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

¹ Calling his twelve Disciples to him, Jesus gave them authority over foul spirits, so that they could drive them out, as well as the power of curing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness. ² The names of the twelve Apostles are these: First Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zebediah, and his brother John; ³ Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax-gather; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; ⁴ Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot--the Apostle who betrayed him.

⁵ These twelve Jesus sent out as his Messengers, after giving them these instructions-- "Do not go to the Gentiles, nor enter any Samaritan town, ⁶ But make your way rather to the lost sheep of Israel. ⁷ And on your way proclaim that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. ⁸ Cure the sick, raise the dead, make the lepers clean, drive out demons. You have received free of cost, give free of cost. ⁹ Do not provide yourselves with gold, or silver, or pence in your purses; ¹⁰ Not even with a bag for the journey, or a change of clothes, or sandals, or even a staff; for the worker is worth his food.

¹¹ Whatever town or village you visit, find out who is worthy in that place, and remain there till you leave. ¹² As you enter the house, greet it. ¹³ Then, if the house is worthy, let your blessing rest upon it, but, if it is unworthy, let your blessing return upon yourselves. ¹⁴ If no one welcomes you, or listens to what you say, as you leave that house or that town, shake off its dust from your feet. ¹⁵ I tell you, the doom of the land of Sodom and Gomorrah will be more bearable in the 'Day of Judgment' than the doom of that town.

⁷ He called the Twelve to him, and began to send them out as his Messengers, two and two, and gave them authority over foul spirits. ⁸ He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey- -not even bread, or a bag, or pence in their purse; ⁹ But they were to wear sandals, and not to put on a second coat. ¹⁰ "Whenever you go to stay at a house," he said, "remain there till you leave that place; ¹¹ And if a place does not welcome you, or listen to you, as you go out of it shake off the dust that is on the soles of your feet, as a protest against them."

¹² So they set out, and proclaimed the need of repentance. ¹³ They drove out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were infirm, and cured them.

¹ Jesus called the Twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, as well as to cure diseases. ² He sent them out as his Messengers, to proclaim the Kingdom of God, and to work cures.

³ "Do not," he said to them, "take anything for your journey; not even a staff, or a bag, or bread, or any silver, or a change of clothes with you. ⁴ Whatever house you go to stay in, remain there, and leave from that place. ⁵ If people do not welcome you, as you leave that town, shake even the dust off your feet, as a protest against them." ⁶ Then they set out and went from village to village, telling the Good News and curing people everywhere.