KJ3 Literal Translation
Matthew 10
1 Christ sends his twelve apostles, enabling them with power to do miracles, 5 gives them their charge, teaches them, 16 comforts them against persecutions: 40 and promises a blessing to those that receive them.
1And having called His twelve disciples, He gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every infirmity of body.
2And the names of the twelve apostles are these: First, Simon who is called Peter and his brother Andrew, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John,
3Philip, and Bartholomew, Thomas, and Matthew the tax-collector, James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbaeus, whose last name was Thaddaeus,
4Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, the one also giving Him over.
5Jesus sent these twelve out, charging them, saying: Do not go into the way of the nations, and do not go into a Samaritan city.
6But rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7And going on, proclaim, saying, The kingdom of Heaven has drawn near.
8Heal feeble ones, cleanse lepers, raise dead ones, cast out demons. You freely received, freely give.
9Do not acquire gold, nor silver, nor copper in your belts,
10nor provision bag for the road, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staves. For the worker is worthy of his food.
11And into whatever city or village you enter, search out who in it is worthy; and remain there until you go out.
12But entering into the house, greet it;
13and if the house truly is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
14And whoever will not receive you, nor will hear your words, having gone out of that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.
15Truly I say to you, It will be more bearable to the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.
16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore, be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
17But beware of men. For they will give you over to councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues.
18And also you will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.
19But when they give you over, do not be anxious how or what you should say, for it is given to you in that hour what you should say.
20For you are not the ones speaking, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
21But brother will give over brother to death, and the father his child. And children will rise up against parents and will put them to death.
22And you will be hated by all on account of My name, but the one enduring to the end shall be kept safe.
23But when they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For truly I say to you, not will you have finished the cities of Israel, not until the Son of Man comes.
24A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above his lord.
25It is enough for the disciple to become as his teacher, and the slave as his lord. If they called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more they of his household?
26Therefore, you should not fear them, for nothing is covered which will not be uncovered; and hidden, which will not be made known.
27What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light. And what you hear in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.
28And you should not fear the ones killing the body, but not being able to kill the soul. But rather fear Him, the One being able to destroy both soul and body in Hell.
29Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion? Yet not one of them shall fall to the ground without your Father.
30But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
31Therefore do not fear; you are better than many sparrows.
32Therefore everyone who shall confess Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father, the One in Heaven.
33But whoever denies Me before men, I also will deny him before My Father, the One in Heaven.
34Do not think that I came to send peace on earth. I did not come to send peace, but a sword.
35I came to divide a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a bride against her motherin-law.
36“Ones hostile to the man shall be those of the house of him.” Mic. 7:6
37The one loving father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And the one loving son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
38And who does not take up his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.
39The one finding his life shall lose it. And the one losing his life on account of Me shall find it.
40The one receiving you receives Me, and the one receiving Me receives Him, the One sending Me.
41The one receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and the one receiving a just one in the name of a just one will receive a just one’s reward.
42And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to drink to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will not lose his reward, not ever!
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