Matt 10
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And he called to him his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all
manner of disease and all manner of sickness.
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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;
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Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
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Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
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These twelve Jesus sent forth, and charged them, saying, Go not into [any] way of the Gentiles, and enter not into any city
of the Samaritans:
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but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
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And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
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Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons: freely you received, freely give.
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Get you no gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses;
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no wallet for [your] journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.
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And into whatever city or village you shall enter, search out who in it is worthy; and there abide till you go forth.
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And as you enter into the house, salute it.
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And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
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And whoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as you go forth out of that house or that city, shake off the dust
of your feet.
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Truly I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.
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Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be you therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
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But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in theirs synagogues they will scourge you;
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yea and before governors and kings shall you be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
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But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what you shall speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what you
shall speak.
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For it is not you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaks in you.
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And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against parents, and cause
them to be put to death.
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And you shall be hated of all men for my name`s sake: but he who endures to the end, the same shall be saved.
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But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next: for truly I say to you, You shall not have gone through the
cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
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A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord.
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It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the
house Beelzebub, how much more them of his household!
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Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
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What I tell you in the darkness, speak you in the light; and what you hear in the ear, proclaim upon the house-tops.
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And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy
both soul and body in hell.
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Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father:
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but the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
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Fear not therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows.
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Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven.
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But whoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.
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Think not that I came to send peace on the earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
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For I came 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:
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and a man`s foes [shall be] they of his own household.
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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.
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And he who does not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.
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He who finds his life shall lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake shall find it.
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He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him whom sent me.
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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.
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And whoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, truly I say
to you he shall in no wise lose his reward.