New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 10

The Twelve Disciples; Instructions for Service

1JesussummonedπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341His twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101and gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325them authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849over uncleanἀκαθάρτωνakathartōnG169spiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151,to castἐκβάλλεινekballeinG1544them outG1544, and tohealθεραπεύεινtherapeueinG2323everyπᾶσανpasanG3956diseaseνόσονnosonG3554and everyπᾶσανpasanG3956sicknessμαλακίαν.¶malakianG3119.

2NowδὲdeG1161the namesὀνόματάonomataG3686of the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652are theseταῦτα·¶tautaG3778:The firstΠρῶτοςPrōtosG4413,SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613,who is calledλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,and his brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80AndrewἈνδρέαςAndreasG406; andJamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385the son of ZebedeeΖεβεδαίουZebedaiouG2199,and his brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491;

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

4SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613theZealotΚαναναῖοςKananaiosG2581, andJudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455IscariotἸσκαριώτηςIskariōtēsG2469,the one who alsoG2532betrayedπαραδοὺςparadousG3860Him.

5TheseΤούτουςToutousG3778twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sentG649outG649after instructingπαραγγείλαςparangeilasG3853them, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“Do not goἀπέλθητεapelthēteG565on a roadὁδὸνhodonG3598to GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,and do not enterεἰσέλθητε·eiselthēteG1525a cityπόλινpolinG4172ofSamaritansΣαμαριτῶνSamaritōnG4541;

6but ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123goπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198tothe lostἀπολωλόταapolōlotaG622sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263of the houseοἴκουoikouG3624of IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.

7And as you goΠορευόμενοιPoreuomenoiG4198,preachκηρύσσετεkērusseteG2784,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, ‘The kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772has comeG1448nearG1448.’

8Healθεραπεύετε,therapeueteG2323thesickἀσθενοῦνταςasthenountasG770,raiseἐγείρετε,egeireteG1453thedeadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498,cleanseκαθαρίζετε,katharizeteG2511thoseG3015withG3015leprosyG3015,castἐκβάλλετε·ekballeteG1544outG1544demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140.FreelyδωρεὰνdōreanG1432you receivedἐλάβετε,elabeteG2983,freelyδωρεὰνdōreanG1432giveδότε.¶doteG1325.

9Do not acquireκτήσησθεktēsēstheG2932goldχρυσὸνchrusonG5557,orμηδὲmēdeG3366silverἄργυρονarguronG696,orμηδὲmēdeG3366copperχαλκὸνchalkonG5475for your moneyG2223beltsG2223,

10orμὴmēG3361abagπήρανpēranG4082for yourjourneyὁδὸνhodonG3598,orG3366evenG3366twoδύοduoG1417tunicsχιτῶναςchitōnasG5509,orG3366sandalsὑποδήματαhupodēmataG5266,orG3366a staffῥάβδον·rhabdonG4464; forthe workerἐργάτηςergatēsG2040is deservingἄξιοςaxiosG514of hissupportτροφῆςtrophēsG5160.

11And whateverἣνhēnG3739 G302cityπόλινpolinG4172orἢēG2228villageκώμηνkōmēnG2968you enterεἰσέλθητε,eiselthēteG1525,inquireἐξετάσατεexetasateG1833whoτίςtisG5101is worthyἄξιόςaxiosG514in it, and stayμείνατεmeinateG3306atG2546his houseG2546untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193you leaveἐξέλθητε.exelthēteG1831that city.

12As you enterεἰσερχόμενοιeiserchomenoiG1525thehouseοἰκίανoikianG3614,giveG782it yourgreetingἀσπάσασθεaspasastheG782.

13IfἐὰνeanG1437the houseοἰκίαoikiaG3614is worthyἀξία,axiaG514, see that your blessing ofpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515comesἐλθάτωelthatōG2064upon it. But ifἐὰνeanG1437it is not worthyἀξία,axiaG514,takeG1994backG1994your blessing ofpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515.

14And whoeverὃςhosG3739does not receiveδέξηταιdexētaiG1209you norμηδὲmēdeG3366listenἀκούσῃakousēG191to your wordsλόγουςlogousG3056,as you leaveἐξερχόμενοιexerchomenoiG1831that houseοἰκίαςoikiasG3614orἢēG2228cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172,shakeἐκτινάξατεektinaxateG1621the dustκονιορτὸνkoniortonG2868offG1621your feetποδῶνpodōnG4228.

15TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,it will be moreG414tolerableἀνεκτότερονanektoteronG414for thelandγῇgēaG1093ofSodomΣοδόμωνSodomōnG4670and GomorrahΓομόρρωνGomorrōnG1116onthe dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920,thanἢēG2228for that cityπόλειpoleiG4172.

A Hard Road Ahead of Them

16“BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I am sendingἀποστέλλωapostellōG649you outG649as sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263inG649the midstμέσῳmesōG3319of wolvesλύκων·lukōnG3074;soοὖνounG3767be aswaryφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429as serpentsὄφειςopheisG3789, and asinnocentἀκέραιοιakeraioiG185as dovesπεριστεραί.¶peristeraiG4058.

17But beG4337onG4337guardG4337againstἀπὸapoG4337 G575peopleἀνθρώπων·anthrōpōnG444,for they will handG3860you overG3860to thecourtsσυνέδριαsunedriaG4892and flogμαστιγώσουσινmastigōsousinG3146youin their synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864;

18and you will evenG2532be broughtἀχθήσεσθεachthēsestheG71beforeἐπὶepiG1909governorsἡγεμόναςhēgemonasG2232and kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935on My accountἕνεκενhenekenG1752,as a testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142to them and to the Gentilesἔθνεσιν.ethnesinG1484.

19But whenὅτανhotanG3752they handG3860you overG3860,do not worryG3309aboutG3309howπῶςpōsG4459orἢēG2228whatτίtiG5101you are to sayλαλήσητε·lalēsēteG2980;for whatτίtiG5101you are to sayλαλήσητε·lalēsēteG2980will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325you in that hourὥρᾳhōraG5610.

20Forit is not you who are speakingλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980, but it isthe SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of your FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962who is speakingλαλοῦνlalounG2980in you.

21“NowδὲdeG1161brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80will betrayΠαραδώσειParadōseiG3860brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80to deathθάνατονthanatonG2288,and a fatherπατὴρpatērG3962hischildτέκνον·teknonG5043; andchildrenτέκναteknaG5043will riseἐπαναστήσονταιepanastēsontaiG1881upG1881againstἐπὶepiG1909parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118andcauseG2289them toG2289beG2289putθανατώσουσινthanatōsousinG2289toG2289deathG2289.

22Andyou will be hatedμισούμενοιmisoumenoiG3404by allπάντωνpantōnG3956becauseδιὰdiaG1223of My nameὄνομάonomaG3686, butit is the one who has enduredὑπομείναςhupomeinasG5278to the endτέλος,telosG5056whoοὗτοςhoutosG3778will be savedσωθήσεται.¶sōthēsetaiG4982.

23“But wheneverὍτανHotanG3752theypersecuteδιώκωσινdiōkōsinG1377you inoneταύτῃ,tautēG3778cityπόλειpoleiG4172,fleeφεύγετεpheugeteG5343to thenextἑτέραν·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 may becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096likeὡςhōsG5613his teacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320,and the slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401likeὡςhōsG5613his masterκύριοςkuriosG2962.IfεἰeiG1487they have calledἐπεκάλεσαν,epekalesanG1941the headG3617ofG3617theG3617houseοἰκοδεσπότηνoikodespotēnG3617BeelzebulΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulG954,howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123will they insultthe membersG3615ofG3615his householdG3615!

26“SoοὖνounG3767do notfearφοβηθῆτεphobēthēteG5399them,for there is nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762concealedκεκαλυμμένονkekalummenonG2572that will not be revealedἀποκαλυφθήσεταιapokaluphthēsetaiG601,orκαὶkaiG2532hiddenκρυπτὸνkruptonG2927that will not be knownγνωσθήσεται.gnōsthēsetaiG1097.

27WhatὃhoG3739I tellλέγωlegōG3004you in the darknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653,tellG3004in the lightφωτί,phōtiG5457;and whatὃhoG3739you hearἀκούετεakoueteG191whispered in yourearοὖςousG3775,proclaimκηρύξατεkēruxateG2784on the housetopsἐπὶ δωμάτων.epi dōmatōnG1430 G1909.

28And do not beG5399afraidG5399of thoseG3588who killἀποκτεννόντωνapoktennontōnG615the bodyσῶμα,sōmaG4983but are unableδυναμένωνdunamenōnG3361 G1410to killἀποκτεῖναι·apokteinaiG615the soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590;but ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123fearG5399Him who is ableδυνάμενονdunamenonG1410to destroyἀπολέσαιapolesaiG622bothG2532soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590and bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983inhellγεέννῃ.geennēG1067.

