1And when he had called unto him histwelvedisciples, he gavethempower against uncleanspirits, tocastthemout, andtoheal all manner of sicknessand all manner of disease.
2Now the namesof the twelveapostlesarethese; The first, Simon, who is calledPeter, andAndrewhisbrother; James the son ofZebedee, andJohnhisbrother;
3Philip, andBartholomew; Thomas, andMatthew the publican; James the son ofAlphaeus, andLebbaeus, whose surname wasThaddaeus;
4Simon the Canaanite, andJudasIscariot, whoalsobetrayedhim.
5ThesetwelveJesus sent forth, andcommandedthem, saying, Gonotinto the way of the Gentiles, andinto any city of the Samaritans enter yenot:
6Butgoratherto the lostsheep of the house of Israel.
7And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
8Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast outdevils: freely ye have received, freelygive.
10Norscripfor your journey, neithertwocoats, neithershoes, nor yet staves: for the workmanisworthy of hismeat.
11Andintowhatsoevercityortown ye shall enter, enquirewhoinitisworthy; andthereabidetill ye go thence.
12And when ye comeinto an house, saluteit.
13Andif the housebeworthy, let yourpeacecomeuponit: butifitbenotworthy, let yourpeacereturntoyou.
14Andwhosoevershallnotreceiveyou, norhearyourwords, when ye depart out of thathouseorcity, shake off the dust of yourfeet.
15Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of SodomandGomorrhain the day of judgment, than for thatcity.
16Behold, Isendyouforthassheepin the midst of wolves: be yethereforewiseasserpents, andharmlessasdoves.
17Butbewareofmen: for they will deliveryouupto the councils, and they will scourgeyouintheirsynagogues;
18And ye shall be broughtbeforegovernorsandkingsformysake, for a testimony against themand the Gentiles.
19Butwhen they deliveryouup, takenothoughthoworwhat ye shall speak: for it shall be givenyouin that samehourwhat ye shall speak.
20For it isnotye that speak, but the Spirit of yourFatherwhichspeakethinyou.
21And the brother shall deliver up the brothertodeath, and the father the child: and the children shall rise upagainst their parents, andcausethemto be put todeath.
22And ye shall be hatedofall men formy name's sake: but he thatendurethto the endshall be saved.
23Butwhen they persecuteyouinthiscity, flee yeintoanother: forverily I say unto you, Yeshallnot have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of manbecome.
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The discipleisnotabovehismaster, nor the servantabovehislord.
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It is enough for the disciplethat he beashismaster, and the servantashislord. If they have called the master of the houseBeelzebub, how muchmore shall they call them of hishousehold?
26Fearthemnottherefore: for there isnothingcovered, thatshallnot be revealed; andhid, thatshallnot be known.
27What I tellyouindarkness, that speak yeinlight: andwhatyehearin the ear, that preach yeupon the housetops.
28Andfearnot them whichkill the body, butarenotable to kill the soul: butratherfear him which is able to destroybothsoulandbodyinhell.
29Arenottwosparrowssold for a farthing?andoneofthemshallnotfallon the groundwithoutyourFather.
30But the veryhairs of yourheadareallnumbered.
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Fear yenottherefore, ye are of more value than manysparrows.
32Whosoevertherefore shall confessmebeforemen, him will I confessalsobeforemyFatherwhich is inheaven.
33Butwhosoevershalldenymebeforemen, him will I alsodenybeforemyFatherwhich is inheaven.
34Thinknotthat I am come to sendpeaceonearth: I camenot to sendpeace, but a sword.
35For I am come to set a man at varianceagainsthisfather, and the daughteragainsthermother, and the daughter in lawagainsthermother in law.
36And a man's foes shall be they of his ownhousehold.
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He that lovethfatherormother more thanmeisnotworthy of me: and he that lovethsonordaughter more thanmeisnotworthy of me.
38Andhe that takethnothiscross, andfollowethafterme, isnotworthy of me.
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He that findethhislife shall loseit: and he that losethhislife for mysake shall findit.
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He that receivethyoureceivethme, and he that receivethmereceiveth him that sentme.
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He that receiveth a prophetin the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous manin the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
42Andwhosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water onlyin the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wiselosehisreward.