG191 your wordsG3056, as you goG1831 out of that houseG3614 orG2228 that cityG4172, 37shakeG1621 the dustG2868 offG1621 your feetG4228. 15TrulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, 38it will be moreG414 tolerableG414 for the landG1093 of 39SodomG4670 and GomorrahG1116 in 40the dayG2250 of judgmentG2920 thanG2228 for that cityG4172.

A Hard Road before Them

16“41BeholdG2400, I sendG649 you out as sheepG4263 in the midstG3319 of wolvesG3074; soG3767 42be 43shrewdG5429 as serpentsG3789 and 44innocentG185 as dovesG4058. 17But bewareG4337 of menG444, for they will handG3860 you over to the 45courtsG4892 and scourgeG3146 you 46in their synagoguesG4864; 18and you will evenG2532 be broughtG71 beforeG1909 governorsG2232 and kingsG935 for My sakeG1752, as a testimonyG3142 to them and to the GentilesG1484. 1947But whenG3752 they handG3860 you over, 48do not worryG3309 about howG4459 orG2228 whatG5101 you are to sayG2980; for it will be givenG1325 you in that hourG5610 whatG5101 you are to sayG2980. 20For 49it is not you who speakG2980, but it is the SpiritG4151 of your FatherG3962 who speaksG2980 in you.

21“50BrotherG80 will betrayG3860 brotherG80 to deathG2288, and a fatherG3962 his childG5043; and 51childrenG5043 will riseG1881 up againstG1909 parentsG1118 and 52causeG2289 them to be putG2289 to deathG2289. 2253You will be hatedG3404 by allG3956 becauseG1223 of My nameG3686, but 54it is the one who has enduredG5278 to the endG5056 who will be savedG4982.

23“But wheneverG3752 they 55persecuteG1377 you in 56oneG3778 cityG4172, fleeG5343 to 57the nextG2087; for trulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, you will not finishG5055 going through the citiesG4172 of IsraelG2474 58untilG2193 the SonG5207 of ManG444 comesG2064.

The Meaning of Discipleship

24“59A 60discipleG3101 is not aboveG5228 his teacherG1320, norG3761 a slaveG1401 aboveG5228 his masterG2962. 25It is enoughG713 for the discipleG3101 that he becomeG1096 likeG5613 his teacherG1320, and the slaveG1401 likeG5613 his masterG2962. 61IfG1487 they have calledG1941 the headG3617 of the houseG3617 6263BeelzebulG954, howG4214 muchG4214 moreG3123 will they malign the members of his householdG3615!

26“ThereforeG3767 do not 64fearG5399 them, 65for there is nothingG3762 concealedG2572 that will not be revealedG601, orG2532 hiddenG2927 that will not be knownG1097. 2766WhatG3739 I tellG3004 you in the darknessG4653, speakG3004 in the lightG5457; and whatG3739 you hearG191 whispered in your earG3775, proclaimG2784 67upon the housetopsG1430. 28Do not fearG5399 thoseG3588 who killG615 the bodyG4983 but are unableG3361G1410 to killG615 the soulG5590; but ratherG3123 68fearG5399 Him who is ableG1410 to destroyG622 bothG2532 soulG5590 and bodyG4983 in 6970hellG1067. 2971Are not twoG1417 sparrowsG4765 soldG4453 for a 72centG787? And yet not oneG1520 of them will fallG4098 to the groundG1093 apartG427 from your FatherG3962. 30But 73the veryG2532 hairsG2359 of your headG2776 are allG3956 numberedG705. 31SoG3767 do not fearG5399; 74you are moreG1308 valuableG1308 than manyG4183 sparrowsG4765.

32“ThereforeG3767 75everyoneG3956 whoG3748 76confessesG3670 Me beforeG1715 menG444, I will alsoG2532 confessG3670 77him beforeG1715 My FatherG3962 who is in heavenG3772. 33But 78whoeverG3748G302 79deniesG720 Me beforeG1715 menG444, I will alsoG2532 denyG720 him beforeG1715 My FatherG3962 who is in heavenG3772.

34“80Do not thinkG3543 that I cameG2064 to 81bringG906 peaceG1515 on the earthG1093; I did not comeG2064 to bringG906 peaceG1515, but a swordG3162. 35For I cameG2064 to 82setG1369 a manG444 againstG2596 his fatherG3962, and a daughterG2364 againstG2596 her motherG3384, and a daughter-in-lawG3565 againstG2596 her mother-in-lawG3994; 36and 83a man’sG444 enemiesG2190 will be the members of his householdG3615.

37“84He who lovesG5368 fatherG3962 orG2228 motherG3384 moreG5228 thanG5228 Me is not worthyG514 of Me; and he who lovesG5368 sonG5207 orG2228 daughterG2364 moreG5228 thanG5228 Me is not worthyG514 of Me. 38And 85he whoG3739 does not takeG2983 his crossG4716 and followG190 afterG3694 Me is not worthyG514 of Me. 3986He who has foundG2147 his 87lifeG5590 will loseG622 it, and he who has lostG622 his 88lifeG5590 for My sakeG1752 will findG2147 it.

The Reward of Service

40“89He who receivesG1209 you receivesG1209 Me, and 90he who receivesG1209 Me receivesG1209 Him who sentG649 Me. 4191He who receivesG1209 a prophetG4396 in the nameG3686 of a prophetG4396 shall receiveG2983 a prophet’sG4396 rewardG3408; and he who receivesG1209 a righteousG1342 manG1342 in the nameG3686 of a righteousG1342 manG1342 shall receiveG2983 a righteousG1342 man’sG1342 rewardG3408. 42And 92whoeverG3739G1437 in the nameG3686 of a discipleG3101 givesG4222 to oneG1520 of theseG3778 93littleG3398 onesG3398 evenG3441 a cupG4221 of coldG5593 water to drinkG4222, trulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, he shall not loseG622 his rewardG3408.”