Mat 10, Mar 16 | ESV | STEP | And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits , to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction .

1 ^aAnd he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. 2 ^bThe names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, ^cwho is called Peter, and ^dAndrew his brother; ^eJames the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and ^fMatthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; ^{▼▼Some manuscripts Lebbaeus, or Lebbaeus called Thaddaeus} 4 Simon the Zealot, ^{▼▼Greek kananaios, meaning zealot} and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

5 ⁱThese twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of ^jthe Samaritans, 6 ^kbut go rather to ^lthe lost sheep of ^mthe house of Israel. 7 And proclaim as you go, saying, ⁿ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ 8 ^oHeal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, ^{▼▼Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13} cast out demons. ^qYou received without paying; give without pay. 9 ^rAcquire no gold or silver or copper for your belts, 10 no bag for your journey, or two tunics ^{▼▼Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin} or sandals or a staff, for ^tthe laborer deserves his food. 11 And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart. 12 As you enter the house, ^ugreet it. 13 And if the house is ^vworthy, let ^wyour peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let ^xyour peace return to you. 14 And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, ^yshake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. 15 Truly, I say to you, ^zit will be more bearable on the day of judgment for ^aathe land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

Persecution Will Come

16 ^ab“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be ^acwise as serpents and ^adinnocent as doves. 17 Beware of men, for ^aethey will deliver you over to courts and flog you ^afin their synagogues, 18 ^agand you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, ^ahto bear witness before them and the Gentiles. 19 ^aiWhen ^ajthey deliver you over, ^akdo not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for ^alwhat you are to say will be given to you in that hour. 20 ^amFor it is not you who speak, but ^anthe Spirit of your Father speaking through you. 21 ^aoBrother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death, 22 ^apand you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. ^aqBut the one who endures to the end will be saved. 23 When they ^arpersecute you in one town, ^asflee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel ^atbefore the Son of Man comes.

24 ^au“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant ^{▼▼Greek bondservant; also verse 25} above his master. 25 It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. ^awIf they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign ^{▼▼Greek lacks will they malign} those of his household.

Have No Fear

26 “So have no fear of them, ^ayfor nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 27 What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on ^azthe housetops. 28 And ^bado not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him ^bbwho can destroy both soul and body in hell. ^{▼▼Greek Gehenna} 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? ^{▼▼Greek assarion, Roman copper coin (Latin quadrans) worth about 1/16 of a denarius (which was a day’s wage for a laborer)} And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30 But ^beeven the hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Fear not, therefore; ^bfyou are of more value than many sparrows. 32 ^bgSo everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, 33 but ^bhwhoever denies me before men, ^biI also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.

Not Peace, but a Sword

34 ^bj“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. ^bkI have not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 ^blFor I have come ^bmto set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 ^bnAnd a person’s enemies will be those of his own household. 37 ^boWhoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And ^bpwhoever does not take his cross and ^bqfollow me is not worthy of me. 39 ^brWhoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Rewards

40 ^bs“Whoever receives you receives me, and ^btwhoever receives me receives him who sent me. 41 ^buThe one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and the one who receives a righteous person because he is a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. 42 And ^bvwhoever gives one of ^bwthese little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.”

Mark 16

The Resurrection

1 ^bx, ^byWhen the Sabbath was past, ^bzMary Magdalene, ^caMary the mother of James, and ^cbSalome ^ccbought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. 3 And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away ^cdthe stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” 4 And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back— ^ceit was very large. 5 And ^cfentering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, ^cgdressed in ^cha white robe, and ^cithey were alarmed. 6 And he said to them, ^cj“Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him. 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter that ^ckhe is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, ^cljust as he told you.” 8 And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.

[Some of the earliest manuscripts do not include 16:9–20.] ^{▼▼Some manuscripts end the book with 16:8; others include verses 9–20 immediately after verse 8. At least one manuscript inserts additional material after verse 14; some manuscripts include after verse 8 the following: But they reported briefly to Peter and those with him all that they had been told. And after this, Jesus himself sent out by means of them, from east to west, the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation. These manuscripts then continue with verses 9–20}

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

9 [[Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, ^cnhe appeared first to ^coMary Magdalene, ^cpfrom whom he had cast out seven demons. 10 ^cqShe went and told those who had been with him, ^cras they ^csmourned and wept. 11 But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they ^ctwould not believe it.

Jesus Appears to Two Disciples

12 ^cuAfter these things ^cvhe appeared in ^cwanother form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. 13 ^cxAnd they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them.

The Great Commission

14 Afterward ^cyhe appeared ^czto the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their ^daunbelief and ^dbhardness of heart, because ^dcthey had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. 15 And he said to them, ^dd“Go into all the world and ^deproclaim the gospel to ^dfthe whole creation. 16 ^dgWhoever believes and is ^dhbaptized ^diwill be saved, but ^djwhoever ^dkdoes not believe will be condemned. 17 And ^dlthese signs will accompany those who believe: ^dmin my name they will cast out demons; ^dnthey will speak in new tongues; 18 ^dothey will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; ^dpthey will lay their hands ^dqon the sick, and they will recover.”

19 So then the Lord Jesus, ^drafter he had spoken to them, ^dswas taken up into heaven and ^dtsat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while ^duthe Lord worked with them and confirmed ^dvthe message ^dwby accompanying signs.]]