10 And when he had called unto
him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to
cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles
are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother;
James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and
Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname
was Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot,
who also betrayed him. 5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded
them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles,
and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6 But go
rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And as
ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 8 Heal the
sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have
received, freely give. 9 Provide
neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, 10 Nor scrip
for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for
the workman is worthy of his meat. 11 And into
whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and
there abide till ye go thence. 12 And when
ye come into an house, salute it. 13 And if
the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy,
let your peace return to you. 14 And whosoever
shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house
or city, shake off the dust of your feet. 15 Verily
I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha
in the day of judgment, than for that city. 16 Behold,
I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as
serpents, and harmless as doves. 17 But beware
of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge
you in their synagogues; 18 And ye
shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony
against them and the Gentiles. 19 But when
they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it
shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. 20 For it
is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. 21 And the
brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child:
and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to
be put to death.
22 And ye shall
be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end
shall be saved. 23 But
when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily
I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till
the Son of man be come. 24 The
disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. 25 It
is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as
his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much
more shall they call them of his household? 26 Fear
them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed;
and hid, that shall not be known. 27 What
I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the
ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. 28 And
fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul:
but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are
not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on
the ground without your Father. 30 But
the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Fear
ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. 32 Whosoever
therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before
my Father which is in heaven. 33 But
whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father
which is in heaven. 34 Think
not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but
a sword. 35 For
I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter
against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 36 And
a man's foes shall be they of his own household. 37 He
that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he
that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And
he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of
me. 39 He
that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my
sake shall find it. 40 He
that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him
that sent me. 41 He
that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's
reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous
man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42 And
whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold
water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall
in no wise lose his reward.