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Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness.
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These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
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Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
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Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him.
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These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: "Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans,
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but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
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As you go, proclaim the good news, "The kingdom of heaven has come near.'
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Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. You received without payment; give without payment.
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Take no gold, or silver, or copper in your belts,
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no bag for your journey, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for laborers deserve their food.