"Do not think that I have come to bring peace on the earth! I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.

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.

"Therefore everyone who acknowledges me before people, I also will acknowledge him before my Father [who is] in heaven.

"Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

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.

Heal those who are sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, expel demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

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.

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,

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.

and you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end--this one will be saved.

And [when you] enter into the house, greet it.

And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

But beware of people, because they will hand you over to councils, and they will flog you in their synagogues.

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!

For you are not the ones who are speaking, but the Spirit of your Father [who is] speaking through you.

And you will be brought before both governors and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.

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.

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.

"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,

What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what you hear in your ear, proclaim on the housetops.

Therefore do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

[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?

Philip, and Bartholomew, Thomas, and Matthew the tax collector, James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus,

And [as you] are going, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven has come near!'

Do not procure gold or silver or copper for your belts.

"A disciple is not superior to his teacher, nor a slave superior to his master.

but go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

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.

The one who finds his life will lose it, and the one who loses his life because of me will find it.

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."

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.

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,

"The one who receives you receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me.

But whoever denies me before people, I also will deny him before my Father [who is] in heaven.

And even the hairs of your head are all numbered!

Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot--the one who also betrayed him.

"Therefore do not be afraid of them, because nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing secret that will not become known.

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.

And into whatever town or village you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay [there] until you depart.

And the enemies of a man [will be] the members of his household.

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.