The Twelve Apostles
1 1And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction.
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2The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon,
3who is called Peter, and
4Andrew his brother;
5James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
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Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and
6Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
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Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles
5 7These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of
8the Samaritans,
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9but go rather to
10the lost sheep of
11the house of Israel.
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And proclaim as you go, saying,
12‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand. ’
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13Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons.
14You received without paying; give without pay.
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15Acquire no gold or silver or copper for your belts,
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no bag for your journey, or two tunics or sandals or a staff, for
16the laborer deserves his food.
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And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart.
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As you enter the house,
17greet it.
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And if the house is
18worthy, let
19your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let
20your peace return to you.
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And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words,
21shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town.
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Truly, I say to you,
22it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for
23the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.