Matthew 10:14-40

14WhoeverG3739 does not receiveG1209 you, norG3366 heedG191 your wordsG3056, as you goG1831 out of that houseG3614 orG2228 that cityG4172, 1shakeG1621 the dustG2868 offG1621 your feetG4228. 15TrulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, 2it will be moreG414 tolerableG414 for the landG1093 of 3SodomG4670 and GomorrahG1116 in 4the dayG2250 of judgmentG2920 thanG2228 for that cityG4172.

16“5BeholdG2400, I sendG649 you out as sheepG4263 in the midstG3319 of wolvesG3074; soG3767 6be 7shrewdG5429 as serpentsG3789 and 8innocentG185 as dovesG4058. 17But bewareG4337 of menG444, for they will handG3860 you over to the 9courtsG4892 and scourgeG3146 you 10in their synagoguesG4864; 18and you will evenG2532 be broughtG71 beforeG1909 governorsG2232 and kingsG935 for My sakeG1752, as a testimonyG3142 to them and to the GentilesG1484. 1911But whenG3752 they handG3860 you over, 12do 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 13it is not you who speakG2980, but it is the SpiritG4151 of your FatherG3962 who speaksG2980 in you.

21“14BrotherG80 will betrayG3860 brotherG80 to deathG2288, and a fatherG3962 his childG5043; and 15childrenG5043 will riseG1881 up againstG1909 parentsG1118 and 16causeG2289 them to be putG2289 to deathG2289. 2217You will be hatedG3404 by allG3956 becauseG1223 of My nameG3686, but 18it is the one who has enduredG5278 to the endG5056 who will be savedG4982.

23“But wheneverG3752 they 19persecuteG1377 you in 20oneG3778 cityG4172, fleeG5343 to 21the nextG2087; for trulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, you will not finishG5055 going through the citiesG4172 of IsraelG2474 22untilG2193 the SonG5207 of ManG444 comesG2064.

24“23A 24discipleG3101 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. 25IfG1487 they have calledG1941 the headG3617 of the houseG3617 2627BeelzebulG954, howG4214 muchG4214 moreG3123 will they malign the members of his householdG3615!

26“ThereforeG3767 do not 28fearG5399 them, 29for there is nothingG3762 concealedG2572 that will not be revealedG601, orG2532 hiddenG2927 that will not be knownG1097. 2730WhatG3739 I tellG3004 you in the darknessG4653, speakG3004 in the lightG5457; and whatG3739 you hearG191 whispered in your earG3775, proclaimG2784 31upon the housetopsG1430. 28Do not fearG5399 thoseG3588 who killG615 the bodyG4983 but are unableG3361G1410 to killG615 the soulG5590; but ratherG3123 32fearG5399 Him who is ableG1410 to destroyG622 bothG2532 soulG5590 and bodyG4983 in 3334hellG1067. 2935Are not twoG1417 sparrowsG4765 soldG4453 for a 36centG787? And yet not oneG1520 of them will fallG4098 to the groundG1093 apartG427 from your FatherG3962. 30But 37the veryG2532 hairsG2359 of your headG2776 are allG3956 numberedG705. 31SoG3767 do not fearG5399; 38you are moreG1308 valuableG1308 than manyG4183 sparrowsG4765.

32“ThereforeG3767 39everyoneG3956 whoG3748 40confessesG3670 Me beforeG1715 menG444, I will alsoG2532 confessG3670 41him beforeG1715 My FatherG3962 who is in heavenG3772. 33But 42whoeverG3748G302 43deniesG720 Me beforeG1715 menG444, I will alsoG2532 denyG720 him beforeG1715 My FatherG3962 who is in heavenG3772.

34“44Do not thinkG3543 that I cameG2064 to 45bringG906 peaceG1515 on the earthG1093; I did not comeG2064 to bringG906 peaceG1515, but a swordG3162. 35For I cameG2064 to 46setG1369 a manG444 againstG2596 his fatherG3962, and a daughterG2364 againstG2596 her motherG3384, and a daughter-in-lawG3565 againstG2596 her mother-in-lawG3994; 36and 47a man’sG444 enemiesG2190 will be the members of his householdG3615.

37“48He 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 49he whoG3739 does not takeG2983 his crossG4716 and followG190 afterG3694 Me is not worthyG514 of Me. 3950He who has foundG2147 his 51lifeG5590 will loseG622 it, and he who has lostG622 his 52lifeG5590 for My sakeG1752 will findG2147 it.

40“53He who receivesG1209 you receivesG1209 Me, and 54he who receivesG1209 Me receivesG1209 Him who sentG649 Me.