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Chapter 10 |
| 1 | And when he
had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean
spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of
disease. |
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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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3 | Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and
Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname
was Thaddaeus; |
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4 | Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also
betrayed him. |
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5 | These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them,
saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the
Samaritans enter ye not: |
| 6 | But go rather to the lost sheep of the house
of Israel. |
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| And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at
hand. |
| 8 |
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out
devils: freely ye have received, freely give. |
| 9 | Provide
neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, |
| 10 | Nor scrip
for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the
workman is worthy of his meat. |
| 11 | And into whatsoever city or
town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go
thence. |
| 12
| And when ye come into an 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. |
| 14 | And whosoever shall not
receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city,
shake off the dust of your feet. |
| 15 | Verily I say unto you, It
shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of
judgment, than for that city. |
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16 | Behold, I send you forth as sheep in
the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as
doves. |
| 17
| But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the
councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; |
| 18 | And ye
shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony
against them and the Gentiles. |
| 19 | But when they deliver you up,
take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that
same hour what ye shall speak. |
| 20 | For it is not ye that speak,
but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. |
| 21 | And the
brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and
the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to
death. |
| 22
| And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but
he that endureth to the end shall be saved. |
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23 | But when they persecute
you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not
have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. |
| 24 |
The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.
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| 25 | It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant
as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much
more shall they call them of his household? |
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26 | 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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27 | What I tell you in darkness, that
speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the
housetops. |
| 28
| And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able
to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and
body in hell. |
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29 | Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one
of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. |
| 30 | But the
very hairs of your head are all numbered. |
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31 | Fear ye not therefore, ye
are of more value than many sparrows. |
| 32 | Whosoever therefore shall
confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in
heaven. |
| 33
| But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also
deny before my Father which is in heaven. |
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34 | Think not that I am come
to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. |
| 35 | For
I am come 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. |
| 36 | And
a man's foes shall be they of his own household. |
| 37 | He that
loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth
son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. |
| 38 | And he that
taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. |
| 39 |
He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake
shall find it. |
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40 | He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that
receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. |
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41 | He that receiveth a
prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that
receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a
righteous man's reward. |
| 42 | And whosoever shall give to drink unto one
of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily
I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. |
