{"book":"Matthew","slug":"matthew","ch":10,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Gospel according to Matthew","prev":"matthew/9","next":"matthew/11","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"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.","f":[],"h":"The Twelve Apostles","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James [son] of Zebedee, and his brother John;","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":3,"t":"Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James [son] of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;","f":[]},{"v":4,"t":"Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, [who] betrayed [Jesus].","f":["Greek Simon the Cananean","Literally the one also having betrayed Him"]},{"v":5,"t":"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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"These twelve Jesus sent out with [the following] instructions:"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles [or] enter any town of [the] Samaritans."}],"h":"The Ministry of the Twelve","style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"As you go, preach this message:‘ The kingdom of heaven is near.’","f":[]},{"v":8,"t":"Heal the sick, raise [the] dead, cleanse [the] lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.","f":["A leper was one afflicted with a skin disease. See Leviticus 13."]},{"v":9,"t":"{Do} not take along [any] gold or silver or copper in your belts.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":10,"t":"[Take] no bag for [the] road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker [is] worthy of his provisions.","f":[]},{"v":11,"t":"Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there [and] stay [at his house] until you move on.","f":["Literally stay there"],"style":"red"},{"v":12,"t":"As you enter the home, greet its [occupants].","f":["Literally greet it"]},{"v":13,"t":"If the home is worthy, {let} your peace rest on it, but if it is not, {let} your peace return to you.","f":[]},{"v":14,"t":"And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.","f":[]},{"v":15,"t":"Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on [the] day of judgment than for that town.","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.","f":[],"h":"Sheep among Wolves","style":"red"},{"v":17,"t":"But beware of men, for they will hand you over to [their] councils and flog you in their synagogues.","f":[]},{"v":18,"t":"On My account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.","f":[]},{"v":19,"t":"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.","f":[]},{"v":20,"t":"For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.","f":[]},{"v":21,"t":"Brother will betray brother to death, and a father [his] child; children will rise against [their] parents and have them put to death.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":22,"t":"You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the [one who] perseveres to [the] end will be saved.","f":[]},{"v":23,"t":"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.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":24,"t":"A disciple is not above [his] teacher, nor a servant above his master.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":25,"t":"[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!","f":["WH Beezeboul; Vulgate Beelzebub"]},{"v":26,"t":"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.","f":[],"h":"Fear God Alone","style":"red"},{"v":27,"t":"What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in [your] ear, proclaim from the housetops.","f":[]},{"v":28,"t":"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.","f":["Greek Gehenna"],"style":"red"},{"v":29,"t":"{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.","f":["Greek an assarion; that is, a Roman copper coin worth about 1/16 of a denarius"],"style":"red"},{"v":30,"t":"And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.","f":[]},{"v":31,"t":"So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.","f":[]},{"v":32,"t":"Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.","f":[],"h":"Confessing Christ","style":"red"},{"v":33,"t":"But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.","f":[]},{"v":34,"t":"{Do} not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.","f":[],"h":"Not Peace but a Sword","style":"red"},{"v":35,"t":"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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"For I have come to turn"},{"style":"indent1stlinered","t":"‘ a man against his father,"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"a daughter against her mother,"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."}],"style":"indent1stlinered"},{"v":36,"t":"A man’s enemies [will be] the [members] of his own household.’","f":["Micah 7:6"],"lines":[{"style":"indentred1","t":"A man’s enemies [will be] the [members]"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"of his own household.’"}],"style":"indentred1"},{"v":37,"t":"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;","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":38,"t":"and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.","f":[]},{"v":39,"t":"Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.","f":[]},{"v":40,"t":"He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the [One who] sent Me.","f":[],"h":"The Reward of Service","style":"red"},{"v":41,"t":"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.","f":[]},{"v":42,"t":"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.”","f":[]}]}