1And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.[ † ]Mark 3:13Luke 6:13 2Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;[ † ]John 1:42 3Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphæus, and Lebbæus, whose surname was Thaddæus;
4Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.[ † ]Luke 6:15Acts 1:13Matthew 26:14Luke 22:3John 13:2-26
5These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:[ † ]Matthew 4:152 Kings 17:24Luke 9:52Luke 10:33Luke 17:16John 4:9 6but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.[ † ]Matthew 15:24Acts 13:46Isaiah 53:6Jeremiah 50:6 7And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.[ † ]Luke 9:2Matthew 3:2Luke 10:9 8Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.[ † ]Acts 8:18 9Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,[ † ]1 Samuel 9:7Mark 6:8 10nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.[ † ]Luke 10:71 Corinthians 9:4-141 Timothy 5:18 11And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.[ † ]Luke 10:8 12And when ye come into an house, salute it. 13And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.[ † ]Luke 10:5Psalms 35:13 14And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.[ † ]Mark 6:11Luke 9:5Nehemiah 5:13Luke 10:10-11Acts 13:51 15Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.[ † ]Matthew 11:22-24
16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.[ † ]Luke 10:32 Corinthians 12:16Ephesians 5:15Colossians 4:5Philippians 2:14-16 17But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;[ † ]Matthew 23:34Mark 13:9Luke 12:11Acts 5:40Acts 22:19Acts 26:11 18and ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.[ † ]Acts 12:12 Timothy 4:16 19But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.[ † ]Mark 13:11Luke 12:11-12Luke 21:14-15Exodus 4:12Jeremiah 1:7 20For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.[ † ]2 Samuel 23:22 Timothy 4:17 21And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.[ † ]Micah 7:6Luke 21:16 22And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.[ † ]Matthew 24:9Luke 21:17John 15:18Daniel 12:12Matthew 24:13Mark 13:13 23But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.[ † ]Matthew 2:13Acts 8:1Matthew 24:14Mark 13:10Matthew 16:28 24The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.[ † ]Luke 6:40John 15:20 25It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?[ † ]Mark 3:22Luke 11:15-18, 19John 8:48-52
26Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.[ † ]Mark 4:22Luke 8:17Luke 12:2-31 Corinthians 4:5 27What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.[ † ]Luke 12:3Acts 5:20 28And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.[ † ]Luke 12:41 Peter 3:14Isaiah 8:13Matthew 5:22Luke 12:5 29Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.[ † ]Luke 12:6-7 30But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.[ † ]1 Samuel 14:452 Samuel 14:111 Kings 1:52Luke 21:18Acts 27:34 31Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. 32Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.[ † ]Psalms 119:46Luke 12:8Romans 10:9Revelation 3:5 33But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.[ † ]Mark 8:38Luke 9:262 Timothy 2:12
34Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.[ † ]Luke 12:49 35For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.[ † ]Micah 7:6Matthew 10:21Luke 12:53 36And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.[ † ]Psalms 41:9Psalms 55:13John 13:18 37He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.[ † ]Deuteronomy 33:9Luke 14:26 38And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.[ † ]Matthew 16:24Mark 8:34Luke 9:23Luke 14:27 39He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.[ † ]Matthew 16:25Mark 8:35Luke 9:24Luke 17:33John 12:25
40He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.[ † ]Mark 9:37Luke 9:48John 12:44Galatians 4:14 41He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.[ † ]1 Kings 17:102 Kings 4:8 42And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.[ † ]Matthew 25:40Mark 9:41Hebrews 6:10