2.
The selection and sending out of the workers
10:1-5a
Matt. 10
:1
10:1
aAnd He called His
1twelve disciples to
Him and gave them
2authority over unclean spirits, so that they would cast them out and
bheal every disease and every sickness.
Matt. 10
:2
10:2
aAnd the names of the twelve
1apostles are these: first,
bSimon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; and
cJames the
son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
Matt. 10
:3
10:3
aPhilip and Bartholomew;
bThomas and
1cMatthew the
2tax collector; James the
son of Alphaeus, and
3Thaddaeus;
Matt. 10
:4
10:4
Simon the
1Cananaean, and Judas
2aIscariot, who also
3betrayed Him.
3.
The way to spread the gospel of the kingdom to the house of Israel
10:5b-15
Matt. 10
:5
10:5
These twelve Jesus
asent forth, charging them, saying, Do not go into the way of the
1bGentiles, and do not enter into any city of the
cSamaritans.
Matt. 10
:6
10:6
But go rather to the lost
asheep of the house of
bIsrael.
Matt. 10
:7
10:7
And as you go, proclaim, saying, The
akingdom of the heavens has
1drawn near.
Matt. 10
:8
10:8
aHeal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons.
bFreely you have received; freely give.
Matt. 10
:9
10:9
aDo 1not acquire for yourselves gold nor silver nor copper for your belts;
Matt. 10
:10
10:10
No bag for the journey nor two tunics nor sandals nor a staff; for the
aworker is worthy of his food.
Matt. 10
:11
10:11
And into whatever city or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy; and there remain until you depart.
Matt. 10
:12
10:12
And as you enter into the house, greet it.
Matt. 10
:13
10:13
And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
Matt. 10
:14
10:14
And whoever does not receive you nor hear your words, as you go out of that house or city,
ashake off the dust from your feet.
Matt. 10
:15
10:15
Truly I say to you, It will be
1more tolerable for the land of
aSodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.
4.
Persecution and the way to meet it
10:16-33
Matt. 10
:16
10:16
Behold, I send you forth as
asheep in the midst of
bwolves. Be therefore
1prudent as
cserpents and guileless as
ddoves.
Matt. 10
:17
10:17
And abeware of men, for they will
1deliver you up to
2bsanhedrins, and in their synagogues they will
cscourge you.
Matt. 10
:18
10:18
And you will also be brought before
1governors and
akings for My sake, for a
btestimony to them and to the Gentiles.
Matt. 10
:19
10:19
aBut when they deliver you up, do not be
banxious about how or what you should speak, for it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak;
Matt. 10
:20
10:20
For you are not the ones speaking, but the
1aSpirit of your Father is the One speaking in you.
Matt. 10
:21
10:21
And 1brother will deliver up brother to death, and father
his child; and
achildren will rise up against
their parents and put them to death.
Matt. 10
:22
10:22
And you will be
ahated by all because of My name. But he who has
bendured to the end, this one shall be
1saved.
Matt. 10
:23
10:23
And when they persecute you in this
acity,
bflee into another. For truly I say to you, You shall by no means
1finish the cities of Israel until the
cSon of Man comes.
Matt. 10
:24
10:24
A adisciple is not
1above the teacher, nor a
bslave above his master.
Matt. 10
:25
10:25
It is sufficient for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the Master of the house
1aBeelzebul, how much more those of His household!
Matt. 10
:26
10:26
aTherefore do not fear them; for there is nothing
bcovered which will not be revealed, and
chidden which will not be made known.
Matt. 10
:27
10:27
What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, proclaim on the
ahousetops.
Matt. 10
:28
10:28
And do not
afear those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather
bfear 1Him who is able to
cdestroy both soul and body in
2dGehenna.
Matt. 10
:29
10:29
Are not two sparrows sold for an
1assarion? And not one of them will fall to the earth apart from your Father.
Matt. 10
:30
10:30
But even the
ahairs of your head are all numbered.
Matt. 10
:31
10:31
Therefore do not fear; you are of
amore value than many sparrows.
Matt. 10
:32
10:32
Every one therefore who will
aconfess 1in Me before men, I also will
bconfess 2in him before My Father who is in the heavens;
Matt. 10
:33
10:33
But whoever will
1adeny Me before men, I also will deny him before My Father who is in the heavens.
5.
The disturbance brought in by the King and the way of the cross to follow Him
10:34-39
Matt. 10
:34
10:34
aDo not think that I have come to bring peace on the earth; I have not
1come to bring peace, but a sword.
Matt. 10
:35
10:35
For I have come to set
men at variance: a man against his
afather, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
Matt. 10
:36
10:36
And a man's
aenemies will be those of his
1household.
Matt. 10
:37
10:37
He who loves
afather or mother
1above Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter above Me is not worthy of Me;
Matt. 10
:38
10:38
And he who does not
1take his
across and
bfollow after Me is not worthy of Me.
Matt. 10
:39
10:39
He who finds his
asoul-life shall
1lose it, and he who loses his soul-life for My sake shall find it.
6.
The King's identification with the sent ones
10:40—11:1
Matt. 10
:40
10:40
He who
1areceives you receives Me, and he who
breceives Me receives Him who has sent Me.
Matt. 10
:41
10:41
He who
1areceives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward, and he who receives a
2righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
Matt. 10
:42
10:42
And whoever gives to one of these
alittle ones only a
bcup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his
1reward.