29Are twoδύοduoG1417sparrowsστρουθίαstrouthiaG4765not soldπωλεῖται;pōleitaiG4453for anassarionἀσσαρίουassariouG787? And yetnot oneἓνhenG1520of them will fallπεσεῖταιpeseitaiG4098to the groundγῆνgēnG1093apartἄνευaneuG427from your FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.

30ButevenκαὶkaiG2532the hairsτρίχεςtrichesG2359of your headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776are allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956countedἠριθμημέναιērithmēmenaiG705.

31SoοὖνounG3767do not fearφοβεῖσθε·phobeistheG5399;you are moreG1308valuableG1308than a greatG4183numberG4183of sparrowsστρουθίωνstrouthiōnG4765.

32“ThereforeοὖνounG3767,everyoneΠᾶςPasG3956whoὅστιςhostisG3748confessesὁμολογήσειhomologēseiG3670Me beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715peopleἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,I will alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532confessὁμολογήσωhomologēsōG3670him beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962who is in heavenοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772.

33Butwhoeverὅστις ἂνhostis anG3748 G302deniesἀρνήσηταίarnēsētaiG720Me beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715peopleἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,I will alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532denyἀρνήσομαιarnēsomaiG720him beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962who is in heavenοὐρανοῖς.¶ouranoisG3772.

34“Do not thinkνομίσητεnomisēteG3543that I cameἦλθονēlthonG2064tobringβαλεῖνbaleinG906peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515on the earthγῆν·gēnG1093;I did not comeἦλθονēlthonG2064tobringβαλεῖνbaleinG906peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515,but a swordμάχαιραν.machairanG3162.

35For I cameἦλθονēlthonG2064toturnδιχάσαιdichasaiG1369a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444againstκατὰkataG2596his fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,and a daughterθυγατέραthugateraG2364againstκατὰkataG2596her motherμητρὸςmētrosG3384,and a daughter-in-lawνύμφηνnumphēnG3565againstκατὰkataG2596her mother-in-lawπενθερᾶςpentherasG3994;

36anda person’sἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444enemiesἐχθροὶechthroiG2190will bethe membersG3615of his householdG3615.

37“The one who lovesφιλῶνphilōnG5368fatherπατέραpateraG3962orἢēG2228motherμητέραmēteraG3384moreG5228thanG5228Me is not worthyἄξιος,axiosG514of Me; and the one who lovesφιλῶνphilōnG5368sonυἱὸνhuionG5207orἢēG2228daughterθυγατέραthugateraG2364moreG5228thanG5228Me is not worthyἄξιος·axiosG514of Me.

38Andthe one whoὃςhosG3739does not takeλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983his crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716and followἀκολουθεῖakoloutheiG190afterὀπίσωopisōG3694Me is not worthyἄξιος.axiosG514of Me.

39The one who has foundεὑρὼνheurōnG2147hislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590will loseἀπολέσειapoleseiG622it, and the one who has lostἀπολέσαςapolesasG622hislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590on My accountἕνεκενhenekenG1752will findεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147it.

The Reward for Service

40“The one whoreceivesδεχόμενοςdechomenosG1209youreceivesδέχεται,dechetaiG1209Me, and the one whoreceivesδεχόμενοςdechomenosG1209MereceivesδέχεταιdechetaiG1209Him who sentἀποστείλαντάaposteilantaG649Me.

41The one whoreceivesδεχόμενοςdechomenosG1209a prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396in thenameὄνομαonomaG3686of a prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396shall receiveλήμψεται,lēmpsetaiG2983a prophet’sπροφήτουprophētouG4396rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408; and the one whoreceivesδεχόμενοςdechomenosG1209a righteousδίκαιονdikaionG1342personG1342in the nameὄνομαonomaG3686of a righteousδικαίουdikaiouG1342personG1342shall receiveλήμψεται.lēmpsetaiG2983a righteousδικαίουdikaiouG1342person’sG1342rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.

42AndwhoeverὃςhosG3739 G1437givesποτίσῃpotisēG4222oneἕναhenaG1520of theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778littleμικρῶνmikrōnG3398onesG3398justG3441a cupποτήριονpotērionG4221of coldψυχροῦpsuchrouG5593watertoG4222drinkG4222in the nameὄνομαonomaG3686of a discipleμαθητοῦ,mathētouG3101,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, he shall by noG3364meansG3364loseἀπολέσῃapolesēG622his rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.”

The Twelve Disciples; Instructions for Service

A Hard Road Ahead of Them

The Meaning of Discipleship

The Reward for Service

Commentaries on Matthew 10