The Bible in Basic English BBE
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1 And he got together his twelve disciples and gave them the power of driving out unclean spirits, and of making well all sorts of disease and pain.
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He called to himself his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.
2 Now the names of the twelve are these: The first, Simon, who is named Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother;
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Now the names of the twelve apostles are these. The first, Simon, who is called Peter; Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee; John, his brother;
3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew, the tax-farmer; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
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Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew, the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus; and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who was false to him.
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Simon the Canaanite; and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
5 These twelve Jesus sent out and gave them orders, saying, Do not go among the Gentiles, or into any town of Samaria,
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Jesus sent these twelve forth, and charged them, saying, "Don't go among the Gentiles, and don't enter into any city of the Samaritans.
6 But go to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel,
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Rather, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 And, on your way, say, The kingdom of heaven is near.
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As you go, preach, saying, 'The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.'
8 Make well those who are ill, give life to the dead, make lepers clean, send evil spirits out of men; freely it has been given to you, freely give.
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Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you received, so freely give.
9 Take no gold or silver or copper in your pockets;
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Don't take any gold, nor silver, nor brass in your money belts.
10 Take no bag for your journey and do not take two coats or shoes or a stick: for the workman has a right to his food.
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Take no bag for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.
11 And into whatever town or small place you go, make search there for someone who is respected, and make his house your resting-place till you go away.
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Into whatever city or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy; and stay there until you go on.
12 And when you go in, say, May peace be on this house.
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As you enter into the household, greet it.
13 And if the house is good enough, let your peace come on it: but if not, let your peace come back to you.
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If the household is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it isn't worthy, let your peace return to you.
14 And whoever will not take you in, or give ear to your words, when you go out from that house or that town, put off its dust from your feet.
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Whoever doesn't receive you, nor hear your words, as you go forth out of that house or that city, shake off the dust from your feet.
15 Truly I say to you, It will be better for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of God's judging than for that town.
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Most assuredly I tell you, It will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.
16 See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.
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Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
17 But be on the watch against men: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins, and in their Synagogues they will give you blows;
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But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you.
18 And you will come before rulers and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.
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Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
19 But when you are given up into their hands, do not be troubled about what to say or how to say it: for in that hour what you are to say will be given to you;
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But when they deliver you up, don't be anxious how or what you will say, for it will be given you in that hour what you will say.
20 Because it is not you who say the words, but the Spirit of your Father in you.
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For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
21 And brother will give up brother to death, and the father his child: and children will go against their fathers and mothers, and put them to death.
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Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child. Children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.
22 And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.
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You will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he who endures to the end, the same will be saved.
23 But when they are cruel to you in one town, go in flight to another: for truly, I say to you, You will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of man comes.
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But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most assuredly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel, until the Son of Man has come.
24 A disciple is not greater than his master, or a servant than his lord.
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"A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord.
25 It is enough for the disciple that he may be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have given the name Beelzebub to the master of the house, how much more to those of his house!
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It is enough for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant like his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more them of his household!
26 Have, then, no fear of them: because nothing is covered which will not come to light, or secret which will not be made clear.
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Therefore don't be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered, that will not be revealed; and hidden, that will not be known.
27 What I say to you in the dark, say in the light: and what comes to your ear secretly, say publicly from the house-tops.
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What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.
28 And have no fear of those who put to death the body, but are not able to put to death the soul. But have fear of him who has power to give soul and body to destruction in hell.
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Don't be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
29 Are not sparrows two a farthing? and not one of them comes to an end without your Father:
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"Aren't two sparrows sold for an assarion? Not one of them falls on the ground apart from your Father's will,
30 But the hairs of your head are all numbered.
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but the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Then have no fear; you are of more value than a flock of sparrows.
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Therefore don't be afraid, you are of more value than many sparrows.
32 To everyone, then, who gives witness to me before men, I will give witness before my Father in heaven.
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Everyone therefore who confesses me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven.
33 But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before my Father in heaven.
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But whoever denies me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.
34 Do not have the thought that I have come to send peace on the earth; I came not to send peace but a sword.
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"Don't think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn't come to send peace, but a sword.
35 For I have come to put a man against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law:
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For I came to set a man at odds against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
36 And a man will be hated by those of his house.
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A man's foes will be those of his own household.
37 He who has more love for his father or mother than for me is not good enough for me; he who has more love for son or daughter than for me is not good enough for me.
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He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me isn't worthy of me.
38 And he who does not take his cross and come after me is not good enough for me.
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He who doesn't take his cross and follow after me, isn't worthy of me.
39 He who has the desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, and he who gives up his life because of me will have it given back to him.
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He who finds his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.
40 He who gives honour to you gives honour to me; and he who gives honour to me gives honour to him who sent me.
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He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.
41 He who gives honour to a prophet, in the name of a prophet, will be given a prophet's reward; and he who gives honour to an upright man, in the name of an upright man, will be given an upright man's reward.
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He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward: and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward.
42 And whoever gives to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will not go without his reward.
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Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink, in the name of a disciple, most assuredly I tell you he will in no way lose his reward."
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