Godbey - Matthew - 10

10:1  And calling His twelve disciples, He gave them power over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and heal every disease, and every malady.

10:2  And these are the names of the apostles: 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 Alpheus, and Lebbeus called Thaddeus;

10:4  Simon the Zealot; and Judas Iscariot, the one also having betrayed Him.

10:5  And Jesus sent out the twelve, commanding them, Go not in the way of the Gentiles, and enter not into a city of the Samaritans.

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

10:7  And going, preach, saying, That the kingdom of the heavens is at hand.

10:8  Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons: freely you did receive, freely give.

10:9  Take not gold, nor silver, nor copper in your girdles;

10:10  nor valise for your journey, neither two coats, nor sandals, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.

10:11  And into whatsoever city or village you may enter, investigate who in it is worthy; and there abide until you may go hence.

10:12  And going into a house, salute it.

10:13  And if the house may be worthy, let your peace come on it: but if it may be unworthy, let your peace return unto you.

10:14  And whosoever may not receive you, nor hear your words, going out from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.

10:15  Truly I say unto you, It will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.

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

10:17  Beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the sanhedrins, and will beat you in their synagogues;

10:18  and they will lead you before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony unto them and the Gentiles.

10:19  And when they may deliver you, be not solicitous how or what you may speak: for it will be given unto you in that hour what you may say.

10:20  For you are not those speaking, but the Spirit of your Father is speaking in you.

10:21  And brother will deliver brother unto death, and the father the child: and children will rise up against parents, and put them to death.

10:22  And you will be hated by all on account of my name: but he that persevereth unto the end, the same shall be saved.

10:23  And when they may persecute you in this city, fly to another: for truly I say unto you, You may not complete the cities of Israel, until the Son of man may come.

10:24  The disciple is not above his teacher, nor the servant above his lord.

10:25  It is sufficient for the disciple that he may be as his teacher, and the servant, as his lord: if they call the landlord Beelzebul, how much more the inmates of his house?

10:26  Therefore fear them not; for there is nothing hidden, that shall not be revealed; nothing secret, that shall not be known.

10:27  What I say unto you in the darkness, speak ye in the light: and whatsoever you hear in the ear, proclaim upon the housetops.

10:28  Be not afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but fear ye, rather him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

10:29  Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? and one of them will not fall to the ground without your Father.

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

10:31  Then fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.

10:32  Therefore every one who shall confess me before the people, I will also confess him before my Father, who is in the heavens.

10:33  But whosoever may deny me before the people, I will also deny him before my Father who is in the heavens.

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

10:35  For I came to divide a man against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law:

10:36  and the enemies of a man will be the inmates of his own house.

10:37  He that loveth father and 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  Whosoever does not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.

10:39  The one having found his soul shall lose it; and the one losing his soul for my sake shall find it.

10:40  The one receiving you will receive me, and the one receiving me will receive Him that sent me.

10:41  The one receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive the reward of a prophet; and the one receiving a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive the reward of a righteous man.

10:42  And whosoever may give one of these little ones only a cup of cold water, in the name of a disciple, truly I say unto you, He can not lose his reward.