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| Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness. | |
| Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; | |
| Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; | |
| Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Him. | |
| These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them: "Do not go in {the} way of {the} Gentiles, and do not enter {any} city of the Samaritans; | |
| but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. | |
| "And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' | |
| "Heal {the} sick, raise {the} dead, cleanse {the} lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give. | |
| "Do not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts, | |
| or a bag for {your} journey, or even two coats, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy of his support. | |
| "And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay at his house until you leave {that city.} | |
| "As you enter the house, give it your greeting. | |
| "If the house is worthy, give it your {blessing of} peace. But if it is not worthy, take back your {blessing of} peace. | |
| "Whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet. | |
| "Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for {the} land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city. | |
| "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves. | |
| "But beware of men, for they will hand you over to {the} courts and scourge you in their synagogues; | |
| and you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. | |
| "But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say. | |
| "For it is not you who speak, but {it is} the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you. | |
| "Brother will betray brother to death, and a father {his} child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. | |
| "You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved. | |
| "But whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish {going through} the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes. | |
| "A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master. | |
| "It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more {will they malign} the members of his household! | |
| "Therefore do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. | |
| "What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear {whispered} in {your} ear, proclaim upon the housetops. | |
| "Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. | |
| "Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And {yet} not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. | |
| "But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. | |
| "So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows. | |
| "Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven. | |
| "But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven. | |
| "Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. | |
| "For I came to SET A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW; | |
| and A MAN'S ENEMIES WILL BE THE MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD. | |
| "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. | |
| "And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. | |
| "He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it. | |
| "He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. | |
| "He who receives a prophet in {the} name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. | |
| "And whoever in the name of a disciple gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward." |
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