Matthew 10:1-42 CSB

[1] Summoning his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to drive them out and to heal every disease and sickness. [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; [3] Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; [4] Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. [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. [6] Instead, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. [7] As you go, proclaim, 'The kingdom of heaven has come near.' [8] Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you received, freely give. [9] Don't acquire gold, silver, or copper for your money-belts. [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. [11] When you enter any town or village, find out who is worthy, and stay there until you leave. [12] Greet a household when you enter it, [13] and if the household is worthy, let your peace be on it; but if it is unworthy, let your peace return to you. [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. [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. [16] "Look, I'm sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as innocent as doves. [17] Beware of them, because they will hand you over to local courts and flog you in their synagogues. [18] You will even be brought before governors and kings because of me, to bear witness to them and to the Gentiles. [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, [20] because it isn't you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father is speaking through you. [21] "Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise up against parents and have them put to death. [22] You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. [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. [24] A disciple is not above his teacher, or a slave above his master. [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! [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. [27] What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light. What you hear in a whisper, proclaim on the housetops. [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. [29] Aren't two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father's consent. [30] But even the hairs of your head have all been counted. [31] So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. [32] "Therefore, everyone who will acknowledge me before others, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. [33] But whoever denies me before others, I will also deny him before my Father in heaven. [34] Don't assume that I came to bring peace on the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. [35] For I came to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; [36] and a man's enemies will be the members of his household. [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. [38] And whoever doesn't take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. [39] Anyone who finds his life will lose it, and anyone who loses his life because of me will find it. [40] "The one who welcomes you welcomes me, and the one who welcomes me welcomes him who sent me. [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. [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."