New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha NRSA
New International Version NIV
9 Take no gold, or silver, or copper in your belts,
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“Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts—
10 no bag for your journey, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for laborers deserve their food.
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no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep.
11 Whatever town or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy, and stay there until you leave.
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Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave.
12 As you enter the house, greet it.
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As you enter the home, give it your greeting.
13 If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
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If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you.
14 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town.
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If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet.
15 Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
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Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
16 "See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
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“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
17 Beware of them, for they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues;
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Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues.
18 and you will be dragged before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them and the Gentiles.
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On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
19 When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you at that time;
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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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