1156 | Matthew 10:1
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve
Jesus called his twelve dis ci ples to him and gave them au thor i ty to drive
10 out im pure spir its and to heal ev ery dis ease and sick ness .
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These are the names of the twelve apos tles : first , Si mon ( who is called Pe ter ) and his broth er An drew ; James son of Zeb e dee , and his broth er John ; 3 Phil ip and Bar thol o mew ; Thom as and Mat thew the tax col lec tor ; James son of Al phae us , and Thaddaeus ;
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Si mon the Zeal ot and Ju das Is car i ot , who be trayed him .
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These twelve Jesus sent out with the fol low ing in struc tions : “ Do not go among the Gen tiles or en ter any town of the Sa mar i tans . 6 Go rath er to the lost sheep of Israel .
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As you go , pro claim this mes sage : ‘ The king dom of heav en has come near .’ 8 Heal the sick , raise the dead , cleanse those who have lep ro sy , a drive out de mons . Free ly you have re ceived ; free ly give .
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“ Do not get any gold or sil ver or cop per to take with you in your belts — 10 no bag for the jour ney or ex tra shirt or san dals or a staff , for the work er is worth his keep . 11 What ev er town or vil lage you en ter , search there for some wor thy person and stay at their house un til you leave . 12 As you en ter the home , give it your greet ing .
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If the home is de serv ing , let your peace rest on it ; if it is not , let your peace re turn to you . 14 If any one will not wel come you or lis ten to your words , leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet . 15 Tru ly I tell you , it will be more bear able for Sod om and Go mor rah on the day of judg ment than for that town .
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“ I am send ing you out like sheep among wolves . There fore be as shrewd as snakes and as in no cent as doves . 17 Be on your guard ; you will be hand ed over to the lo cal coun cils and be flogged in the syn a gogues . 18 On my ac count you will be brought be fore gov er nors and kings as wit ness es to them and to the Gen tiles .
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But when they ar rest you , do not wor ry about what to say or how to say it . At that time you will be giv en what to say , 20 for it will not be you speak ing , but the Spir it of your Fa ther speak ing through you .
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“ Broth er will be tray broth er to death , and a fa ther his child ; chil dren will re bel against their par ents and have them put to death . 22 You will be hated by ev ery one be cause of me , but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved .
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When you are per se cut ed in one place , flee to an oth er . Tru ly I tell you , you will not fin ish go ing through the towns of Is ra el be fore the Son of Man comes .
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“ The stu dent is not above the teach er , nor a ser vant above his mas ter . 25 It is enough for stu dents to be like their teach ers , and ser vants like their mas ters . If the head of the house has been called Be el ze bul , how much more the mem bers of his house hold !
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“ So do not be afraid of them , for there is noth ing con cealed that will not be dis closed , or hid den that will not be made known . 27 What I tell you in the dark , speak in the day light ; what is whis pered in your ear , pro claim from the roofs .
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Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but can not kill the soul . Rath er , be afraid of the One who can de stroy both soul and body in hell . 29 Are not two spar rows sold for a pen ny ? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground out side your Fa ther ’ s care . b 30 And even the very hairs of your head are all num bered . 31 So don ’ t be afraid ; you are worth more than many spar rows .
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“ Who ev er ac knowl edg es me be fore others , I will also ac knowl edge be fore my Fa ther in heav en . 33 But who ev er dis owns me be fore others , I will dis own before my Fa ther in heav en .
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“ Do not sup pose that I have come to bring peace to the earth . I did not come to bring peace , but a sword . 35 For I have come to turn
“ ‘ a man against his father , a daughter against her mother , a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law —
36 a man ’ s enemies will be the members of his own household .’ c
a 8 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin . b 29 Or will ; or knowledge c 36 Micah 7:6