10:1 Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.
10:2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew; and ①James the son of Zebedee, and his brother ②John;
▷ ①Or Jacob ②Gr Joannes, for Heb Johanan
10:3 Philip and ①Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; ②James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
▷ ①I.e., son of Talmai (Aram) ②Or Jacob
10:4 Simon the ①Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, the one who also betrayed Him.
▷ ①Or Cananaean
10:5 These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them, saying, “Do not go on a road ①to Gentiles, and do not enter a city of Samaritans;
▷ ①Lit of
10:6 but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
10:7 And as you go, ①preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven ②has come near.’
▷ ①Or proclaim ②Or is at hand
10:8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with leprosy, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.
10:9 Do not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts,
10:10 or a ①bag for your journey, or even two ②tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is deserving of his ③support.
▷ ①Or knapsack; or beggar’s bag ②A long shirt worn next to the skin ③Lit nourishment
10:11 And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay ①at his house until you leave that city.
▷ ①Lit there until
10:12 As you enter the ①house, give it your ②greeting.
▷ ①Or household ②I.e., the familiar Heb blessing, “Peace be to this house!”
10:13 If the house is worthy, see that your blessing of peace comes upon it. But if it is not worthy, ①take back your blessing of peace.
▷ ①Lit your peace is to return to you
10:14 And whoever does not receive you nor listen to your words, as you leave that house or city, shake the dust off your feet.
10:15 Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment, than for that city.
10:16 “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be as wary as serpents, and as innocent as doves.
10:17 But be on guard against people, for they will hand you over to the courts and flog you in their synagogues;
10:18 and you will even be brought before governors and kings on My account, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
10:19 But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given you in that hour.
10:20 For it is not you who are speaking, but it is the Spirit of your Father who is speaking ①in you.
▷ ①Or by you
10:21 “Now brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and ①cause them to be put to death.
▷ ①Lit put them to death
10:22 And you will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.
10:23 “But whenever they persecute you in ①one city, flee to the ②next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes.
▷ ①Lit this ②Lit other
10:24 “A ①disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master.
▷ ①Or student
10:25 It is enough for the disciple that he may become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house ①Beelzebul, how much more will they insult the members of his household!
▷ ①Two early mss Beezebul; meaning uncertain, perhaps lord prince, referring to Satan
10:26 “So do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
10:27 What I tell you in the darkness, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim on the housetops.
10:28 And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in ①hell.
▷ ①Gr Gehenna
10:29 Are two sparrows not sold for an ①assarion? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.
▷ ①A Roman copper coin, worth about 1/16 of a laborer’s daily wage
10:30 But even the hairs of your head are all counted.
10:31 So do not fear; you are more valuable than a great number of sparrows.
10:32 “Therefore, everyone who ①confesses Me before people, I will also confess ②him before My Father who is in heaven.
▷ ①Lit will confess in Me ②Lit in him
10:33 But whoever denies Me before people, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven.
10:34 “Do not think that I came to ①bring peace on the earth; I did not come to ②bring peace, but a sword.
▷ ①Lit cast ②Lit cast
10:35 For I came to TURN A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW;
10:36 and A PERSON’S ENEMIES will be the members of his household.
10:37 “The one who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
10:38 And the one who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.
10:39 The one who has found his ①life will lose it, and the one who has lost his ②life on My account will find it.
▷ ①Or soul ②Or soul
10:40 “The one who ①receives you ②receives Me, and the one who ③receives Me ④receives Him who sent Me.
▷ ①Or welcomes ②Or welcomes ③Or welcomes ④Or welcomes
10:41 The one who ①receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and the one who ②receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person shall receive a righteous person’s reward.
▷ ①Or welcomes ②Or welcomes
10:42 And whoever gives one of these ①little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.”
▷ ①Possibly someone of low social standing