Matthew 10:3-13

3 ¹Philip and Bartholomew; ²Thomas and ³Matthew the tax collector; ⁴James the son of Alphaeus, and ⁵Thaddaeus;

4 Simon the Zealot, and ⁶Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Him.

5 ⁷These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them: "Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the ⁸Samaritans;

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

7 "And as you go, preach, saying, '¹⁰The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'

8 "Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.

9 "¹¹Do not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts,

10 or a bag for your journey, or even two coats, or sandals, or a staff; for ¹²the worker is worthy of his support.

11 "And whatever * city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay at his house until you leave that city.

12 "As you enter the house, ¹³give it your greeting.

13 "If the house is worthy, give it your blessing of peace. But if it is not worthy, take back your blessing of peace.

Cross References

• 1. John 1:43f
• 2. John 11:16; John 14:5; John 20:24f; John 21:2
• 3. Matthew 9:9
• 4. Mark 15:40
• 5. Mark 3:18; Luke 6:16; Acts 1:13
• 6. Matthew 26:14; Luke 22:3; John 6:71; John 13:2, 26
• 7. Mark 6:7; Luke 9:2
• 8. 2 Kings 17:24f; Luke 9:52; Luke 10:33; Luke 17:16; John 4:9, 39; John 8:48; Acts 8:25
• 9. Matthew 15:24
• 10. Matthew 3:2
• 11. Matthew 10:9-15: {Mark 6:8-11; Luke 9:3-5; Luke 10:4-12;} Luke 22:35
• 12. 1 Corinthians 9:14; 1 Timothy 5:18
• 13. 1 Samuel 25:6; Psalms 122:7, 8

Footnotes

• [a] I.e. son of Talmai (Aram)
• [b] Or "Jacob"
• [c] Or "Cananaean"
• [d] Or "go off"
• [e] Or "on the road of" (Gr "hodos:" "way" or "road")
• [f] Or "proclaim"
• [g] Lit "has come near"
• [h] Or "knapsack", or "beggar's bag"
• [i] Or "inner garments"
• [j] Lit "nourishment"
• [k] Lit "there until"
• [l] Or "household"
• [m] I.e. the familiar Heb blessing, ``Peace be to this house!''
• [n] Lit "your peace is to come upon it"
• [o] Lit "your peace is to return to you"