1And when he had called unto him his
twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean
spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of
sickness and all manner of disease.
2Now the names of the twelve apostles are
these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and
Andrew his brother; James the
son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
3Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew
the publican; James the
son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname
was Thaddaeus;
4Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who
also betrayed him.
5These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded
them, saying, Go
not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city
of the Samaritans enter ye not:
6But
go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7And
as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is
at hand.
8Heal
the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast
out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
9Provide
neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
10Nor
scrip for your journey,
neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves:
for the workman is worthy of his meat.
11And
into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire
who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go
thence.
12And
when ye come into an house, salute it.
13And
if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it:
but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to
you.
14And
whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your
words, when ye depart out of that house or city,
shake off the dust of your feet.
15Verily
I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the
land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment,
than for that city.
16Behold,
I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be
ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as
doves.
17But
beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the
councils, and they will scourge you in their
synagogues;
18And
ye shall be brought before governors and kings for
my sake, for a testimony against them and the
Gentiles.
19But
when they deliver you up, take no thought how or
what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in
that same hour what ye shall speak.
20For
it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your
Father which speaketh in you.
21And
the brother shall deliver up the brother to death,
and the father the child: and the children shall
rise up against their parents,
and cause them to be put to death.
22And
ye shall be hated of all men for
my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end
shall be saved.
23But
when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into
another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not
have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of
man be come.
24The
disciple is not above his master,
nor the servant above his lord.
25It
is enough for the disciple that he be as his master,
and the servant as his lord. If they have called the
master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall
they call them of his household?
26Fear
them not therefore: for there is nothing covered,
that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not
be known.
27What
I tell you in darkness, that speak
ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach
ye upon the housetops.
28And
fear not them which kill the body, but are not able
to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able
to destroy both soul and body in hell.
29Are
not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of
them shall not fall on the ground without your
Father.
30But
the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31Fear
ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many
sparrows.
32Whosoever
therefore shall confess me before men, him will I
confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
33But
whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also
deny before my Father which is in heaven.
34Think
not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came
not to send peace, but a sword.
35For
I am come to set a man at variance against his
father, and the daughter against her mother, and the
daughter in law against her mother in law.
36And
a man's foes shall
be they of his own household.
37He
that loveth father or mother more than me is not
worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter
more than me is not worthy of me.
38And
he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after
me, is not worthy of me.
39He
that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that
loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
40He
that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that
receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
41He
that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet
shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that
receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous
man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
42And
whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these
little ones a cup of cold water only
in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he
shall in no wise lose his reward.