Matthew 10:9-19

9 ¹Acquire no gold or silver or copper for your belts,

10 no bag for your journey, or two tunics^[a] or sandals or a staff, for ²the 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, ³greet it.

13 And if the house is ⁴worthy, let ⁵your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let ⁶your peace return to you.

14 And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, ⁷shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town.

15 Truly, I say to you, ⁸it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for ⁹the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

Persecution Will Come

16 ¹⁰“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be ¹¹wise as serpents and ¹²innocent as doves.

17 Beware of men, for ¹³they will deliver you over to courts and flog you ¹⁴in their synagogues,

18 ¹⁵and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, ¹⁶to bear witness before them and the Gentiles.

19 ¹⁷When ¹⁸they deliver you over, ¹⁹do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for ²⁰what you are to say will be given to you in that hour.

Cross References

• 1. 10:9 For ver. 9-15, see Mark 6:8-11; Luke 9:3-5; [Luke 10:4-12; 22:35]
• 2. 10:10 1 Tim. 5:18; [1 Cor. 9:4, 7-14]
• 3. 10:12 [1 Sam. 25:6; 1 Chr. 12:18]
• 4. 10:13 [ch. 8:8; Acts 16:15]
• 5. 10:13 [See ver. 12 above]
• 6. 10:13 [See ver. 12 above]
• 7. 10:14 Acts 13:51; [Neh. 5:13; Acts 18:6]
• 8. 10:15 ch. 11:24
• 9. 10:15 Gen. 18:20; 19:28; 2 Pet. 2:6
• 10. 10:16 Luke 10:3; [John 17:18]
• 11. 10:16 Gen. 3:1
• 12. 10:16 Rom. 16:19 (Gk.); Phil. 2:15; [1 Cor. 14:20]
• 13. 10:17 See Mark 13:9, 11; Luke 12:11, 12
• 14. 10:17 See ch. 23:34
• 15. 10:18 [See ver. 17 above]
• 16. 10:18 See ch. 8:4
• 17. 10:19 [See ver. 17 above]
• 18. 10:19 For ver. 19-22, [Mark 13:11-13; Luke 21:12-19; 2 Tim. 4:16, 17]
• 19. 10:19 See ch. 6:25
• 20. 10:19 Deut. 18:18; [Num. 23:5]; See Ex. 4:12

Footnotes

• [a] 10:10 Greek 'chiton', a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin