1And 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.2Now 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;3Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;4Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.5These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying,
Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter you not:6But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.7And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.8Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons: freely you have received, freely give.9Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,10Nor bag for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet a staff: for the workman is worthy of his food.11And into whatsoever city or town you shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till you go from there.12And when you come into a house, greet it.13And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.14And whoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when you depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.15Verily 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.16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.17But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;18And you shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.19But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what you shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what you shall speak.20For it is not you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks through you.21And 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.22And you shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endures to the end shall be saved.23But when they persecute you in this city, flee into another: for verily I say unto you, You shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man comes.24The disciple is not above his teacher, nor the servant above his lord.25It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, 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?26Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.27What I tell you in darkness, that speak in light: and what you hear in the ear, that preach upon the housetops.28And fear not them who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.29Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.30But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.31Fear not therefore, you are of more value than many sparrows.32Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father who is in heaven.33But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.34Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.35For 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.36And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.37He that loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.38And he that takes not his cross, and follows after me, is not worthy of me.39He that finds his life shall lose it: and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it.40He that receives you receives me, and he that receives me receives him that sent me.41He that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.42And 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.