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Matthew - Chapter 10

	Mat 10:1	And when He had called His twelve disciples to [Him], He gave them power [over] unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.
	Mat 10:2	Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother;
	Mat 10:3	Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was [fn] Thaddaeus;
	Mat 10:4	Simon the Cananite, [fn] and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
	Mat 10:5	These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: "Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans.
	Mat 10:6	"But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
	Mat 10:7	"And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'
	Mat 10:8	"Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, [fn] cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
	Mat 10:9	"Provide neither gold nor silver nor copper in your money belts,
	Mat 10:10	"nor bag for [your] journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staffs; for a worker is worthy of his food.
	Mat 10:11	"Now whatever city or town you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there till you go out.
	Mat 10:12	"And when you go into a household, greet it.
	Mat 10:13	"If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
	Mat 10:14	"And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.
	Mat 10:15	"Assuredly, 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!
	Mat 10:16	"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
	Mat 10:17	"But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils and scourge you in their synagogues.
	Mat 10:18	"You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
	Mat 10:19	"But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should speak. For it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak;
	Mat 10:20	"for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
	Mat 10:21	"Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father [his] child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.
	Mat 10:22	"And you will be hated by all for My name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.
	Mat 10:23	"When they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For assuredly, I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
	Mat 10:24	"A disciple is not above [his] teacher, nor a servant above his master.
	Mat 10:25	"It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, [fn] how much more [will they call] those of his household!
	Mat 10:26	"Therefore do not fear them. For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.
	Mat 10:27	"Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops.
	Mat 10:28	"And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
	Mat 10:29	"Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father's will.
	Mat 10:30	"But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
	Mat 10:31	"Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
	Mat 10:32	"Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.
	Mat 10:33	"But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.
	Mat 10:34	"Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword.
	Mat 10:35	"For I have come to 'set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law';
	Mat 10:36	"and 'a man's enemies will be those of his [own] household.' [fn]
	Mat 10:37	"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.
	Mat 10:38	"And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.
	Mat 10:39	"He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.
	Mat 10:40	"He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.
	Mat 10:41	"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.
	Mat 10:42	"And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold [water] in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward."

NKJV Footnotes:

(10:3) NU-Text omits Lebbaeus, whose surname was.
(10:4) NU-Text reads Cananaean.
(10:8) NU-Text reads raise the dead, cleanse the lepers; M-Text omits raise the dead.
(10:25) NU-Text and M-Text read Beelzebul.
(10:36) Micah 7:6

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