Matthew 10:20-30

20 "For ¹it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

21 "²Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and ³children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.

22 "⁴You will be hated by all because of My name, but ⁵it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.

23 "But whenever they ⁶persecute you in one city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel ⁷until the Son of Man comes.

The Meaning of Discipleship

24 "⁸A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master.

25 "It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. ⁹If they have called the head of the house ¹⁰Beelzebul, how much more will they malign the members of his household!

26 "Therefore do not ¹¹fear them, ¹²for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.

27 "¹³What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim ¹⁴upon the housetops.

28 "Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable * to kill the soul; but rather ¹⁵fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in ¹⁶hell.

29 "¹⁷Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.

30 "But ¹⁸the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

Cross References

• 1. Luke 12:12; Acts 4:8; Acts 13:9; 2 Corinthians 13:3
• 2. Matthew 10:35, 36; Mark 13:12
• 3. Micah 7:6
• 4. Matthew 24:9; Luke 21:17; John 15:18f
• 5. Matthew 24:13; Mark 13:13
• 6. Matthew 23:34
• 7. Matthew 16:27
• 8. Luke 6:40; John 13:16; John 15:20
• 9. Matthew 9:34
• 10. 2 Kings 1:2; Matthew 12:24, 27; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15, 18, 19
• 11. Matthew 10:26-33: {Luke 12:2-9}
• 12. Mark 4:22; Luke 8:17; Luke 12:2; 1 Corinthians 4:5
• 13. Luke 12:3
• 14. Matthew 24:17; Acts 5:20
• 15. Hebrews 10:31
• 16. Matthew 5:22; Luke 12:5
• 17. Luke 12:6
• 18. 1 Samuel 14:45; 2 Samuel 14:11; 1 Kings 1:52; Luke 21:18; Acts 27:34

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "put them to death"
• [b]. Lit "this"
• [c]. Lit "the other"
• [d]. Or "student"
• [e]. Or "Beezebul:" ruler of demons
• [f]. Gr "Gehenna"
• [g]. Gr "assarion", the smallest copper coin