Matthew Chapter 10 of 28 about 4 min read

Matthew 10

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Verse 1. And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.

Verse 2. These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;

Verse 3. Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

Verse 4. Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.

Verse 5. These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.

Verse 6. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.

Verse 7. As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’

Verse 8. Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

Verse 9. Do not take along any gold or silver or copper in your belts.

Verse 10. Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.

Verse 11. Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.

Verse 12. As you enter the home, greet its occupants.

Verse 13. If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it, but if it is not, let your peace return to you.

Verse 14. And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.

Verse 15. Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.

Verse 16. Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

Verse 17. But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.

Verse 18. On My account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.

Verse 19. But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say.

Verse 20. For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

Verse 21. Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.

Verse 22. You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

Verse 23. When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

Verse 24. A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.

Verse 25. It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!

Verse 26. So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

Verse 27. What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.

Verse 28. Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Verse 29. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.

Verse 30. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

Verse 31. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Verse 32. Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.

Verse 33. But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.

Verse 34. Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.

Verse 35. For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

Verse 36. A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’

Verse 37. Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;

Verse 38. and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.

Verse 39. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

Verse 40. He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.

Verse 41. Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.

Verse 42. And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”