1   And ^note having called to him his twelve disciples, he gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out and to heal every disease and every malady. ^note 2   Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; the first, Simon ^note who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son17Q0018 of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3   Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the publican; James the son17Q0019 of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, ^note whose surname was Thaddeus; 4   Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, ^note who also betrayed him.

5   These twelve Jesus sent forth, ^note having commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into a city of the Samaritans enter not: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 6    7   And as ye go,

proclaim, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 8   Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: ^note freely ye have received, ^note freely give. 9   Provide neither ^note gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses: ^{note note} Nor ^note scrip for your journey, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor yet a staff: 10   for the workman is worthy of his maintenance. 11   And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy, ^note and there abide till ye go thence. 12   And when ye come into an house, salute it. ^note And if the house be worthy, ^note your peace shall come upon it; 13   but if it be not worthy, your peace shall return to you. 14   And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words; when ye go out of that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet. ^note 15   Verily I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.

^note 16   Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 17   But beware of men; for they will deliver you to the councils, and scourge you in their synagogues. ^note 18   And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the heathens. 19   But when they deliver you,17Q0020 take no thought, ^note how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be given you in that very hour what ye shall speak. 20   For it is not ye that speak, but the spirit of the Father who speaketh in you. 21   But the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child; and children shall rise up against their parents, and kill them. 22   And ye shall be hated of all men ^note for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, shall be saved. 23   But when they persecute you in this city, flee to another; for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, ^note till the Son of man be come. 24   The disciple is not above his teacher, nor the servant above his lord. ^note 25   It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. 26   If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more ^note them of his houshold? ^noteTherefore ^note fear them not; for there is nothing covered, that shall not be discovered; nor hid, that shall not be known. 27   What I tell you in darkness, speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim on the house-tops. ^note 28   And be not afraid of ^note them who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather be afraid of him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 29   Are not two sparrows sold

for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall to the ground without your Father. 30   Yea, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. ^{note note} 31   Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, 32   him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven. 33   But whosoever shall deny me before men, ^note him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven. ^note 34   Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I am not come to send peace, but a sword. ^note 35   For I am come to set a man at variance with his father, and the daughter with her mother, and the daughter-in-law with her mother-in-law. ^note 36   And the foes of a man ^note shall be they of his own houshold. 37   He that loveth father or mother more than me, ^note is not worthy of me, and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me; ^note 38   And he that taketh not his cross ^note and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. 39   He that findeth his life, shall lose it; ^note and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it. ^noteHe that entertaineth you, entertaineth me; 40   and he that entertaineth me, entertaineth him that sent me. 41   He that entertaineth a prophet ^note in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward: and he that entertaineth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42    ^noteAnd whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones ^note 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.

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