Matthew 10:1-15
Jesus Appoints the Twelve
10aAnd summoning His twelve disciples, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to bheal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.
2aNow the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, bSimon, who is called Peter, and cAndrew his brother; and dJames the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3aPhilip and 1Bartholomew; bThomas and cMatthew the tax collector; dJames the son of Alphaeus, and eThaddaeus; 4Simon the 1Zealot, and aJudas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Him.
The Twelve Disciples Sent Out
5aThese twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them, saying, “Do not 1go 2in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the bSamaritans; 6but rather go to athe lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7“And as you go, 1preach, saying, ‘aThe kingdom of heaven 2is at hand.’ 8“Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give. 9“aDo not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts, 10or a 1bag for your journey, or even two 2tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for athe worker is worthy of his 3support. 11“And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay there until you leave. 12“Now as you enter the 1house, agive it your 2greeting. 13“And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14“And whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you leave that house or that city, ashake the dust off your feet. 15“Truly I say to you, ait will be more tolerable for the land of bSodom and Gomorrah in cthe day of judgment than for that city.