Matthew 10:1-9

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.

2 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;

3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and ⁶Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; ^[a]

4 Simon the Zealot, ^[b] 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,

6 ⁹but go rather to ¹⁰the lost sheep of ¹¹the house of Israel.

7 And proclaim as you go, saying, ¹²‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand. ’

8 ¹³Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, ^[c] cast out demons. ¹⁴You received without paying; give without pay.

9 ¹⁵Acquire no gold or silver or copper for your belts,

Cross References

• 1. 10:1 Mark 3:13-15; 6:7-13; Luke 6:13; 9:1, 2
• 2. 10:2 For ver. 2-4, see Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:14-16; Acts 1:13
• 3. 10:2 ch. 16:18; John 1:42
• 4. 10:2 ch. 4:18, 21
• 5. 10:2 ch. 4:18, 21
• 6. 10:3 ch. 9:9
• 7. 10:5 [See ver. 1 above]
• 8. 10:5 2 Kgs. 17:24; Ezra 4:10; Luke 9:52; 10:33; 17:16; John 4:9, 39, 40; 8:48; Acts 8:25; [Acts 1:8]
• 9. 10:6 ch. 15:24; [Acts 3:25, 26; 13:46]
• 10. 10:6 Ps. 119:176; Isa. 53:6; Jer. 50:6; [ch. 9:36; 18:12]
• 11. 10:6 Acts 2:36; 7:42; Heb. 8:8, 10
• 12. 10:7 ch. 3:2; 4:17; Luke 10:9
• 13. 10:8 [ch. 11:5]
• 14. 10:8 [Isa. 55:1; Acts 3:6; 20:33, 35]
• 15. 10:9 For ver. 9-15, see Mark 6:8-11; Luke 9:3-5; [Luke 10:4-12; 22:35]

Footnotes

• [a] 10:3 Some manuscripts 'Lebbaeus', or 'Lebbaeus called Thaddaeus'
• [b] 10:4 Greek 'kananaios', meaning 'zealot'
• [c] 10:8 'Leprosy' was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13