Matthew, 10

1. And when he had called unto [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.

1. Then he called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority over the unclean spirits to drive them out and to heal every disease and sickness.

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;

2. These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew;

3. Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;

3. James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew, the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

4. Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

4. Simon, the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, the man who would betray him.

5. These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into [any] city of the Samaritans enter ye not:

5. Jesus sent these twelve on mission with the instruction: "Do not visit pagan territory and do not enter a Samaritan town.

6. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

6. Go instead to the lost sheep of the people of Israel.

7. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

7. Go and proclaim this message: The kingdom of heaven is near.

8. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

8. Heal the sick, bring the dead back to life, cleanse the lepers, and drive out demons. You received this as a gift, so give it as a gift.

9. Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,

9. Do not carry any gold, silver or copper in your purses.

10. Nor scrip for [your] journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.

10. Do not carry a traveler's bag, or an extra shirt, or sandals, or walking-stick: workers deserve their living.

11. And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.

11. When you come to a town or a village, look for a worthy person and stay there until you leave.

12. And when ye come into an house, salute it.

12. As you enter the house, wish it peace.

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.

13. If the people in the house deserve it, your peace will be on them; if they do not deserve it, your blessing will come back to you.

14. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

14. And if you are not welcomed and your words are not listened to, leave that house or that town and shake the dust off your feet.

15. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

15. I assure you, it will go easier for the people of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than it will for the people of that town.

16. Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

16. Look, I send you out like sheep among wolves. You must be clever as snakes and innocent as doves.

17. But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;

17. Be on your guard with respect to people, for they will hand you over to their courts and they will flog you in their synagogues.

18. And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

18. You will be brought to trial before rulers and kings because of me, and so you may witness to them and the pagans.

19. But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.

19. But when you are arrested, do not worry about what you are to say and how you are to say it; when the hour comes, you will be given what you are to say.

20. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

20. For it is not you who will speak; but it will be the Spirit of your Father in you.

21. And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against [their] parents, and cause them to be put to death.

21. Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child; children will turn against parents and have them put to death.

22. And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

22. Everyone will hate you because of me, but whoever stands firm to the end will be saved.

23. But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

23. When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. For sure, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

24. The disciple is not above [his] master, nor the servant above his lord.

24. A student is not above his teacher, or a slave above his master.

25. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more [shall they call] them of his household?

25. A student should be glad to become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If the head of the family has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of the family! So, do not be afraid of them.

26. Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

26. There is nothing covered that will not be uncovered, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

27. What I tell you in darkness, [that] speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, [that] preach ye upon the housetops.

27. What I am telling you in the dark, you must speak in the light. What you hear in private, proclaim from the housetops.

28. And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

28. Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but have no power to kill the soul. Rather be afraid of him who can destroy both body and soul in hell.

29. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

29. For only a few cents you can buy two sparrows, yet not one sparrow falls to the ground without your Father's consent.

30. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

30. As for you, every hair of your head has been counted.

31. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

31. So do not be afraid: you are worth much more than many sparrows.

32. Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

32. Whoever acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge before my Father in heaven.

33. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

33. Whoever rejects me before others I will reject before my Father in heaven.

34. Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

34. Do not think that I have come to establish peace on earth. I have not come to bring 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.

35. For I have come to set a man against his father and daughter against her mother; a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

36. And a man's foes [shall be] they of his own household.

36. Each one will have as enemies those of one's own family.

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.

37. Whoever 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 he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

38. And whoever does not take up his cross and come 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.

39. One who wants to benefit from his life will lose it; one who loses his life for my sake will find it.

40. He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

40. Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes him who 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.

41. The one who welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive the reward of a prophet; the one who welcomes a just man because he is a just man will receive the reward of a just man.

42. And whosoever shall give to drink unto 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.

42. And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones, because he is a disciple of mine, I assure you, he will not go unrewarded."