And 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.
02 Now 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;
03 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew
the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and
Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
04 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who
also betrayed him.
05 These 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:
06 But go rather to the
lost sheep of the house of Israel.
07 And as ye go, preach,
saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
08 Heal the sick, cleanse
the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils:
freely ye have received, freely give.
09 Provide neither gold,
nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
10 Nor scrip for your
journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor
yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his
meat.
11 And into whatsoever city
or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is
worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
12 And when ye come into an
house, salute it.
13 And if the house be
worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be
not worthy, let your peace return to you.
14 And 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.
15 Verily 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.
16 Behold, I send you forth
as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore
wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
17 But beware of men: for
they will deliver you up to the councils, and
they will scourge you in their synagogues;
18 And ye shall be brought
before governors and kings for my sake, for a
testimony against them and the Gentiles.
19 But 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.
20 For it is not ye that
speak, but the Spirit of your Father which
speaketh in you.
21 And 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.
22 And ye shall be hated of
all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth
to the end shall be saved.
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23 But 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.
24 The disciple is not
above his master, nor the servant above his lord.
25 It 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?
26 Fear them not therefore:
for there is nothing covered, that shall not be
revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
27 What I tell you in
darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye
hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the
housetops.
28 And 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.
29 Are not two sparrows
sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not
fall on the ground without your Father.
30 But the very hairs of
your head are all numbered.
31 Fear ye not therefore,
ye are of more value than many sparrows.
32 Whosoever therefore
shall confess me before men, him will I confess
also before my Father which is in heaven.
33 But whosoever shall deny
me before men, him will I also deny before my
Father which is in heaven.
34 Think not that I am come
to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace,
but a sword.
35 For 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.
36 And a man's foes shall
be they of his own household.
37 He 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.
38 And he that taketh not
his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy
of me.
39 He that findeth his life
shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my
sake shall find it.
40 He that receiveth you
receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth
him that sent me.
41 He 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.
42 And 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.
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