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And calling··for His twelve disciples, He gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to cast· them ·out, and to cure every disease and every malady.
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And◦ the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called▵ Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
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Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, also called Thaddaeus;
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Simon the Kananite*, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
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These◦ twelve Jesus sent··out, charging them, saying, Into the way of the nations go▵ ye not, and into a city of the Samaritans enter ye not.
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But◦ go ye rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
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And◦ as you go, preach, saying that the kingdom of the heavens is near.
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Cure the··sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead◦, cast··out demons; freely you have received, freely give.
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Possess not◦ gold, nor◦ silver, nor◦ bronze for◦ your belts,
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nor pack for a journey, nor two tunics, nor shoes, nor a staff; for the worker is worthy of his food.
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And◦ into whatever city or village you enter, search◦ out who in it is worthy, and··there remain until you go out.
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And◦ when you come into the house, greet it.
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And if indeed the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it; but◦ if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
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And if· anyone◦ shall ·not receive◦ you, nor◦ hear your words, when you go··out▵ of that▵ house or city, shake··off the dust of your feet.
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Amen I say to··you, it shall be more··tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that▵ city.
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Behold◦, I send· you ·out as sheep in the midst of wolves; be ye therefore prudent as serpents, and simple* as doves.
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And◦ beware of men; for they will deliver you up to councils, and will scourge you in their synagogues.
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And you shall be led◦ before governors and◦ also kings on account of Me, for a witness to them and to the nations.
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But◦ when they shall deliver· you ·up, be· not◦ ·anxious about how or what◦ you shall speak, for◦ it shall be given to you in that▵ hour what◦ you shall speak.
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For◦ you are not they who speak, but the Spirit of your Father is what speaks in you.
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And◦ brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child; and children shall rise up against parents, and put· them ·to··death.
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And you shall be hated by all on account of My name; but◦ he who endures to the end, he shall be saved.
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And◦ when they persecute you in this city, flee into the other; for◦ amen I say to you, You shall not▵ have finished the cities* of Israel until the Son of Man has come.
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The disciple is not above the teacher, nor the servant above his lord.
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It is sufficient for the disciple that◦ he become as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the householder Beelzebub, how··much more◦ them of his household?
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Fear them not therefore; for there is nothing covered, that shall not be uncovered, and secret, that shall not be known.
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What I say to you in the darkness, say ye in the light; and what you hear in◦ the ear, preach ye upon the housetops.
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And be not◦ afraid of those 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 gehenna*.
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Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion*? And not one of them shall fall upon the earth without your Father.
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And◦ of you, even the hairs of the head are all numbered.
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Fear not◦ therefore; you are··of· more ·value than many sparrows.
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Whoever therefore shall profess Me before men, I also will profess him before My Father who is in the heavens.
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But◦ whoever shall deny Me before men, I also will deny him before My Father who is in the heavens.
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Suppose not that I am come to cast peace upon earth; I am not come to cast peace, but a sword.
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For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law* against her mother-in-law.*
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And the man’s enemies shall be they of his own house.
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He who loves father or mother above Me is not worthy of Me, and he who loves son or daughter above Me is not worthy of Me.
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And whoever does not take his cross, and follow after Me, is not worthy of Me.
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He who finds his soul shall lose it, and he who loses his soul for My sake shall find it.
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He who receives◦ you, receives◦ Me, and he who receives◦ Me, receives◦ Him who sent◦ Me.
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He who accepts a prophet in◦ the name of a prophet, shall receive the reward of a prophet; and he who accepts someone just in◦ the name of someone just, shall receive the reward of someone just.
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And whoever shall give· a cup of cold water to one of these little··ones ·to··drink in◦ the name of a disciple, amen I say to you, he shall not▵ lose his reward.
