差遣使徒

10 耶稣叫了十二位门徒来,将权柄赐给他们,使他们能够赶出污鬼、医治各样的疾病。 以下是这十二位使徒的名字:

首先是西门,又名彼得,还有彼得的兄弟安得烈、西庇太的儿子雅各、雅各的兄弟约翰、 腓力、巴多罗买、多马、税吏马太、亚勒腓的儿子雅各、达太、 激进党人[a]西门和出卖耶稣的加略人犹大。

耶稣差遣这十二个人出去,嘱咐他们:“外族人的地方不要去,撒玛利亚人的城镇也不要进, 要到以色列人当中寻找迷失的羊。

“你们要边走边传,‘天国临近了!’ 要医好病人,叫死人复活,使麻风病人痊愈,赶走邪灵。你们白白地得来,也应当白白地给人。 出门时钱袋里不要带金、银、铜币, 10 不要带行李、备用的衣服、鞋子或手杖,因为做工的理应得到供应。 11 你们无论到哪座城、哪个村,要在那里寻找愿意接待你们的人,然后住在他家,一直住到离开。 12 你们进他家的时候,要为他们祝福。 13 如果那家配得福气,你们的祝福必临到他们;如果那家不配蒙福,祝福仍归给你们。 14 如果有人不接待你们,不听你们传的信息,你们离开那家或那城时,就把脚上的尘土跺掉作为对他们的警告。 15 我实在告诉你们,在审判之日,他们所受的痛苦比所多玛和蛾摩拉所受的还大!

将临的迫害

16 “听着,我差你们出去,就好像使羊走进狼群一般。所以,你们要像蛇一样机灵,像鸽子一样驯良。

17 “你们要小心谨慎,因为人们要把你们送上法庭,也要在会堂里鞭打你们。 18 你们要因我的缘故被带到官长和君王面前,在他们和外族人面前为我做见证。 19 当你们被押送公堂时,不用顾虑如何应对,或说什么话,那时必会赐给你们当说的话。 20 因为那时候说话的不是你们自己,乃是你们父的灵借着你们说话。

21 “那时,人必把自己的弟兄置于死地,父亲必把儿子置于死地,儿女必反叛父母,置他们于死地。 22 你们将为我的名而被众人憎恨,但坚忍到底的必定得救。 23 如果你们在一个地方遭迫害,就避到另一个地方。我实在告诉你们,没等你们走遍以色列的城镇,人子就来了。

24 “学生不能高过老师,奴仆也不能大过主人。 25 学生顶多和老师一样,奴仆顶多和主人一样。连一家之主都被骂成是别西卜[b],更何况祂的家人呢?

26 “不要害怕那些迫害你们的人。因为掩盖的事终会暴露出来,隐藏的秘密终会被人知道。 27 你们要把我私下告诉你们的当众讲出来,你们要在屋顶上把听到的悄悄话宣告出来。 28 那些只能杀害身体,不能毁灭灵魂的人,不用怕他们。但要畏惧那位有权将身体和灵魂一同毁灭在地狱里的上帝。 29 两只麻雀不是只卖一个铜钱吗?然而没有天父的许可,一只也不会掉在地上。 30 就连你们的头发都被数过了。 31 所以不要害怕,你们比许多麻雀更贵重!

32 “凡公开承认我的,我在天父面前也必承认他; 33 凡公开不承认我的,我在天父面前也必不承认他。

跟从主的代价

34 “不要以为我来了会让天下太平,我并非带来和平,乃是带来刀剑。 35 因为我来是要叫儿子与父亲作对,女儿与母亲作对,媳妇与婆婆作对, 36 家人之间反目成仇。

37 “爱父母过于爱我的人不配做我的门徒;爱儿女过于爱我的人不配做我的门徒; 38 不肯背起他的十字架跟从我的人不配做我的门徒。 39 试图保全自己生命的反而会失去生命,但为我舍弃生命的反而会得到生命。

