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Jesus ^(C1)summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to ^(C2)heal every disease and every sickness.

^(C1)Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, ^(C2)Simon, who is called Peter, and his brother ^(C2)Andrew; and ^(F1)(C3)James the son of Zebedee, and his brother ^(F2)John;

^(C1)Philip and ^(F1)Bartholomew; ^(C2)Thomas and ^(C3)Matthew the tax collector; ^(F2)(C4)James the son of Alphaeus, and ^(C5)Thaddaeus;

Simon the ^(F1)Zealot, and ^(C1)Judas Iscariot, the one who also betrayed Him.

^(C1)These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them, saying, "Do not go on a road ^(F1)to Gentiles, and do not enter a city of ^(C2)Samaritans;

but rather go to ^(C1)the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

"And as you go, ^(F1)preach, saying, '^(C1)The kingdom of heaven has come near.'

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

"^(C1)Do not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts,

or a ^(F1)bag for your journey, or even two ^(F2)tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for ^(C1)the worker is deserving of his ^(F3)support.

"And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay ^(F1)at his house until you leave that city.

"As you enter the ^(F1)house, ^(C1)give it your ^(F2)greeting.

"If the house is worthy, see that your blessing of peace comes upon it. But if it is not worthy, ^(F1)take back your blessing of peace.

"And whoever does not receive you nor listen to your words, as you leave that house or city, ^(C1)shake the dust off your feet.

"Truly I say to you, ^(C1)it will be more tolerable for the land of ^(C2)Sodom and Gomorrah on ^(C3)the day of judgment, than for that city.

"^(C1)Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be as ^(C2)wary as serpents, and as ^(C3)innocent as doves.

"But be on guard against people, for they will hand you over to the ^(C1)courts and flog you ^(C2)in their synagogues;

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

"^(C1)But when they hand you over, ^(C2)do not worry about how or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given you in that hour.

"For ^(C1)it is not you who are speaking, but it is the Spirit of your Father who is speaking ^(F1)in you.

"Now ^(C1)brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and ^(C2)children will rise up against parents and ^(F1)cause them to be put to death.

"And ^(C1)you will be hated by all because of My name, but ^(C2)it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.

"But whenever they ^(C1)persecute you in ^(F1)one city, flee to the ^(F2)next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel ^(C2)until the Son of Man comes.

"^(C1)A ^(F1)disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master.

"It is enough for the disciple that he may become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. ^(C1)If they have called the head of the house ^(F1)(C2)Beelzebul, how much more will they insult the members of his household!

"So do not ^(C1)fear them, ^(C2)for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.

"^(C1)What I tell you in the darkness, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim ^(C2)on the housetops.

"And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather ^(C1)fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in ^(F1)(C2)hell.

"^(C1)Are two sparrows not sold for an ^(F1)assarion? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.

"But ^(C1)even the hairs of your head are all counted.

"So do not fear; ^(C1)you are more valuable than a great number of sparrows.

"Therefore, ^(C1)everyone who ^(F1)confesses Me before people, I will also confess ^(F2)him before My Father who is in heaven.

"But ^(C1)whoever denies Me before people, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven.

"^(C1)Do not think that I came to ^(F1)bring peace on the earth; I did not come to ^(F1)bring peace, but a sword.

"For I came to ^(C1)TURN A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW;

and ^(C1)A PERSON'S ENEMIES WILL BE THE MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD.

"^(C1)The one who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

"And ^(C1)the one who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.

"^(C1)The one who has found his ^(F1)life will lose it, and the one who has lost his ^(F1)life on My account will find it.

"^(C1)The one who ^(F1)receives you ^(F1)receives Me, and ^(C2)the one who ^(F1)receives Me ^(F1)receives Him who sent Me.

"^(C1)The one who ^(F1)receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and the one who ^(F1)receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person shall receive a righteous person's reward.

"And ^(C1)whoever gives one of these ^(F1)little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward."