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1 Yeshua called his twelve talmidim and gave them authority to drive out unclean spirits and to heal every kind of disease and weakness.
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And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
2 These are the names of the twelve emissaries: First, Shim`on, called Kefa, and Andrew his brother, Ya`akov Ben-Zavdai and Yochanan his brother,
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Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
3 Philip and Bar-Talmai, T'oma and Mattityahu the tax-collector, Ya`akov Bar-Halfai and Taddai,
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Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
4 Shim`on the Zealot, and Y'hudah from K'riot, who betrayed him.
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Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
5 These twelve Yeshua sent out with the following instructions: "Don't go into the territory of the Goyim, and don't enter any town in Shomron,
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These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying,Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
6 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Isra'el.
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But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 As you go, proclaim, `The Kingdom of Heaven is near,'
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And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
8 heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those afflicted with tzara'at, expel demons. You have received without paying, so give without asking payment.
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Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
9 Don't take money in your belts, no gold, no silver, no copper;
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Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
10 and for the trip don't take a pack, an extra shirt, shoes or a walking stick -- a worker should be given what he needs.
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Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
11 "When you come to a town or village, look for someone trustworthy and stay with him until you leave.
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And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
12 When you enter someone's household, say, `Shalom aleikhem!'
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And when ye come into an house, salute it.
13 If the home deserves it, let your shalom rest on it; if not, let your shalom return to you.
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And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
14 But if the people of a house or town will not welcome you or listen to you, leave it and shake its dust from your feet!
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And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
15 Yes, I tell you, it will be more tolerable on the Day of Judgment for the people of S'dom and `Amora than for that town!
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Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
16 "Pay attention! I am sending you out like sheep among wolves, so be as pru dent as snakes and as harmless as doves.
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Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
17 Be on guard, for there will be people who will hand you over to the local Sanhedrins and flog you in their synagogues.
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But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
18 On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as a testimony to them and to the Goyim.
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And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
19 But when they bring you to trial, do not worry about what to say or how to say it; when the time comes, you will be given what you should say.
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But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
20 For it will not be just you speaking, but the Spirit of your heavenly Father speaking through you.
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For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
21 "A brother will betray his brother to death, and a father his child; children will turn against their parents and have them put to death.
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And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
22 Everyone will hate you because of me, but whoever holds out till the end will be preserved from harm.
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And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
23 When you are persecuted in one town, run away to another. Yes indeed; I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Isra'el before the Son of Man comes.
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But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
24 "A talmid is not greater than his rabbi, a slave is not greater than his master.
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The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.
25 It is enough for a talmid that he become like his rabbi, and a slave like his master. Now if people have called the head of the house Ba`al-Zibbul, how much more will they malign the members of his household!
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It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
26 So do not fear them; for there is nothing covered that will not be uncovered, or hidden that will not be known.
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Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim on the housetops.
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What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
28 "Do not fear those who kill the body but are powerless to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who can destroy both soul and body in Gei-Hinnom.
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And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
29 Aren't sparrows sold for next to nothing, two for an assarion? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's consent.
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Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
30 As for you, every hair on your head has been counted.
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But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 So do not be afraid, you are worth more than many sparrows.
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Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
32 "Whoever acknowledges me in the presence of others I will also acknowledge in the presence of my Father in heaven.
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Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
33 But whoever disowns me before others I will disown before my Father in heaven.
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But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
34 "Don't suppose that I have come to bring peace to the Land. It is not peace I have come to bring, but a sword!
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Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
35 For I have come to set
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For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
36 a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, so that a man's enemies will be the members of his own household.
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And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
37 Whoever loves his father or mother more than he loves me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than he loves me is not worthy of me.
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He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
38 And anyone who does not take up his execution-stake and follow me is not worthy of me.
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And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
39 Whoever finds his own life will lose it, but the person who loses his life for my sake will find it.
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He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
40 "Whoever receives you is receiving me, and whoever receives me is receiving the One who sent me.
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He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
41 Anyone who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive the reward a prophet gets, and anyone who receives a tzaddik because he is a tzaddik will receive the reward a tzaddik gets.
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He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
42 Indeed, if someone gives just a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my talmid -- yes! -- I tell you, he will certainly not lose his reward!"
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And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
The King James Version is in the public domain.