Matthew 10

About Matthew Matthew presents Jesus as the promised Messiah and King, with his teaching, miracles, death and resurrection.

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.SelectedMatthew 10:1Ask

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;SelectedMatthew 10:2Ask

Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;SelectedMatthew 10:3Ask

Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.SelectedMatthew 10:4Ask

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:SelectedMatthew 10:5Ask

But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.SelectedMatthew 10:6Ask

And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.SelectedMatthew 10:7Ask

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.SelectedMatthew 10:8Ask

Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,SelectedMatthew 10:9Ask

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

And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.SelectedMatthew 10:11Ask

And when ye come into an house, salute it.SelectedMatthew 10:12Ask

And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.SelectedMatthew 10:13Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 10:14Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 10:15Ask

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.SelectedMatthew 10:16Ask

But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;SelectedMatthew 10:17Ask

And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.SelectedMatthew 10:18Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 10:19Ask

For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.SelectedMatthew 10:20Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 10:21Ask

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.SelectedMatthew 10:22Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 10:23Ask

The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.SelectedMatthew 10:24Ask

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?SelectedMatthew 10:25Ask

Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.SelectedMatthew 10:26Ask

What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.SelectedMatthew 10:27Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 10:28Ask

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.SelectedMatthew 10:29Ask

But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.SelectedMatthew 10:30Ask

Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.SelectedMatthew 10:31Ask

Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.SelectedMatthew 10:32Ask

But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.SelectedMatthew 10:33Ask

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.SelectedMatthew 10:34Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 10:35Ask

And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.SelectedMatthew 10:36Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 10:37Ask

And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.SelectedMatthew 10:38Ask

He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.SelectedMatthew 10:39Ask

He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.SelectedMatthew 10:40Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 10:41Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 10:42Ask

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