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Matthew 10

The Twelve Disciples; Instructions for Service

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Jesus  asummoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to  bheal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.

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 aNow the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first,  bSimon, who is called Peter, and  bAndrew his brother; and  1 cJames the son of Zebedee, and  2John his brother;

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 aPhilip and  1Bartholomew;  bThomas and  cMatthew the tax collector;  2 dJames the son of Alphaeus, and  eThaddaeus;

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Simon the  1Zealot, and  aJudas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Him.

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 aThese twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them: "Do not  1go  2in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the  bSamaritans;

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but rather go to  athe lost sheep of the house of Israel.

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"And as you go,  1preach, saying, ` aThe kingdom of heaven  2is at hand.'

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"Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.

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aDo not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts,

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or a  1bag for your journey, or even two  2coats, or sandals, or a staff; for  athe worker is worthy of his  3support.

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"And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay  1at his house until you leave that city.

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"As you enter the  1house,  agive it your  2greeting.

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"If the house is worthy,  1give it your blessing of peace. But if it is not worthy,  2take back your blessing of peace.

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"Whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you go out of that house or that city,  ashake the dust off your feet.

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"Truly I say to you,  ait will be more tolerable for the land of  bSodom and Gomorrah in  cthe day of judgment than for that city.

A Hard Road before Them

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aBehold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so  1be  bshrewd as serpents and  cinnocent as doves.

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"But beware of men, for they will hand you over to the  acourts and scourge you  bin their synagogues;

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and you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

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aBut when they hand you over,  bdo not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say.

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"For  ait is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

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aBrother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and  bchildren will rise up against parents and  1cause them to be put to death.

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aYou will be hated by all because of My name, but  bit is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.

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"But whenever they  apersecute you in  1one city, flee to  2the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel  buntil the Son of Man comes.

The Meaning of Discipleship

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aA  1disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master.

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"It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master.  aIf they have called the head of the house  1 bBeelzebul, how much more will they malign the members of his household!

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"Therefore do not  afear them,  bfor there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.

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aWhat I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim  bupon the housetops.

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"Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather  afear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in  1 bhell.

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aAre not two sparrows sold for a  1cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.

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"But  athe very hairs of your head are all numbered.

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"So do not fear;  ayou are more valuable than many sparrows.

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"Therefore  aeveryone who  1confesses Me before men, I will also confess  2him before My Father who is in heaven.

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"But  awhoever  1denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven.

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aDo not think that I came to  1bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

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"For I came to  aSET A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW;

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and  aA MAN'S ENEMIES WILL BE THE MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD.

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aHe who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

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"And  ahe who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.

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aHe who has found his  1life will lose it, and he who has lost his  1life for My sake will find it.

The Reward of Service

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aHe who receives you receives Me, and  bhe who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.

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aHe who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.

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"And  awhoever in the name of a disciple gives to one of these  1little ones even a cup of cold water to drink, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward."



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