Matthew 10

The Twelve Disciples; Instructions for Service

1Jesus 1summonedG4341 His twelveG1427 disciplesG3101 and gaveG1325 them authorityG1849 over uncleanG169 spiritsG4151, to castG1544 them outG1544, and to 2healG2323 everyG3956 diseaseG3554 and everyG3956 sicknessG3119.

23NowG1161 the namesG3686 of the twelveG1427 apostlesG652 are theseG3778: The firstG4413, 4SimonG4613, who is calledG3004 PeterG4074, and his brotherG80 5AndrewG406; and 67JamesG2385 the son of ZebedeeG2199, and his brotherG80 8JohnG2491; 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 alsoG2532 betrayedG3860 Him.

518TheseG3778 twelveG1427 JesusG2424 sentG649 outG649 after instructingG3853 them, sayingG3004, “Do not goG565 on a roadG3598 19to GentilesG1484, and do not enterG1525 a cityG4172 of 20SamaritansG4541; 6but ratherG3123 goG4198 to 21the lostG622 sheepG4263 of the houseG3624 of IsraelG2474. 7And as you goG4198, 22preachG2784, sayingG3004, ‘23The kingdomG932 of heavenG3772 has comeG1448 nearG1448.’ 8HealG2323 the sickG770, raiseG1453 the deadG3498, cleanseG2511 thoseG3015 withG3015 leprosyG3015, castG1544 outG1544 demonsG1140. FreelyG1432 you receivedG2983, freelyG1432 giveG1325. 924Do not acquireG2932 goldG5557, orG3366 silverG696, orG3366 copperG5475 for your moneyG2223 beltsG2223, 10orG3361 a 25bagG4082 for your journeyG3598, orG3366 evenG3366 twoG1417 26tunicsG5509, orG3366 sandalsG5266, orG3366 a staffG4464; for 27the workerG2040 is deservingG514 of his 28supportG5160. 11And whateverG3739G302 cityG4172 orG2228 villageG2968 you enterG1525, inquireG1833 whoG5101 is worthyG514 in it, and stayG3306 29atG2546 his houseG2546 untilG2193 you leaveG1831 that city. 12As you enterG1525 the 30houseG3614, 31giveG782 it your 32greetingG782. 13IfG1437 the houseG3614 is worthyG514, see that your blessing of peaceG1515 comesG2064 upon it. But ifG1437 it is not worthyG514, 33takeG1994 backG1994 your blessing of peaceG1515. 14And whoeverG3739 does not receiveG1209 you norG3366 listenG191 to your wordsG3056, as you leaveG1831 that houseG3614 orG2228 cityG4172, 34shakeG1621 the dustG2868 offG1621 your feetG4228. 15TrulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, 35it will be moreG414 tolerableG414 for the landG1093 of 36SodomG4670 and GomorrahG1116 on 37the dayG2250 of judgmentG2920, thanG2228 for that cityG4172.

A Hard Road Ahead of Them

16“38BeholdG2400, I am sendingG649 you outG649 as sheepG4263 inG649 the midstG3319 of wolvesG3074; soG3767 be as 39waryG5429 as serpentsG3789, and as 40innocentG185 as dovesG4058. 17But beG4337 onG4337 guardG4337 againstG4337G575 peopleG444, for they will handG3860 you overG3860 to the 41courtsG4892 and flogG3146 you 42in their synagoguesG4864; 18and you will evenG2532 be broughtG71 beforeG1909 governorsG2232 and kingsG935 on My accountG1752, as a testimonyG3142 to them and to the GentilesG1484. 1943But whenG3752 they handG3860 you overG3860, 44do not worryG3309 aboutG3309 howG4459 orG2228 whatG5101 you are to sayG2980; for whatG5101 you are to sayG2980 will be givenG1325 you in that hourG5610. 20For 45it is not you who are speakingG2980, but it is the SpiritG4151 of your FatherG3962 who is speakingG2980 46in you.

21“NowG1161 47brotherG80 will betrayG3860 brotherG80 to deathG2288, and a fatherG3962 his childG5043; and 48childrenG5043 will riseG1881 upG1881 againstG1909 parentsG1118 and 49causeG2289 them toG2289 beG2289 putG2289 toG2289 deathG2289. 22And 50you will be hatedG3404 by allG3956 becauseG1223 of My nameG3686, but 51it is the one who has enduredG5278 to the endG5056 whoG3778 will be savedG4982.

