Matthew 10:5-15

5 ¹These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of ²the Samaritans,

6 ³but go rather to ⁴the lost sheep of ⁵the house of Israel.

7 And proclaim as you go, saying, ⁶'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'

8 ⁷Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers,^[a] cast out demons. ⁸You received without paying; give without pay.

9 ⁹Acquire no gold nor silver nor copper for your belts,

10 no bag for your journey, nor two tunics^[b] nor sandals nor a staff, for ¹⁰the laborer deserves his food.

11 And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart.

12 As you enter the house, ¹¹greet it.

13 And if the house is ¹²worthy, let ¹³your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let ¹⁴your peace return to you.

14 And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, ¹⁵shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town.

15 Truly, I say to you, ¹⁶it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for ¹⁷the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

Cross References 17

1. [See ver. 1 above]
2. 2 Kings 17:24; Ezra 4:10; Luke 9:52; Luke 10:33; Luke 17:16; John 4:9, 39, 40; John 8:48; Acts 8:25; [Acts 1:8]
3. Matthew 15:24; [Acts 3:25, 26; Acts 13:46]
4. Psalms 119:176; Isaiah 53:6; Jeremiah 50:6; [Matthew 9:36; Matthew 18:12]
5. Acts 2:36; Acts 7:42; Hebrews 8:8, 10
6. Matthew 3:2; Matthew 4:17; Luke 10:9
7. [Matthew 11:5]
8. [Isaiah 55:1; Acts 3:6; Acts 20:33, 35]
9. For ver. 9-15, see Mark 6:8-11; Luke 9:3-5; [Luke 10:4-12; Luke 22:35]
10. 1 Timothy 5:18; [1 Cor. 9:4, 7-14]
11. [1 Samuel 25:6; 1 Chronicles 12:18]
12. [Matthew 8:8; Acts 16:15]
13. [See ver. 12 above]
14. [See ver. 12 above]
15. Acts 13:51; [Nehemiah 5:13; Acts 18:6]
16. Matthew 11:24
17. Genesis 18:20; Genesis 19:28; 2 Peter 2:6

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