得赏赐

40 “人接待你们就是接待我,接待我就是接待差我来的那位。 41 因为某人是先知而接待他的,必得到和先知一样的赏赐;因为某人是义人而接待他的,必得到和义人一样的赏赐。 42 人若接待我门徒中最卑微的人,并因为他是我的门徒而给他一杯凉水喝,我实在告诉你们,那人必得到赏赐。”

Footnotes

  1. 10:4 激进党人”指当时激进的犹太民族主义者,常以行动反抗统治他们的罗马政府。
  2. 10:25 别西卜”是鬼王的名字。

10 And Jesus summoned to Him His twelve disciples and gave them power and authority over unclean spirits, to drive them out, and to cure all kinds of disease and all kinds of weakness and infirmity.

Now these are the names of the twelve apostles (special messengers): first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Philip and Bartholomew [Nathaniel]; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus [Judas, not Iscariot];

Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.

Jesus sent out these twelve, charging them, Go nowhere among the Gentiles and do not go into any town of the Samaritans;

But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand!

Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely (without pay) you have received, freely (without charge) give.

Take no gold nor silver nor [even] copper money in your purses (belts);

10 And do not take a provision bag or a [a]wallet for a collection bag for your journey, nor two undergarments, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the workman deserves his support (his living, his food).

11 And into whatever town or village you go, inquire who in it is deserving, and stay there [at his house] until you leave [that vicinity].

12 As you go into the house, give your greetings and wish it well.

13 Then if indeed that house is deserving, let come upon it your peace [that is, [b]freedom from all the distresses that are experienced as the result of sin]. But if it is not deserving, let your peace return to you.

14 And whoever will not receive and accept and welcome you nor listen to your message, as you leave that house or town, shake the dust [of it] from your feet.

15 Truly I tell you, it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

16 Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves; be [c]wary and wise as serpents, and be innocent (harmless, guileless, and [d]without falsity) as doves.(A)

17 Be on guard against men [whose [e]way or nature is to act in opposition to God]; for they will deliver you up to councils and flog you in their synagogues,

18 And you will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a witness to bear testimony before them and to the Gentiles (the nations).

19 But when they deliver you up, do not be anxious about how or what you are to speak; for what you are to say will be given you in that very hour and [f]moment,

20 For it is not you who are speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

21 Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child; and children will take a stand against their parents and will have them put to death.

22 And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake, but he who perseveres and endures to the end will be saved [[g]from spiritual disease and death in the world to come].

23 When they persecute you in one town [that is, pursue you in a manner that would injure you and cause you to suffer because of your belief], flee to another town; for truly I tell you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before [h] the Son of Man comes.

24 A disciple is not above his teacher, nor is a servant or slave above his master.

25 It is sufficient for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant or slave like his master. If they have called the Master of the house Beelzebub [[i]master of the dwelling], how much more will they speak evil of those of His household.(B)

26 So have no fear of them; for nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, or kept secret that will not become known.

27 What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim upon the housetops.

28 And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be afraid of Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell (Gehenna).

29 Are not two [j]little sparrows sold for a penny? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s leave (consent) and notice.

30 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

31 Fear not, then; you are of more value than many sparrows.

32 Therefore, everyone who acknowledges Me before men and confesses Me [[k]out of a state of oneness with Me], I will also acknowledge him before My Father Who is in heaven and [l]confess [that I am abiding in] him.

33 But whoever denies and disowns Me before men, I also will deny and disown him before My Father Who is in heaven.

34 Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.

35 For I have come to part asunder a man from his father, and a daughter from her mother, and a [m]newly married wife from her mother-in-law—

36 And a man’s foes will be they of his own household.(C)

37 He who loves [and [n]takes more pleasure in] father or mother more than [in] Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves [and takes more pleasure in] son or daughter more than [in] Me is not worthy of Me;

38 And he who does not take up his cross and follow Me [[o]cleave steadfastly to Me, conforming wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying also] is not worthy of Me.

39 Whoever finds his [[p]lower] life will lose it [the higher life], and whoever loses his [lower] life on My account will find it [the higher life].

