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Matthew 10 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

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The Twelve Disciples; Instructions for Service

(Mar 3:13–19; Luk 6:12–16 )
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:1 - And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every infirmity.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:2 - The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zeb'edee, and John his brother;
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:3 - Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:4 - Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
(Mar 6:7–13; Luk 9:1–6 )
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:5 - These twelve Jesus sent out, charging them, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:6 - but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:7 - And preach as you go, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:8 - Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying, give without pay.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:9 - Take no gold, nor silver, nor copper in your belts,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:10 - no bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the laborer deserves his food.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:11 - And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it, and stay with him until you depart.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:12 - As you enter the house, salute it.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:13 - And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:14 - And if any one will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:15 - Truly, I say to you, it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomor'rah than for that town.

A Hard Road before Them

(Mar 13:9–13; Luk 21:12–17 )
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:16 - "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:17 - Beware of men; for they will deliver you up to councils, and flog you in their synagogues,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:18 - and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:19 - When they deliver you up, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour;
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:20 - for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:21 - Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death;
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:22 - and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:23 - When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next; for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel, before the Son of man comes.

The Meaning of Discipleship

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:24 - "A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master;
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:25 - it is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Be-el'zebul, how much more will they malign those of his household.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:26 - "So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
(Luk 12:3–7 )
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:27 - What I tell you in the dark, utter in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim upon the housetops.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:28 - And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:29 - Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's will.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:30 - But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:31 - Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
(Luk 12:8, 9 )
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:32 - So every one who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven;
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:33 - but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.
(Luk 12:51–53; 14:26, 27 )
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:34 - "Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:35 - For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:36 - and a man's foes will be those of his own household.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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;
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:38 - and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:39 - He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.

The Reward of Service

(Mar 9:41 )
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:40 - "He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:41 - He who receives a prophet because he is a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward, and he who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:42 - And whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he shall not lose his reward."
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Source: Transcribed from: The Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version containing the Old and New Testaments, translated from the original tongues: being the version set forth A.D. 1611, revised A.D. 1881-1885 and A.D. 1901: compared with the most ancient authorities and revised A.D. 1946-52. — 2nd ed. of New Testament A.D. 1971. There should be enough in the rest of the description to identify the text.

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