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* And summoning His twelve disciples , He gave them authority over unclean spirits , to cast them out , and to heal every disease and every illness . * 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 collector ; James the [son ] of Alphaeus , and Lebbaeus , who was surnamed Thaddaeus ; * Simon the Canaanite , and Judas Iscariot , who also betrayed Him . * These twelve Jesus sent forth , commanding them , saying , "Do not go in the way of the Gentiles , and do not enter [any ] city of the Samaritans . * But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel . * And as you go , preach , saying , 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand .' * "Heal the sick , cleanse the lepers , cast out demons . Freely you have received , freely give . * Do not acquire gold nor silver nor copper in your money belts , * not a knapsack for the road , nor two tunics , nor sandals , nor staffs ; for a worker is worthy of his food . * And whatever city or village you enter , inquire who in it is worthy , and stay there until you go out . * And as you enter into a household , greet it . * And if indeed the house should be worthy , let your peace come upon it . But if it should not be worthy , let your peace return to you . * And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words , when you depart from that house or city , shake off the dust from your feet . * Assuredly I say to you , it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city ! * "Behold , I am sending you forth like sheep in the midst of wolves . Therefore be as wise as serpents and innocent as doves . * But beware of men , for they will hand you over to councils and they will flog you in their synagogues . * And you will be brought before governors and kings for My sake , as a testimony to them and to the nations . * But whenever they hand you over , do not worry how or what you should speak . For it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak ; * for you are not the [ones ] speaking , but the Spirit of your Father who is speaking in you . * Now brother will hand over brother to death , and a father his child ; and children will rise up against parents , and put them to death . * And you will be hated by all [people ]for My name 's sake . But he who endures to the end shall be saved . * But whenever they persecute you in this city , flee to another . For assuredly I say to you , by no means will you have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes . * A disciple is not above his teacher , nor a servant above his master . * It is enough for a disciple that he become like his teacher , and the servant like his master . If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub , how much more will they call his household members ! * Therefore do not fear them . For nothing is concealed that shall not be unveiled , and secret that shall not be made known . * "What I say to you in the dark , say in the light ; and what you hear in the ear , proclaim on the housetops . * And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul . But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both the soul and the body in hell . * Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin ? And not one of them shall fall on the ground apart from the [will ] of your Father . * But even the hairs of your head are all numbered . * Therefore do not fear ; you are worth more than many sparrows . * "Therefore whoever who will confess Me before men , I also will confess Him before My Father who is in heaven . * But whoever denies Me before men , I also will deny him before My Father who is in heaven . * "Do not suppose that I came to bring peace on earth . I did not come to bring peace , but a sword . * For I have come to 'turn a man against his father , and a daughter against her mother , and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law '; * and 'a man 's enemies [will be ] his own household members .' * He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me . And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me . * And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me . * He who finds his life will lose it , and he who loses his life for My sake will find it . * "He that receives you receives Me , and he that receives Me receives Him who 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 whoever gives one of these little [ones ] only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple , assuredly I say to you , he shall by no means lose his reward ."

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