Matthew 10 — BSB
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The Twelve Apostles
10Verse 1And 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 2These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;Verse 3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;Verse 4Simon the Zealot,+and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.+The Ministry of the Twelve
Verse 5These 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 6Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.Verse 7As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’Verse 8Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers,+drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.Verse 9Do not take along any gold or silver or copper in your belts.Verse 10Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.Verse 11Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house+until you move on.Verse 12As you enter the home, greet its occupants.+Verse 13If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it, but if it is not, let your peace return to you.Verse 14And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.Verse 15Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.Sheep among Wolves
Verse 16Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.Verse 17But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.Verse 18On My account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.Verse 19But 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 20For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.Verse 21Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.Verse 22You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.Verse 23When 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 24A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.Verse 25It 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!Fear God Alone
Verse 26So 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 27What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.Verse 28Do 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 29Are 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 30And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.Verse 31So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.Confessing Christ
Verse 32Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.Verse 33But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.Not Peace but a Sword
Verse 34Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.Verse 35For 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 36A man’s enemies will be the membersof his own household.’+Verse 37Anyone 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 38and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.Verse 39Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.