14
And this Good News about the Kingdom
will be preached
through all the world for a witness to all people; and then the
end will come.
Jesus sent the apostles out to preach in the cities and towns.
Matthew 10:1-14
(New King James Version)
1
And when He had called His twelve disciples
to Him, He
gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to
heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.
2
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these:
first,
Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the
son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
3
Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew
the tax
collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose
surname was Thaddaeus;
4
Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot,
who also betrayed
Him.
5
These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded
them, saying:
"Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not
enter a
city of the Samaritans.
6
"But go rather to the lost sheep of the house
of Israel.
7
"And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom
of heaven is
at hand.'
8
"Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise
the dead, cast out
demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
9
"Provide neither gold nor silver nor copper
in your money
belts,
10
"nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics,
nor sandals, nor
staffs; for a worker is worthy of his food.
11
"Now whatever city or town you enter,
inquire who in it is
worthy, and stay there till you go out.
12
"And when you go into a household,
greet it.
13
"If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But
if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
14 "And whoever will not receive you nor
hear your words,
when you depart from that house or city, shake off the dust
from your feet.
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