¹ 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.

² 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;

³ Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, also called Thaddaeus;

⁴ Simon the Kananite^*, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.

⁵ 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.

⁶ But^◦ go ye rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

⁷ And^◦ as you go, preach, saying that the kingdom of the heavens is near.

⁸ Cure the·​·sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead^◦, cast·​·out demons; freely you have received, freely give.

⁹ Possess not^◦ gold, nor^◦ silver, nor^◦ bronze for^◦ your belts,

¹⁰ nor pack for a journey, nor two tunics, nor shoes, nor a staff; for the worker is worthy of his food.

¹¹ And^◦ into whatever city or village you enter, search^◦ out who in it is worthy, and·​·there remain until you go out.

¹² And^◦ when you come into the house, greet it.

¹³ 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.

¹⁴ 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.

¹⁵ 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.

¹⁶ Behold^◦, I send· you ·out as sheep in the midst of wolves; be ye therefore prudent as serpents, and simple^* as doves.

¹⁷ And^◦ beware of men; for they will deliver you up to councils, and will scourge you in their synagogues.

¹⁸ And you shall be led^◦ before governors and^◦ also kings on account of Me, for a witness to them and to the nations.

¹⁹ 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.

²⁰ For^◦ you are not they who speak, but the Spirit of your Father is what speaks in you.

²¹ And^◦ brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child; and children shall rise up against parents, and put· them ·to·​·death.

²² And you shall be hated by all on account of My name; but^◦ he who endures to the end, he shall be saved.

²³ 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.

²⁴ The disciple is not above the teacher, nor the servant above his lord.

²⁵ 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?

²⁶ Fear them not therefore; for there is nothing covered, that shall not be uncovered, and secret, that shall not be known.

²⁷ 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.

²⁸ 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^*.

²⁹ Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion^*? And not one of them shall fall upon the earth without your Father.

³⁰ And^◦ of you, even the hairs of the head are all numbered.

³¹ Fear not^◦ therefore; you are·​·of· more ·value than many sparrows.

³² Whoever therefore shall profess Me before men, I also will profess him before My Father who is in the heavens.

³³ But^◦ whoever shall deny Me before men, I also will deny him before My Father who is in the heavens.

³⁴ Suppose not that I am come to cast peace upon earth; I am not come to cast peace, but a sword.

³⁵ 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.^*

³⁶ And the man’s enemies shall be they of his own house.

³⁷ 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.

³⁸ And whoever does not take his cross, and follow after Me, is not worthy of Me.

³⁹ He who finds his soul shall lose it, and he who loses his soul for My sake shall find it.

⁴⁰ He who receives^◦ you, receives^◦ Me, and he who receives^◦ Me, receives^◦ Him who sent^◦ Me.

⁴¹ 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.

⁴² 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.