23“But wheneverG3752 they 52persecuteG1377 you in 53oneG3778 cityG4172, fleeG5343 to the 54nextG2087; for trulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, you will not finishG5055 going through the citiesG4172 of IsraelG2474 55untilG2193 the SonG5207 of ManG444 comesG2064.

The Meaning of Discipleship

24“56A 57discipleG3101 is not aboveG5228 his teacherG1320, norG3761 a slaveG1401 aboveG5228 his masterG2962. 25It is enoughG713 for the discipleG3101 that he may becomeG1096 likeG5613 his teacherG1320, and the slaveG1401 likeG5613 his masterG2962. 58IfG1487 they have calledG1941 the headG3617 ofG3617 theG3617 houseG3617 5960BeelzebulG954, howG4214 muchG4214 moreG3123 will they insult the membersG3615 ofG3615 his householdG3615!

26“SoG3767 do not 61fearG5399 them, 62for there is nothingG3762 concealedG2572 that will not be revealedG601, orG2532 hiddenG2927 that will not be knownG1097. 2763WhatG3739 I tellG3004 you in the darknessG4653, tellG3004 in the lightG5457; and whatG3739 you hearG191 whispered in your earG3775, proclaimG2784 64on the housetopsG1430G1909. 28And do not beG5399 afraidG5399 of thoseG3588 who killG615 the bodyG4983 but are unableG3361G1410 to killG615 the soulG5590; but ratherG3123 65fearG5399 Him who is ableG1410 to destroyG622 bothG2532 soulG5590 and bodyG4983 in 6667hellG1067. 2968Are twoG1417 sparrowsG4765 not soldG4453 for an 69assarionG787? And yet not oneG1520 of them will fallG4098 to the groundG1093 apartG427 from your FatherG3962. 30But 70evenG2532 the hairsG2359 of your headG2776 are allG3956 countedG705. 31SoG3767 do not fearG5399; 71you are moreG1308 valuableG1308 than a greatG4183 numberG4183 of sparrowsG4765.

32“ThereforeG3767, 72everyoneG3956 whoG3748 73confessesG3670 Me beforeG1715 peopleG444, I will alsoG2532 confessG3670 74him beforeG1715 My FatherG3962 who is in heavenG3772. 33But 75whoeverG3748G302 deniesG720 Me beforeG1715 peopleG444, I will alsoG2532 denyG720 him beforeG1715 My FatherG3962 who is in heavenG3772.

34“76Do not thinkG3543 that I cameG2064 to 77bringG906 peaceG1515 on the earthG1093; I did not comeG2064 to 78bringG906 peaceG1515, but a swordG3162. 35For I cameG2064 to 79turnG1369 a manG444 againstG2596 his fatherG3962, and a daughterG2364 againstG2596 her motherG3384, and a daughter-in-lawG3565 againstG2596 her mother-in-lawG3994; 36and 80a person’sG444 enemiesG2190 will be the membersG3615 of his householdG3615.

37“81The one who lovesG5368 fatherG3962 orG2228 motherG3384 moreG5228 thanG5228 Me is not worthyG514 of Me; and the one who lovesG5368 sonG5207 orG2228 daughterG2364 moreG5228 thanG5228 Me is not worthyG514 of Me. 38And 82the one whoG3739 does not takeG2983 his crossG4716 and followG190 afterG3694 Me is not worthyG514 of Me. 3983The one who has foundG2147 his 84lifeG5590 will loseG622 it, and the one who has lostG622 his 85lifeG5590 on My accountG1752 will findG2147 it.

The Reward for Service

40“86The one who 87receivesG1209 you 88receivesG1209 Me, and 89the one who 90receivesG1209 Me 91receivesG1209 Him who sentG649 Me. 4192The one who 93receivesG1209 a prophetG4396 in the nameG3686 of a prophetG4396 shall receiveG2983 a prophet’sG4396 rewardG3408; and the one who 94receivesG1209 a righteousG1342 personG1342 in the nameG3686 of a righteousG1342 personG1342 shall receiveG2983 a righteousG1342 person’sG1342 rewardG3408. 42And 95whoeverG3739G1437 givesG4222 oneG1520 of theseG3778 96littleG3398 onesG3398 justG3441 a cupG4221 of coldG5593 water toG4222 drinkG4222 in the nameG3686 of a discipleG3101, trulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, he shall by noG3364 meansG3364 loseG622 his rewardG3408.”