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¹ And having called to him his twelve disciples, he gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out and to heal every disease and every malady.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, having commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into a city of the Samaritans enter not: 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 devils: freely ye have received, freely give.⁹ Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses: Nor scrip for your journey, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor yet a staff:¹⁰ for the workman is worthy of his maintenance.¹¹ And into whatsoever 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 an house, salute it. And if the house be worthy, your peace shall come upon it;¹³ but if it be not worthy, your peace shall return to you.¹⁴ And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words; when ye go out of that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.¹⁵ Verily I say unto 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 scourge you in their synagogues.¹⁸ And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the heathens.¹⁹ But when they deliver you, take no thought, how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be given you in that very hour what ye shall speak.²⁰ For it is not ye that speak, but the spirit of the Father who speaketh in you.²¹ But the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child; and children shall rise up against their parents, and kill them.²² And ye shall be hated of 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 to another; for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.²⁴ The disciple is not above his teacher, nor the servant above his lord.²⁵ It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord.²⁶ If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more them of his houshold? Therefore fear them not; for there is nothing covered, that shall not be discovered; nor hid, that shall not be known.²⁷ What I tell you in darkness, speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim on the house-tops.²⁸ And be not afraid of them who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather be afraid of him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.²⁹ Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall to the ground without your Father.³⁰ Yea, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.³¹ Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men,³² him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven.³³ But whosoever 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 am not come to send peace, but a sword.³⁵ For I am come to set a man at variance with his father, and the daughter with her mother, and the daughter-in-law with her mother-in-law.³⁶ And the foes of a man shall be they of his own houshold.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 after 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. He that entertaineth you, entertaineth me;⁴⁰ and he that entertaineth me, entertaineth him that sent me.⁴¹ He that entertaineth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward: and he that entertaineth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward.⁴² And whosoever 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 unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.