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71 lines
4.8 KiB
Markdown
Commissioning the Twelve
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# Chapter 10
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1. Summoning his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to drive them out and to heal every disease and sickness.
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2. These are the names of the twelve apostles: First, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
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3. Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
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4. Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
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5. Jesus sent out these twelve after giving them instructions: *"Don't take the road that leads to the Gentiles, and don't enter any Samaritan town.*
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6. *Instead, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.*
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7. *As you go, proclaim, 'The kingdom of heaven has come near.'*
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8. *Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you received, freely give.*
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9. *Don't acquire gold, silver, or copper for your money-belts.*
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10. *Don't take a traveling bag for the road, or an extra shirt, sandals, or a staff, for the worker is worthy of his food.*
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11. *When you enter any town or village, find out who is worthy, and stay there until you leave.*
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12. *Greet a household when you enter it,*
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13. *and if the household is worthy, let your peace be on it; but if it is unworthy, let your peace return to you.*
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14. *If anyone does not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that house or town.*
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15. *Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.*
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Persecutions Predicted
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16. *"Look, I'm sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as innocent as doves.*
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17. *Beware of them, because they will hand you over to local courts and flog you in their synagogues.*
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18. *You will even be brought before governors and kings because of me, to bear witness to them and to the Gentiles.*
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19. *But when they hand you over, don't worry about how or what you are to speak. For you will be given what to say at that hour,*
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20. *because it isn't you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father is speaking through you.*
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21. *"Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.*
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22. *You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.*
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23. *When they persecute you in one town, flee to another. For truly I tell you, you will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.*
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24. *A disciple is not above his teacher, or a slave above his master.*
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25. *It is enough for a disciple to become like his teacher and a slave like his master. If they called the head of the house 'Beelzebul,' how much more the members of his household!*
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Fear God
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26. *"Therefore, don't be afraid of them, since there is nothing covered that won't be uncovered and nothing hidden that won't be made known.*
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27. *What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light. What you hear in a whisper, proclaim on the housetops.*
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28. *Don't fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.*
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29. *Aren't two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father's consent.*
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30. *But even the hairs of your head have all been counted.*
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31. *So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.*
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Acknowledging Christ
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32. *"Therefore, everyone who will acknowledge me before others, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven.*
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33. *But whoever denies me before others, I will also deny him before my Father in heaven.*
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34. *Don't assume that I came to bring peace on the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.*
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35. *For I came to turn*
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*<b class="quote">a man against his father,***
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*<b class="quote">
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a daughter against her mother,***
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*<b class="quote">a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;***
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36. *<b class="quote">and a man's enemies will be***
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*<b class="quote">the members of his household.***
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37. *The one who loves a father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; the one who loves a son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.*
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38. *And whoever doesn't take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.*
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39. *Anyone who finds his life will lose it, and anyone who loses his life because of me will find it.*
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A Cup of Cold Water
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40. *"The one who welcomes you welcomes me, and the one who welcomes me welcomes him who sent me.*
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41. *Anyone who welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward. And anyone who welcomes a righteous person because he's righteous will receive a righteous person's reward.*
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42. *And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward."*
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