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Matthew 10
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Matthew 10 . 1
1 And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.CMatthew 09:35-10:01 Matthew 10:01-11:01TOSKMatthew 10:1
Matthew 10 . 2
2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;TOSKMatthew 10:2
Matthew 10 . 3
3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;TOSKMatthew 10:3
Matthew 10 . 4
4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.TOSKMatthew 10:4
Matthew 10 . 5
5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.TOSKMatthew 10:5
Matthew 10 . 6
6 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.TOSKMatthew 10:6
Matthew 10 . 7
7 As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’TOSKMatthew 10:7
Matthew 10 . 8
8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.TOSKMatthew 10:8
Matthew 10 . 9
9 Do not carry any gold or silver or copper in your belts.TOSKMatthew 10:9
Matthew 10 . 10
10 Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.TOSKMatthew 10:10
Matthew 10 . 11
11 Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.TOSKMatthew 10:11
Matthew 10 . 12
12 As you enter the home, greet its occupants.TOSKMatthew 10:12
Matthew 10 . 13
13 If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it; but if it is not, let your peace return to you.TOSKMatthew 10:13
Matthew 10 . 14
14 And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.TOSKMatthew 10:14
Matthew 10 . 15
15 Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.TOSKMatthew 10:15
Matthew 10 . 16
16 Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.TOSKMatthew 10:16
Matthew 10 . 17
17 But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.TOSKMatthew 10:17
Matthew 10 . 18
18 On My account, you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.TOSKMatthew 10:18
Matthew 10 . 19
19 But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say.TOSKMatthew 10:19
Matthew 10 . 20
20 For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.TOSKMatthew 10:20
Matthew 10 . 21
21 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.TOSKMatthew 10:21
Matthew 10 . 22
22 You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.TOSKMatthew 10:22
Matthew 10 . 23
23 When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.TOSKMatthew 10:23
Matthew 10 . 24
24 A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.TOSKMatthew 10:24
Matthew 10 . 25
25 It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!TOSKMatthew 10:25
Matthew 10 . 26
26 So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.TOSKMatthew 10:26
Matthew 10 . 27
27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.TOSKMatthew 10:27
Matthew 10 . 28
28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.TOSKMatthew 10:28
Matthew 10 . 29
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.TOSKMatthew 10:29
Matthew 10 . 30
30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.TOSKMatthew 10:30
Matthew 10 . 31
31 So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.TOSKMatthew 10:31
Matthew 10 . 32
32 Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.TOSKMatthew 10:32
Matthew 10 . 33
33 But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.TOSKMatthew 10:33
Matthew 10 . 34
34 Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.TOSKMatthew 10:34
Matthew 10 . 35
35 For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.IPMicah 7:6TOSKMatthew 10:35
Matthew 10 . 36
36 A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’IPMicah 7:6TOSKMatthew 10:36
Matthew 10 . 37
37 Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;TOSKMatthew 10:37
Matthew 10 . 38
38 and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.TOSKMatthew 10:38
Matthew 10 . 39
39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.TOSKMatthew 10:39
Matthew 10 . 40
40 He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.TOSKMatthew 10:40
Matthew 10 . 41
41 Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.TOSKMatthew 10:41
Matthew 10 . 42
42 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”TOSKMatthew 10:42