40 He who receives and welcomes and accepts you receives and welcomes and accepts Me, and he who receives and welcomes and accepts Me receives and welcomes and accepts Him Who sent Me.

41 He who receives and welcomes and accepts a prophet because he is a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward, and he who receives and welcomes and accepts a righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.

42 And whoever gives to one of these little ones [in rank or influence] even a cup of cold water because he is My disciple, surely I declare to you, he shall not lose his reward.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 10:10 James Moulton and George Milligan, The Vocabulary.
  2. Matthew 10:13 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  3. Matthew 10:16 John Wycliffe, The Wycliffe Bible.
  4. Matthew 10:16 Martin Luther, cited by Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  5. Matthew 10:17 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  6. Matthew 10:19 James Moulton and George Milligan, The Vocabulary.
  7. Matthew 10:22 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon.
  8. Matthew 10:23 Believed by many to mean the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Other commentators observe that the saying seems to teach that the Gospel will continue to be preached to the Jews until Christ’s second coming.
  9. Matthew 10:25 John D. Davis, A Dictionary of the Bible.
  10. Matthew 10:29 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  11. Matthew 10:32 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  12. Matthew 10:32 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  13. Matthew 10:35 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  14. Matthew 10:37 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
  15. Matthew 10:38 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  16. Matthew 10:39 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.

10 And when his twelve disciples were called together, he gave to them power of unclean spirits, to cast them out of men, and to heal every languor, and sickness. [And the twelve disciples called together, he gave to them power of unclean spirits, that they should cast them out, and that they should heal all ache, and all sickness.]

And these be the names of the twelve apostles; the first, Simon, that is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James of Zebedee, and John, his brother;

Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew, publican; and James [of] Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

Simon Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, that betrayed Christ [and Judas Iscariot, which betrayed him].

Jesus sent these twelve, and commanded them, and said [commanding to them, and saying], Go ye not into the way of heathen men, and enter ye not into the cities of Samaritans;

but rather go ye to the sheep of the house of Israel, that have perished. [but rather go ye to the sheep of the house of Israel, that perished.]

And go ye, and preach ye, and say, that the kingdom of heavens shall approach; [Soothly ye going preach, saying, for the kingdom of heavens shall nigh;]

heal ye sick men, raise ye dead men, cleanse ye mesels [cleanse ye leprous men], cast ye out devils; freely ye have taken, freely give ye.

Do not ye wield gold, nor silver, nor money in your girdles,

10 not a scrip in the way, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor a staff; for a workman is worthy his meat. [neither a scrip in the way, neither two coats, neither shoes, neither a rod; for a workman is worth his meat.]

11 Into whatever city or castle ye shall enter, ask ye who therein is worthy, and there dwell ye, till ye go out.

12 And when ye go into an house, greet ye it, and say [Forsooth ye entering into an house, greet ye, or salute ye, it, saying], Peace to this house.

13 And if that house be worthy, your peace shall come on it; but if that house be not worthy, your peace shall turn again to you.

14 And whoever receiveth not you, nor heareth your words, go ye forth from that house or city, and sprinkle off the dust of your feet.[a]

15 Truly I say to you, it shall be more sufferable to the land of men of Sodom and of Gomorrha [of Sodom and Gomorrha] in the day of judgment, than to that city.

16 Lo! I send you as sheep in the middle of wolves; therefore be ye sly as serpents, and simple as doves.[b]

17 But be ye ware of men, for they shall take you in councils, and they shall beat you in their synagogues;

18 and to mayors, or presidents, and to kings, ye shall be led for me, in witnessing to them, and to heathen men.

19 But when they take you, do not ye think, how or what thing ye shall speak [But when they shall take, or betray, you, do not ye think, how or what ye shall speak], for it shall be given to you in that hour, what ye shall speak;

20 for it be not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father, that speaketh in you.

21 And the brother shall betake the brother into death, and the father the son, and [the] sons shall rise against [their] father and mother, and shall torment them by death [and shall torment them to death].

