Mat 10 | ISV | STEP | Jesus Appoints Twelve Apostles Then Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and every illness.

Matthew 10

1 Jesus Appoints Twelve Apostles Mark 3:13-19; Luke 6:12-16

Then Jesus ^{▼▼Lit. he} called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and every illness.Mark 3:13-14; 6:7; Luke 6:13; 9:1 2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John;John 1:42 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; ^{▼▼Other mss. read Lebbaeus called Thaddaeus} 4 Simon the Cananaean ^{▼▼Cananaean is Aram. for Zealot.} and Judas Iscariot, who later ^{▼▼Lit. also} betrayed Jesus. ^{▼▼Lit. him}Luke 6:15; John 13:26; Acts 1:13

5 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Mark 6:7-13; Luke 9:1-6These were the twelve whom Jesus sent out, charging them with the words, “Don't turn off into the road that leads to the Gentiles, and don't enter a town of the Samaritans.2Kings 17:24; Matt 4:15; John 4:9, 20 6 Go, instead, to the lost sheep of the nation ^{▼▼Lit. house} of Israel.Isa 53:6; Jer 50:6, 17; Ezek 34:5-6, 16; Matt 15:24; Acts 13:46; 1Pet 2:25 7 As you go, proclaim, ‘The kingdom of heaven is near!’Matt 3:2; 4:17; Luke 9:2; 10:9 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons. Without payment you have received; without payment you are to give.Acts 8:18, 20 9 Don't take any gold, silver, or copper in your moneybags,1Sam 9:7; Mark 6:8; Luke 9:3; 10:4; 22:35 10 or a traveling bag for the trip, or an extra shirt, ^{▼▼Lit. two shirts} or sandals, or a walking stick. For a worker deserves his food.Luke 10:7; 1Cor 9:7; 1Tim 5:18

11 “Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you leave.Luke 10:8 12 As you enter the house, greet it. 13 If the house is receptive, ^{▼▼Lit. worthy} let your blessing of peace come on it. But if it isn't receptive, ^{▼▼Lit. worthy} let your blessing of peace return to you.Ps 35:13; Luke 10:5 14 If no one welcomes you or listens to your words, as you leave that house or town, shake its dust off your feet.Neh 5:13; Mark 6:11; Luke 9:5; 10:10-11; Acts 13:51; 18:6 15 Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town!”Matt 11:22, 24

Coming Persecutions Mark 13:9-13; Luke 21:12-17

16 “See, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as cunning as serpents and as innocent as doves.Luke 10:3; Rom 16:19; 1Cor 14:20; Eph 5:15; Phil 2:15 17 Watch out for people, for they will hand you over to the local councils and whip you in their synagogues.Matt 24:9; Mark 13:9; Luke 12:11; 21:12; Acts 5:40 18 Because of me you will be brought before governors and kings to testify to them and the Gentiles.Acts 12:1; 24:10; 2Tim 4:16 19 When they hand you over, don't worry about how you are to speak ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks you are to speak} or what you are to say, for in that hour what you are to say will be given to you.Exod 4:12; Jer 1:7; Mark 13:11-13; Luke 12:11; 21:14-15 20 For it won't be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through ^{▼▼Or in} you.2Sam 23:2; Acts 4:8; 6:10; 2Tim 4:17

21 “Brother will hand brother over to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against parents and have them put to death.Mic 7:6; Matt 10:35-36; Luke 21:16 22 You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the person who endures to the end will be saved.Dan 12:12-13; Matt 24:13; Mark 13:13; Luke 21:17 23 So when they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. For truly I tell you, you certainly will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.Matt 2:13; 4:12; 12:15; 16:28; Acts 8:1; 9:25; 14:6

24 “A disciple is not above his teacher, and a slave is not above his master.Luke 6:40; John 13:16; 15:20 25 It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher and a slave to be like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they do the same to ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks will they do the same to} those of his household!”Matt 12:24; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15; John 8:48, 52

Fear God Luke 12:2-7

26 “So never be afraid of them. For there is nothing covered that will not be exposed, and nothing secret that will not be made known.Mark 4:22; Luke 8:17; 12:2-3 27 What I tell you in darkness you must speak in the daylight, and what is whispered ^{▼▼Lit. what you hear} in your ear you must shout from the housetops. 28 Stop being ^{▼▼Or Don't be} afraid of those who kill the body but can't kill the soul. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy both body and soul in hell. ^{▼▼Gehenna; a Gk. transliteration of the Heb. for Valley of Hinnom}Isa 8:12-13; Luke 12:4; 1Pet 3:14

29 “Two sparrows are sold for a penny, aren't they? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's permission. ^{▼▼Lit. apart from your Father} 30 Indeed, even the hairs on your head have all been counted!1Sam 14:45; 2Sam 14:11; Luke 21:18; Acts 27:34 31 So stop being ^{▼▼Or don't be} afraid. You are worth more than a bunch of sparrows.”

Acknowledging Christ Luke 12:8-9

32 “Therefore, everyone who acknowledges me before people I, too, will acknowledge before my Father in heaven.Luke 12:8; Rom 10:9-10; Rev 3:5 33 But whoever denies me before people I, too, will deny before my Father in heaven.”Mark 8:38; Luke 9:26; 2Tim 2:12

Not Peace, but a Sword Luke 12:51-53; 14:26-27

34 “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword! ^{▼▼I.e. conflict}Luke 12:49, 51-53 35 For I came to turnMic 7:6

‘a man against his father,

a daughter against her mother,

and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

36 A person's enemies will be members of his own family.’ ^{▼▼Mic 7:6}Ps 41:9; 55:13; Mic 7:6; John 13:18

37 “The one who loves his father or mother more than me isn't worthy of me, and the one who loves a son or daughter more than me isn't worthy of me.Luke 14:26 38 The one who doesn't take up his cross and follow me isn't worthy of me.Matt 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23; 14:27 39 The one who finds his life will lose it, and the one who loses his life because of me will find it.”Matt 16:25; Luke 17:33; John 12:25

Rewards Mark 9:41

40 “The one who receives you receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me.Matt 18:5; Luke 9:48; 10:16; John 12:44; 13:20; Gal 4:14 41 The one who receives a prophet as ^{▼▼Lit. in the name of} a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and the one who receives a righteous person as ^{▼▼Lit. in the name of} a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward.1Kings 17:10; 18:4; 2Kings 4:8 42 Truly I tell you, whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is ^{▼▼Lit. in the name of} a disciple will never lose his reward.”Matt 8:5-6; 25:40; Mark 9:41; Heb 6:10