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.
2. Now the names of the twelves apostle are these; The
first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son
of Zebedee, and John his brother;
3. Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican;
James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus;
4. Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also
betrayed him.
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.
7. 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,
inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
12. And when ye come into a house, salute it.
13. 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 Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that
city.
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: 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.
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.
25. It is enough for the disciple that the 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?
26. Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered,
that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
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.
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.
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.
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.
40. He that receiveth you receiveth me; and he that receiveth
me receiveth him that sent me.
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.
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