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

¹ Then He called to Him His twelve disciples and gave them authority over foul spirits, to drive them out; and to cure every kind of disease and infirmity. ² Now the names of the twelve Apostles were these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zabdi, and his brother John; ³ Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax-gatherer, James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; ⁴ Simon the Cananaean, and Judas the Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.

⁵ These twelve Jesus sent on a mission, after giving them their instructions: "Go not," He said, "among the Gentiles, and enter no Samaritan town; ⁶ but, instead of that, go to the lost sheep of Israel's race. ⁷ And as you go, preach and say, 'The Kingdom of the Heavens is close at hand.' ⁸ Cure the sick, raise the dead to life, cleanse lepers, drive out demons: you have received without payment, give without payment. ⁹ "Provide no gold, nor even silver nor copper to carry in your pockets; ¹⁰ no bag for your journey, nor change of linen, nor shoes, nor stick; for the labourer deserves his food.

¹¹ "Whatever town or village you enter, inquire for some good man; and make his house your home till you leave the place. ¹² When you enter the house, salute it; ¹³ and if the house deserves it, the peace you invoke shall come upon it. If not, your peace shall return to you. ¹⁴ And whoever refuses to receive you or even to listen to your Message, as you leave that house or town, shake off the very dust from your feet. ¹⁵ I solemnly tell you that it will be more endurable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of Judgement than for that town.

⁷ Then summoning the Twelve to Him, He proceeded to send them out by twos, and gave them authority over the foul spirits. ⁸ He charged them to take nothing for the journey except a stick; no bread, no bag, and not a penny in their pockets, ⁹ but to go wearing sandals. "And do not," He said, "put on an extra under garment. ¹⁰ Wherever you enter a house, make it your home till you leave that place. ¹¹ But wherever they will not receive you or listen to you, when you leave shake off the very dust from under your feet to bear witness concerning them."

¹² So they set out, and preached in order that men might repent. ¹³ Many demons they expelled, and many invalids they anointed with oil and cured.

¹ Then calling the Twelve together He conferred on them power and authority over all the demons and to cure diseases; ² and sent them out to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to cure the sick.

³ And He commanded them, "Take nothing for your journey; neither stick nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have an extra under garment. ⁴ Whatever house you enter, make that your home, and from it start afresh. ⁵ Wherever they refuse to receive you, as you leave that town shake off the very dust from your feet as a protest against them." ⁶ So they departed and visited village after village, spreading the Good News and performing cures everywhere.