| New Living Translation | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them authority to cast out evil spirits and to heal every kind of disease and illness. | 1Summoning His 12 disciples, He gave them authority over unclean spirits, to drive them out and to heal every disease and sickness. |
| 2Here are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (also called Peter), then Andrew (Peter’s brother), James (son of Zebedee), John (James’s brother), | 2These are the names of the 12 apostles: First, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; |
| 3Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew (the tax collector), James (son of Alphaeus), Thaddaeus, | 3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; |
| 4Simon (the zealot ), Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him). | 4Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. |
| 5Jesus sent out the twelve apostles with these instructions: “Don’t go to the Gentiles or the Samaritans, | 5Jesus sent out these 12 after giving them instructions: "Don't take the road leading to other nations, and don't enter any Samaritan town. |
| 6 but only to the people of Israel—God’s lost sheep. | 6Instead, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. |
| 7 Go and announce to them that the Kingdom of Heaven is near. | 7As you go, announce this: 'The kingdom of heaven has come near.' |
| 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast out demons. Give as freely as you have received! | 8Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with skin diseases, drive out demons. You have received free of charge; give free of charge. |
| 9 “Don’t take any money in your money belts—no gold, silver, or even copper coins. | 9Don't take along gold, silver, or copper for your money-belts. |
| 10 Don’t carry a traveler’s bag with a change of clothes and sandals or even a walking stick. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve to be fed. | 10Don't take a traveling bag for the road, or an extra shirt, sandals, or a walking stick, for the worker is worthy of his food. |
| 11 “Whenever you enter a city or village, search for a worthy person and stay in his home until you leave town. | 11"When you enter any town or village, find out who is worthy, and stay there until you leave. |
| 12 When you enter the home, give it your blessing. | 12Greet a household when you enter it, |
| 13 If it turns out to be a worthy home, let your blessing stand; if it is not, take back the blessing. | 13and if the household is worthy, let your peace be on it. But if it is unworthy, let your peace return to you. |
| 14 If any household or town refuses to welcome you or listen to your message, shake its dust from your feet as you leave. | 14If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that house or town. |
| 15 I tell you the truth, the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah will be better off than such a town on the judgment day. | 15I assure you: It will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town. |
| 16 “Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves. | 16"Look, I'm sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as harmless as doves. |
| 17 But beware! For you will be handed over to the courts and will be flogged with whips in the synagogues. | 17Because people will hand you over to sanhedrins and flog you in their synagogues, beware of them. |
| 18 You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell the rulers and other unbelievers about me. | 18You will even be brought before governors and kings because of Me, to bear witness to them and to the nations. |
| 19 When you are arrested, don’t worry about how to respond or what to say. God will give you the right words at the right time. | 19But when they hand you over, don't worry about how or what you should speak. For you will be given what to say at that hour, |
| 20 For it is not you who will be speaking—it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. | 20because you are not speaking, but the Spirit of your Father is speaking through you. |
| 21 “A brother will betray his brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be killed. | 21"Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will even rise up against their parents and have them put to death. |
| 22 And all nations will hate you because you are my followers. But everyone who endures to the end will be saved. | 22You will be hated by everyone because of My name. But the one who endures to the end will be delivered. |
| 23 When you are persecuted in one town, flee to the next. I tell you the truth, the Son of Man will return before you have reached all the towns of Israel. | 23When they persecute you in one town, escape to another. For I assure you: You will not have covered the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. |
| 24 “Students are not greater than their teacher, and slaves are not greater than their master. | 24A disciple is not above his teacher, or a slave above his master. |
| 25 Students are to be like their teacher, and slaves are to be like their master. And since I, the master of the household, have been called the prince of demons, the members of my household will be called by even worse names! | 25It is enough for a disciple to become like his teacher and a slave like his master. If they called the head of the house 'Beelzebul,' how much more the members of his household! |
| 26 “But don’t be afraid of those who threaten you. For the time is coming when everything that is covered will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all. | 26"Therefore, don't be afraid of them, since there is nothing covered that won't be uncovered and nothing hidden that won't be made known. |
| 27 What I tell you now in the darkness, shout abroad when daybreak comes. What I whisper in your ear, shout from the housetops for all to hear! | 27What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light. What you hear in a whisper, proclaim on the housetops. |
| 28 “Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell. | 28Don't fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; rather, fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. |
| 29 What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin ? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. | 29Aren't two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father's consent. |
| 30 And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. | 30But even the hairs of your head have all been counted. |
| 31 So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows. | 31So don't be afraid therefore; you are worth more than many sparrows. |
| 32 “Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. | 32"Therefore, everyone who will acknowledge Me before men, I will also acknowledge him before My Father in heaven. |
| 33 But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven. | 33But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven. |
| 34 “Don’t imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth! I came not to bring peace, but a sword. | 34Don't assume that I came to bring peace on the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. |
| 35 ‘I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. | 35For I came to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; |
| 36 Your enemies will be right in your own household!’ | 36and a man's enemies will be the members of his household. |
| 37 “If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine. | 37The person who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; the person who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. |
| 38 If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine. | 38And whoever doesn't take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me. |
| 39 If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it. | 39Anyone finding his life will lose it, and anyone losing his life because of Me will find it. |
| 40 “Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me. | 40"The one who welcomes you welcomes Me, and the one who welcomes Me welcomes Him who sent Me. |
| 41 If you receive a prophet as one who speaks for God, you will be given the same reward as a prophet. And if you receive righteous people because of their righteousness, you will be given a reward like theirs. | 41Anyone who welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward. And anyone who welcomes a righteous person because he's righteous will receive a righteous person's reward. |
| 42 And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.” | 42And whoever gives just a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple --I assure you: He will never lose his reward!" |
| Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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