1And he called to him his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of disease and all manner of sickness. 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 publican; James the son of Alphæus, and Thaddæus; 4Simon the Cananæan, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. 5These twelve Yeshua sent forth, and charged them, saying, Do not go into any way of the Gentiles, and do not enter into any city of the Samaritans: 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, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons: freely you received, freely give. 9Get no gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses; 10no wallet for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food. 11And into whatever city or village you shall enter, search out who in it is worthy; and there abide until you go forth. 12And as you enter into the house, salute it. 13And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14And whoever does not receive you, nor hear your words, as you go forth out of that house or that city, shake off the dust of your feet. 15Truly 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. 16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 17But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you; 18and indeed before governors and kings you shall be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. 19But when they deliver you up, do not be anxious how or what you shall speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what you shall speak. 20For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you. 21And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death. 22And you shall be hated by all men for my name’s sake: but he who endures to the end shall be saved. 23But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next: for truly I say to you, You shall not have gone through the cities of Israel, until the Son of man has come. 24A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a 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 those of his household! 26Therefore do not fear them: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hidden, that shall not be known. 27What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, proclaim on the housetops. 28And do not be afraid of those 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 penny? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father: 30but the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31Therefore do not fear: you are of more value than many sparrows. 32Therefore everyone who confesses me before men, him I will also confess before my Father who is in heaven. 33But whoever denies me before men, him I will also deny before my Father who is in heaven. 34Do not think that I came to send peace on the earth: I did not come to send peace, but a sword. 35For I came 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 those of his own household. 37He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38And he who does not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me. 39He who finds his life shall lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake shall find it. 40He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me. 41He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward: and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. 42And whoever gives to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you he shall by no means lose his reward.