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:

10:2 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:

10:3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus:

10:4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him:

10:5 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:

10:6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel:

10:7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand:

10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give:

10:9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses:

10:10 Nor scrip for [your] journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat:

10:11 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence:

10:12 And when ye come into an house, salute it:

10:13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you:

10:14 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:

10:15 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:

10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves:

10:17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues:

10:18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles:

10:19 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:

10:20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you:

10:21 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:

10:22 And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name' s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved:

10:23 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:

10:24 The disciple is not above [his] master, nor the servant above his lord:

10:25 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:

10:26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known:

10:27 What I tell you in darkness, [that] speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, [that] preach ye upon the housetops:

10:28 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:

10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father:

10:30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered:

10:31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows:

10:32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven:

10:33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven:

10:34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword:

10:35 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:

10:36 And a man' s foes [shall be] they of his own household:

10:37 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:

10:38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me:

10:39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it:

10:40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me:

10:41 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:

10:42 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: