10:1  Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.

10:2  Now the names of the twelve apostles consists of the following: The first, Simon, who also has the name of Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

10:3  Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

10:4  Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Him.

10:5  These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them: "Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the Samaritans;

10:6  but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

10:7  "And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven has become near.'

10:8  "Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.

10:9  "Do not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts,

10:10  or a bag for your journey, or even two coats, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker has the right of his support.

10:11  "And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who proves worthy in it, and stay at his house until you leave that city.

10:12  "As you enter the house, give it your greeting.

10:13  "If the house proves worthy, give it your blessing of peace. But if it does not prove worthy, take back your blessing of peace.

10:14  "Whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet.

10:15  "Truly I say to you, it will seem more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.

10:16  "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so act as shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.

10:17  "But beware of men, for they will hand you over to the courts and scourge you in their synagogues;

10:18  and governors and kings will bring you before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

10:19  "But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you will say; for you will receive in that hour what you should say.

10:20  "For you do not speak, but the Spirit of your Father will speak in you.

10:21  "Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to receive execution.

10:22  "You will receive hate by all because of My name, but you who endure to the end will receive salvation.

10:23  "But whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes.

10:24  "A disciple does not have pre-eminence above his teacher, nor a slave above his master.

10:25  "It does not seem enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign the members of his household!

10:26  "Therefore do not fear them, for nothing will remain concealed that will not come to light, or hidden that will not become known.

10:27  "What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.

10:28  "Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather fear Him who has the ability to destroy both soul and body in hell.

10:29  "Do we not sell two sparrows for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.

10:30  "But the very hairs of your head all have a numerical index number.

10:31  "So do not fear; you have more value than many sparrows.

10:32  "Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who lives in heaven.

10:33  "But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who lives in heaven.

10:34  "Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

10:35  "For I came to SET A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW;

10:36  and A MAN'S ENEMIES WILL CONSIST OF THE MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD.

10:37  "He who loves father or mother more than Me does not prove worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me has not proved himself worthy of Me.

10:38  "And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me has not proved himself worthy of Me.

10:39  "He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.

10:40  "He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.

10:41  "He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.

10:42  "And whoever in the name of a disciple gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward."