Matthew 10:5-15

5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.

6 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.

7 As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’

8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy^[a], drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

9 “Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts—

10 no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep.

11 Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave.

12 As you enter the home, give it your greeting.

13 If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you.

14 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet.

15 Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Kings 16:24; 2 Kings 17:24; Luke 9:52; Luke 10:33; Luke 17:16; Jn 4:4-26,39,40; John 8:48; Acts 8:5,25
• 2. Jeremiah 50:6; Matthew 15:24
• 3. S Matthew 3:2
• 4. Luke 22:35
• 5. S 1 Timothy 5:18
• 6. 1 Samuel 25:6
• 7. Nehemiah 5:13; Mark 6:11; Luke 9:5; Luke 10:11; Acts 13:51; Acts 18:6
• 8. Genesis 18:20; Genesis 19:24; 2 Peter 2:6; Jude 7
• 9. Matthew 12:36; Acts 17:31; 2 Peter 2:9; 2 Peter 3:7; 1 John 4:17; Jude 6
• 10. Matthew 11:22,24

Footnotes

• [a]. The Greek word traditionally translated "leprosy" was used for various diseases affecting the skin.