Matthew 10:1-15 - The Twelve Commissioned And Sent Out

¹ Then He called His twelve disciples to Him, and gave them authority over foul spirits, so that they could drive them out, and so that they could cure any disease or ailment. ² Here are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, who was named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John, ³ Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax-collector, James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, ⁴ Simon the zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who afterward betrayed Him.

⁵ Jesus sent these twelve out, after giving them the following charge: "Do not go to the heathen, or to any Samaritan town, ⁶ but rather to the lost sheep of Israel's house. ⁷ And as you go continue to preach, 'The kingdom of heaven is near.' ⁸ Keep on curing the sick, raising the dead, healing lepers, and driving out demons. You received and gave no pay; you must give and take none. ⁹ Do not accept gold or silver or even copper money for your purse, ¹⁰ and do not take a bag for your journey, nor two shirts, nor any shoes, nor a staff, for the workman deserves his support.

¹¹ Into whatever town or village you go, inquire for some deserving person, and stay at his house until you leave the place. ¹² As you go into his house, wish it well, ¹³ and if the house should prove deserving, may your good wish for peace upon it come true, but if not, may your good wish bring peace to yourselves. ¹⁴ And whoever will not welcome you, or listen to your words, on leaving that place shake off from your feet its very dust. ¹⁵ I tell you, the punishment on the day of judgment will be lighter for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

⁷ And He called the Twelve to Him and sent them out two by two, and gave them power over the foul spirits. ⁸ He ordered them not to take anything for the journey except a staff, no bread, no bag, no money in the purse; ⁹ they were to go with plain sandals on their feet and not to wear two shirts. ¹⁰ And He continued to say to them, "Whenever you put up at a house, stay there until you leave that place. ¹¹ And if any place refuses to welcome you or to listen to you, when you leave there shake off the very dust from the soles of your feet as a warning to them."

¹² So they went out and preached that men should repent, ¹³ and drove out many demons, and cured many sick people by anointing them with oil.

¹ Then He called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure diseases, ² and then He sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to cure the sick.

³ So He said to them, "Take nothing with you for your journey, no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, nor even have two shirts. ⁴ Into whatever house you go, stay there and continue to go out from it as headquarters. ⁵ And when you leave that city, shake off the very dust from your feet as a protest against all the people who do not welcome you." ⁶ And so they set out and went from village to village, telling the good news and curing people everywhere.