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 are these: The first, Simon, who is called 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 is at hand.'

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 is worthy of his support.

10:11  "And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is 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 is worthy, give it your {blessing of} peace. But if it is not 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 be 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 be 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 you will even be brought 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 are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say.

10:20  "For it is not you who speak, but {it is} the Spirit of your Father who speaks 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 be put to death.

10:22  "You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.

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 is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master.

10:25  "It is 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 there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be 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 are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

10:29  "Are not two sparrows sold 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 are all numbered.

10:31  "So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.

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

10:33  "But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is 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 BE THE MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD.

10:37  "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.

10:38  "And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not 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."