22 And ye shall be in hate to all men for my name; but he that shall dwell still into the end, shall be made safe. [And ye shall be in hatred to all men for my name; forsooth he that shall continue till into the end, shall be safe.]

23 And when they pursue you in this city, flee ye into another. Truly I say to you, ye shall not end the cities of Israel, before that man's Son come [till that man's Son come].

24 The disciple is not above the master [The disciple is not above his master], nor the servant above his lord;

25 it is enough to the disciple, that he be as his master, and to the servant as his lord. If they have called the husbandman Beelzebub [If they have called the husbandman, or the father of (the) household, Beelzebub], how much more his household members?

26 Therefore dread ye not them; for nothing is hid [for nothing is covered, or hid], that shall not be showed; and nothing is privy, that shall not be known.

27 That thing that I say to you in darknesses, say ye in the light; and preach ye on houses [and preach ye upon roofs], that thing that ye hear in the ear.

28 And do not ye dread them that slay the body; for they be not able to slay the soul; but rather dread ye him, that be able to destroy both soul and body into hell. [And do not ye dread them that slay the body; truly they be not able to slay the soul; but rather dread ye him, that be able to lose both soul and body into hell.]

29 Whether two sparrows be not sold for an halfpenny? and one of them shall not fall on the earth without your Father.

30 And all the hairs of your head be numbered.

31 Therefore do not ye dread; ye be better than many sparrows.

32 Therefore every man that shall acknowledge me before men, [and] I shall acknowledge him before my Father that is in heavens.

33 But he that shall deny me before men, and I shall deny him before my Father that is in heavens [and I shall deny him before my Father which is in heavens].

34 Do not ye deem, that I came to send peace into earth [Do not ye deem, that I came to send peace into the earth]; I came not to send peace, but sword.

35 For I came to part a man against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the son's wife against the husband's mother;

36 and the enemies of a man be they, that be at home with him.

37 He 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 to me [is not worthy of me].

38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth me, is not worthy to me [is not worthy of me].

39 He that findeth his life, shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for me, shall find it.

40 He that receiveth you, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.

41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall take the meed of a prophet [shall receive the meed of a prophet]. And he that receiveth a just man in the name of a just man, shall take the meed of a just man [shall receive the meed of a just man].

42 And whoever giveth drink to one of these least a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his meed.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 10:14 And whoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, ye going out from that house, or city, smite away the dust from your feet.
  2. Matthew 10:16 Lo! I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; therefore be ye prudent, either wise/wary, or wise before, as serpents, and simple as doves.

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve(A)(B)(C)(D)(E)

10 Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits(F) and to heal every disease and sickness.(G)

These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.(H)

These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.(I) Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.(J) As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven(K) has come near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy,[a] drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

“Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts(L) 10 no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep.(M) 11 Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave. 12 As you enter the home, give it your greeting.(N) 13 If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you. 14 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet.(O) 15 Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah(P) on the day of judgment(Q) than for that town.(R)

16 “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.(S) Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.(T) 17 Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils(U) and be flogged in the synagogues.(V) 18 On my account you will be brought before governors and kings(W) as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. 19 But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it.(X) At that time you will be given what to say, 20 for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father(Y) speaking through you.

21 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents(Z) and have them put to death.(AA) 22 You will be hated by everyone because of me,(AB) but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.(AC) 23 When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.(AD)

24 “The student is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his master.(AE) 25 It is enough for students to be like their teachers, and servants like their masters. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul,(AF) how much more the members of his household!

26 “So do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.(AG) 27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. 28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One(AH) who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care.[b] 30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.(AI) 31 So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.(AJ)

32 “Whoever acknowledges me before others,(AK) I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33 But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.(AL)

34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to turn

“‘a man against his father,
    a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law(AM)
36     a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’[c](AN)

37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.(AO) 38 Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.(AP) 39 Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.(AQ)

40 “Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me,(AR) and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.(AS) 41 Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. 42 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.”(AT)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 10:8 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
  2. Matthew 10:29 Or will; or knowledge
  3. Matthew 10:36 Micah 7:6