Matthew 10:1-15

The Twelve Apostles

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; 3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and fMatthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
Some manuscripts Lebbaeus, or Lebbaeus called Thaddaeus
4Simon 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. 7And 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, 10no 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.
11And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart. 12As you enter the house, ugreet it. 13And if the house is vworthy, let wyour peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let xyour peace return to you. 14And 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. 15Truly, 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.

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