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¹ And when he had called to [him] his twelve disciples, he gave them power [against] unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness, and all manner of disease.² Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother;³ Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James [the son] of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus;⁴ Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

⁵ These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and enter ye not into [any] city of the Samaritans.⁶ But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.⁷ And as ye go, proclaim, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.⁸ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons: freely ye have received, freely give.⁹ Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses;¹⁰ Nor bag for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor a staff: for the workman is worthy of his food.¹¹ And into whatever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till ye go thence.¹² And when ye come into a house, salute it.¹³ And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.¹⁴ And whoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart from that house, or city, shake off the dust of your feet.¹⁵ Verily, I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah, in the day of judgment, than for that city.

¹⁶ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.¹⁷ But beware of men: for they will deliver you to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues.¹⁸ And ye will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.¹⁹ But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak, for it shall be given to you in that same hour what ye shall speak.²⁰ For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.²¹ And the brother will deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children will rise up against [their] parents, and cause them to be put to death.²² And ye will be hated by all [men] for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.²³ But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say to you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel till the Son of man shall have come.²⁴ The disciple is not above [his] teacher, nor the servant above his lord.²⁵ It is enough for the disciple that he should be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord: if they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more [will they call] them of his household?²⁶ Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.²⁷ What I tell you in darkness, [that] speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, [that] publish ye upon the house-tops.²⁸ And fear not them who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.²⁹ Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father.³⁰ But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.³¹ Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.³² Whoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven.³³ But whoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.³⁴ Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.³⁵ For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.³⁶ And a man's foes [will be] they of his own household.³⁷ He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me.³⁸ And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth me, is not worthy of me.³⁹ He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it.⁴⁰ He that receiveth you, receiveth me, and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.⁴¹ He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward.⁴² And whoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones, a cup of cold [water] only, in the name of a disciple, verily, I say to you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.