Matthew:10

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* And having called to [him ] his twelve disciples , he gave them power over unclean spirits , so that they should cast them out , and heal every disease and every bodily weakness . * Now the names of the twelve apostles are these : first , Simon , who was called Peter , and Andrew his brother ; James the [son ] of Zebedee , and John his brother ; * Philip and Bartholomew ; Thomas , and Matthew the tax-gatherer ; James the [son ] of Alphaeus , and Lebbaeus , who was surnamed Thaddaeus ; * Simon the Cananaean , and Judas the Iscariote , who also delivered him up . * These twelve Jesus sent out when he had charged them , saying , Go not off into [the ] way of [the ] nations , and into a city of Samaritans enter ye not ; * but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel . * And as ye go , preach , saying , The kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh . * Heal [the ] infirm , [raise the dead ], cleanse lepers , cast out demons : ye have received gratuitously , give gratuitously . * Do not provide yourselves with gold , or silver , or brass , for your belts , * nor scrip for the way , nor two body coats , nor sandals , nor a staff : for the workman is worthy of his nourishment . * But into whatsoever city or village ye enter , inquire who in it is worthy , and there remain till ye go forth . * And as ye enter into a house salute it . * And if the house indeed be worthy , let your peace come upon it ; but if it be not worthy , let your peace return to you . * And whosoever shall not receive you , nor hear your words , as ye go forth out of that house or city , shake off the dust of your feet . * Verily I say unto you , It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in judgment-day than for that city . * Behold , I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves ; be therefore prudent as the serpents , and guileless as the doves . * But beware of men ; for they will deliver you up to sanhedrims , and scourge you in their synagogues ; * and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake , for a testimony to them and to the nations . * But when they deliver you up , be not careful how or what ye shall speak ; for it shall be given to you in that hour what ye shall speak . * For ye are not the speakers , but the Spirit of your Father which speaks in you . * But brother shall deliver up brother to death , and father child ; and children shall rise up against parents and shall put them to death ; * and ye shall be hated of all on account of my name . But he that has endured to [the ] end , he shall be saved . * But when they persecute you in this city , flee to the other ; for verily I say to you , Ye shall not have completed the cities of Israel until the Son of man be come . * The disciple is not above his teacher , nor the bondman above his lord . * [It is ] sufficient for the disciple that he should become as his teacher , and the bondman as his lord . If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub , how much more those of his household ? * Fear them not therefore ; for there is nothing covered which shall not be revealed , and secret which shall not be known . * What I say to you in darkness speak in the light , and what ye hear in the ear preach upon the houses . * And be not afraid of those who kill the body , but cannot kill the soul ; but fear rather him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell . * Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing ? and one of them shall not fall to the ground without your Father ; * but of you even the hairs of the head are all numbered . * Fear not therefore ; ye are better than many sparrows . * Every one therefore who shall confess me before men , I also will confess him before my Father who is in [the ] heavens . * But whosoever shall deny me before men , him will I also deny before my Father who is in [the ] heavens . * Do not think that I have come to send peace upon the earth : I have not come to send peace , but a sword . * For I have come to set a man at variance with his father , and the daughter with her mother , and the daughter-in-law with her mother-in-law ; * and they of his household [shall be ] a man 's enemies . * He who loves father or mother above me is not worthy of me ; and he who loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me . * And he who does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me . * He that finds his life shall lose it , and he who has lost his life for my sake shall find it . * He that receives you receives me , and he that receives me receives him that sent me . * He that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet , shall receive a prophet 's reward ; and he that receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man , shall receive a righteous man 's reward . * And whosoever shall give to drink to 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 .

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