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1 Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.
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And summoning his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could expel [them] and could heal every disease and every sickness.
2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
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Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother,
3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
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Philip, and Bartholomew, Thomas, and Matthew the tax collector, James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus,
4 Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
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Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot--the one who also betrayed him.
5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.
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Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them saying, "Do not go on the road to the Gentiles, and do not enter into a city of the Samaritans,
6 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
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but go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’
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And [as you] are going, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven has come near!'
8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
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Heal those who are sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, expel demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
9 “Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts—
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Do not procure gold or silver or copper for your belts.
10 no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep.
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Do not [take] a traveler's bag for the road, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff, for the worker [is] deserving of his provisions.
11 Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave.
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And into whatever town or village you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay [there] until you depart.
12 As you enter the home, give it your greeting.
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And [when you] enter into the house, greet it.
13 If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you.
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And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
14 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet.
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And whoever does not welcome you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet [as you] are going out of that house or [that] town.
15 Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
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Truly I say to you, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town!
16 “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
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"Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
17 Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues.
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But beware of people, because they will hand you over to councils, and they will flog you in their synagogues.
18 On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
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And you will be brought before both governors and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.
19 But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say,
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But whenever they hand you over, do not be anxious how [to speak] or what you should say, for what you should say will be given to you at that hour.
20 for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
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For you are not the ones who are speaking, but the Spirit of your Father [who is] speaking through you.
21 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.
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"And brother will hand over brother to death, and a father [his] children, and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death,
22 You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
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and you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end--this one will be saved.
23 When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
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And whenever they persecute you in this town, flee to another, for truly I say to you, you will never finish [going through] the towns of Israel until the Son of Man comes.
24 “The student is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his master.
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"A disciple is not superior to his teacher, nor a slave superior to his master.
25 It is enough for students to be like their teachers, and servants like their masters. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
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[It is] enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household?
26 “So do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.
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"Therefore do not be afraid of them, because nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing secret that will not become known.
27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs.
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What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what you hear in your ear, proclaim on the housetops.
28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
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And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul, but instead be afraid of the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care.
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Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And one of them will not fall to the ground {without the knowledge and consent} of your Father.
30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
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And even the hairs of your head are all numbered!
31 So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
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Therefore do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
32 “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.
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"Therefore everyone who acknowledges me before people, I also will acknowledge him before my Father [who is] in heaven.
33 But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.
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But whoever denies me before people, I also will deny him before my Father [who is] in heaven.
34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
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"Do not think that I have come to bring peace on the earth! I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
35 For I have come to turn “ ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—
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For I have come to turn a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
36 a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’
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And the enemies of a man [will be] the members of his household.
37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
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The one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and the one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
38 Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
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And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
39 Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.
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The one who finds his life will lose it, and the one who loses his life because of me will find it.
40 “Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.
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"The one who receives you receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me.
41 Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward.
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The one who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and the one who receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward.
42 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.”
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And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will never lose his reward."
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