10:1 And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every infirmity.
10:1 Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness.
10:2 The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zeb'edee, and John his brother;
10:2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
10:3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
10:3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
10:4 Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
10:4 Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him.
10:5 These twelve Jesus sent out, charging them, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans,
10:5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: "Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans,
10:6 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
10:6 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
10:7 And preach as you go, saying, `The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'
10:7 As you go, proclaim the good news, 'The kingdom of heaven has come near.'
10:8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying, give without pay.
10:8 Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. You received without payment; give without payment.
10:9 Take no gold, nor silver, nor copper in your belts,
10:9 Take no gold, or silver, or copper in your belts,
10:10 no bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the laborer deserves his food.
10:10 no bag for your journey, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for laborers deserve their food.
10:11 And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it, and stay with him until you depart.
10:11 Whatever town or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy, and stay there until you leave.
10:12 As you enter the house, salute it.
10:12 As you enter the house, greet it.
10:13 And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
10:13 If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
10:14 And if any one will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town.
10:14 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town.
10:15 Truly, I say to you, it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomor'rah than for that town.
10:15 Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
10:16 "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
10:16 "See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
10:17 Beware of men; for they will deliver you up to councils, and flog you in their synagogues,
10:17 Beware of them, for they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues;
10:18 and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles.
10:18 and you will be dragged before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them and the Gentiles.
10:19 When they deliver you up, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour;
10:19 When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you at that time;
10:20 for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
10:20 for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
10:21 Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death;
10:21 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death;
10:22 and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.
10:22 and you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
10:23 When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next; for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel, before the Son of man comes.
10:23 When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next; for truly I tell you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
10:24 "A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master;
10:24 "A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master;
10:25 it is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Be-el'zebul, how much more will they malign those of his household.
10:25 it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave like the master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household!
10:26 "So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
10:26 "So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known.
10:27 What I tell you in the dark, utter in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim upon the housetops.
10:27 What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops.
10:28 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
10:28 Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's will.
10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.
10:30 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
10:30 And even the hairs of your head are all counted.
10:31 Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
10:31 So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.
10:32 So every one who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven;
10:32 "Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven;
10:33 but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.
10:33 but whoever denies me before others, I also will deny before my Father in heaven.
10:34 "Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
10:34 "Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
10:35 For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
10:35 For I have come 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 foes will be those of his own household.
10:36 and one's foes will be members of one's own 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;
10:37 Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;
10:38 and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
10:38 and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
10:39 He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.
10:39 Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their 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.
10:40 "Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.
10:41 He who receives a prophet because he is a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward, and he who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
10:41 Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous;
10:42 And whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he shall not lose his reward."
10:42 and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple--truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward."
10:1 Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness.
10:2 The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zeb'edee, and John his brother;
10:2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
10:3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
10:3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
10:4 Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
10:4 Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him.
10:5 These twelve Jesus sent out, charging them, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans,
10:5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: "Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans,
10:6 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
10:6 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
10:7 And preach as you go, saying, `The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'
10:7 As you go, proclaim the good news, 'The kingdom of heaven has come near.'
10:8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying, give without pay.
10:8 Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. You received without payment; give without payment.
10:9 Take no gold, nor silver, nor copper in your belts,
10:9 Take no gold, or silver, or copper in your belts,
10:10 no bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the laborer deserves his food.
10:10 no bag for your journey, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for laborers deserve their food.
10:11 And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it, and stay with him until you depart.
10:11 Whatever town or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy, and stay there until you leave.
10:12 As you enter the house, salute it.
10:12 As you enter the house, greet it.
10:13 And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
10:13 If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
10:14 And if any one will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town.
10:14 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town.
10:15 Truly, I say to you, it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomor'rah than for that town.
10:15 Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
10:16 "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
10:16 "See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
10:17 Beware of men; for they will deliver you up to councils, and flog you in their synagogues,
10:17 Beware of them, for they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues;
10:18 and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles.
10:18 and you will be dragged before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them and the Gentiles.
10:19 When they deliver you up, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour;
10:19 When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you at that time;
10:20 for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
10:20 for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
10:21 Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death;
10:21 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death;
10:22 and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.
10:22 and you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
10:23 When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next; for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel, before the Son of man comes.
10:23 When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next; for truly I tell you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
10:24 "A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master;
10:24 "A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master;
10:25 it is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Be-el'zebul, how much more will they malign those of his household.
10:25 it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave like the master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household!
10:26 "So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
10:26 "So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known.
10:27 What I tell you in the dark, utter in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim upon the housetops.
10:27 What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops.
10:28 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
10:28 Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's will.
10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.
10:30 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
10:30 And even the hairs of your head are all counted.
10:31 Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
10:31 So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.
10:32 So every one who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven;
10:32 "Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven;
10:33 but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.
10:33 but whoever denies me before others, I also will deny before my Father in heaven.
10:34 "Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
10:34 "Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
10:35 For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
10:35 For I have come 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 foes will be those of his own household.
10:36 and one's foes will be members of one's own 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;
10:37 Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;
10:38 and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
10:38 and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
10:39 He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.
10:39 Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their 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.
10:40 "Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.
10:41 He who receives a prophet because he is a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward, and he who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
10:41 Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous;
10:42 And whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he shall not lose his reward."
10:42 and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple--truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward."