Matthew 10
Christian Standard Bible
Commissioning the Twelve
10 Summoning his twelve disciples,(A) he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to drive them out and to heal every[a] disease and sickness.[b](B) 2 These are the names of the twelve apostles:(C) 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 Thaddaeus;[c] 4 Simon the Zealot,[d] and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.(D)
5 Jesus sent out these twelve after giving them instructions: “Don’t take the road that leads to the Gentiles, and don’t enter any Samaritan(E) town. 6 Instead, go to the lost sheep(F) of the house of Israel.(G) 7 As you go, proclaim, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’(H) 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with leprosy,[e] drive out demons.(I) Freely you received, freely give. 9 Don’t acquire gold, silver, or copper for your money-belts.(J) 10 Don’t take a traveling bag for the road, or an extra shirt, sandals, or a staff, for the worker(K) is worthy of his food. 11 When you enter any town or village, find out who is worthy, and stay there until you leave. 12 Greet a household when you enter it,(L) 13 and if the household is worthy, let your peace be on it; but if it is unworthy, let your peace return to you.(M) 14 If anyone does not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet(N) when you leave that house or town. 15 Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment(O) for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.(P)
Persecutions Predicted
16 “Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as innocent as doves.(Q) 17 Beware of them, because they will hand you over to local courts[f] and flog you in their synagogues.(R) 18 You will even be brought before governors and kings because of me, to bear witness to them and to the Gentiles.(S) 19 But when they hand you over, don’t worry about how or what you are to speak.(T) For you will be given what to say at that hour, 20 because it isn’t you speaking, but the Spirit(U) of your Father is speaking through you.(V)
21 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.(W) 22 You will be hated by everyone because of my name.(X) But the one who endures to the end will be saved.(Y) 23 When they persecute you in one town, flee to another.(Z) For truly I tell you, you will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. 24 A disciple[g] is not above his teacher, or a slave above his master.(AA) 25 It 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!(AB)
Fear God
26 “Therefore,(AC) 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.(AD) 27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light. What you hear in a whisper,[h] proclaim on the housetops.(AE) 28 Don’t fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; (AF) rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.(AG) 29 Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny?[i] Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s(AH) consent.[j] 30 But even the hairs of your head have all been counted.(AI) 31 So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.(AJ)
Acknowledging Christ
32 “Therefore, everyone who will acknowledge me before others, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven.(AK) 33 But whoever denies me before others,(AL) I will also deny him before my Father in heaven. 34 Don’t assume that I came to bring peace on the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.(AM) 35 For I came to turn
a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
36 and a man’s enemies will be
the members of his household.[k](AN)
37 The one who loves a father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; (AO) the one who loves a son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And whoever doesn’t take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Anyone who finds his life will lose it,(AP) and anyone who loses his life because of me will find it.(AQ)
A Cup of Cold Water
40 “The one who welcomes you welcomes me,(AR) and the one who welcomes me welcomes him who sent me.(AS) 41 Anyone who welcomes a prophet(AT) because he is a prophet[l] will receive a prophet’s reward. And anyone who welcomes a righteous person because he’s righteous[m] will receive a righteous person’s reward. 42 And whoever gives(AU) even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple,[n](AV) truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
Footnotes
- 10:1 Or every kind of
- 10:1 Or physical ailment
- 10:3 Other mss read and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus
- 10:4 Lit the Cananaean
- 10:8 Gk lepros; a term for various skin diseases; see Lv 13–14
- 10:17 Or sanhedrins
- 10:24 Or student
- 10:27 Lit in the ear
- 10:29 Gk assarion, a small copper coin
- 10:29 Lit ground apart from your Father
- 10:35–36 Mc 7:6
- 10:41 Lit prophet in the name of a prophet
- 10:41 Lit person in the name of a righteous person
- 10:42 Lit little ones in the name of a disciple
Matei 10
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Trimiterea celor doisprezece apostoli
10 Apoi, Isus a chemat(A) pe cei doisprezece ucenici ai Săi şi le-a dat putere să scoată duhurile necurate şi să tămăduiască orice fel de boală şi orice fel de neputinţă. 2 Iată numele celor doisprezece apostoli:
Cel dintâi, Simon, zis(B) Petru, şi Andrei, fratele lui; Iacov, fiul lui Zebedei, şi Ioan, fratele lui; 3 Filip şi Bartolomeu; Toma şi Matei, vameşul; Iacov, fiul lui Alfeu, şi Levi, zis şi Tadeu; 4 Simon(C) Canaanitul şi Iuda Iscarioteanul(D), cel care a vândut pe Isus. 5 Aceştia sunt cei doisprezece, pe care i-a trimis Isus, după ce le-a dat învăţăturile următoare: „Să(E) nu mergeţi pe calea păgânilor şi să nu intraţi în vreo cetate a samaritenilor(F), 6 ci(G) să mergeţi mai degrabă la oile(H) pierdute ale casei lui Israel. 7 Şi(I) pe drum, propovăduiţi şi ziceţi: ‘Împărăţia(J) cerurilor este aproape!’ 8 Vindecaţi pe bolnavi, înviaţi pe morţi, curăţiţi pe leproşi, scoateţi dracii. Fără(K) plată aţi primit, fără plată să daţi. 9 Să nu(L) luaţi nici aur, nici argint, nici aramă(M) în brâurile voastre, 10 nici traistă pentru drum, nici două haine, nici încălţăminte, nici toiag, căci(N) vrednic este lucrătorul de hrana lui. 11 În(O) orice cetate sau sat veţi intra, să cercetaţi cine este acolo vrednic şi să rămâneţi la el până veţi pleca. 12 La intrarea voastră în casă, uraţi-i de bine; 13 şi(P) dacă este casa aceea vrednică, pacea voastră să vină peste ea; dar(Q), dacă nu este vrednică, pacea voastră să se întoarcă la voi. 14 Dacă(R) nu vă va primi cineva, nici nu va asculta cuvintele voastre, să ieşiţi din casa sau din cetatea aceea şi să scuturaţi(S) praful de pe picioarele voastre. 15 Adevărat vă spun că, în ziua judecăţii, va fi mai(T) uşor pentru ţinutul Sodomei şi Gomorei, decât pentru cetatea aceea.
Primirea apostolilor de lume
16 Iată(U), Eu vă trimit ca pe nişte oi în mijlocul lupilor. Fiţi dar(V) înţelepţi ca şerpii şi fără răutate(W) ca porumbeii. 17 Păziţi-vă de oameni, căci vă(X) vor da în judecata soboarelor şi vă(Y) vor bate în sinagogile lor. 18 Din pricina Mea, veţi(Z) fi duşi înaintea dregătorilor şi înaintea împăraţilor, ca să slujiţi ca mărturie înaintea lor şi înaintea neamurilor. 19 Dar(AA), când vă vor da în mâna lor, să nu vă îngrijoraţi, gândindu-vă cum sau ce veţi spune, căci ce veţi avea de spus, vă(AB) va fi dat chiar în ceasul acela; 20 fiindcă(AC) nu voi veţi vorbi, ci Duhul Tatălui vostru va vorbi în voi. 21 Fratele(AD) va da la moarte pe frate-său, şi tatăl, pe copilul lui; copiii se vor scula împotriva părinţilor lor şi-i vor omorî. 22 Veţi(AE) fi urâţi de toţi din pricina Numelui Meu, dar(AF) cine va răbda până la sfârşit va fi mântuit. 23 Când(AG) vă vor prigoni într-o cetate, să fugiţi într-alta. Adevărat vă spun că nu veţi isprăvi de străbătut cetăţile lui Israel până(AH) va veni Fiul omului. 24 Ucenicul nu(AI) este mai presus de învăţătorul său, nici robul, mai presus de domnul său. 25 Ajunge ucenicului să fie ca învăţătorul lui, şi robului să fie ca domnul lui. Dacă pe(AJ) Stăpânul casei L-au numit Beelzebul, cu cât mai mult vor numi aşa pe cei din casa lui? 26 Aşa că să nu vă temeţi de ei. Căci(AK) nu este nimic ascuns care nu va fi descoperit şi nimic tăinuit care nu va fi cunoscut. 27 Ce vă spun Eu la întuneric, voi să spuneţi la lumină; şi ce auziţi şoptindu-se la ureche, să propovăduiţi de pe acoperişul caselor. 28 Nu(AL) vă temeţi de cei ce ucid trupul, dar care nu pot ucide sufletul; ci temeţi-vă mai degrabă de Cel ce poate să piardă şi sufletul, şi trupul în gheenă. 29 Nu se vând oare două vrăbii la un ban? Totuşi niciuna din ele nu cade pe pământ fără voia Tatălui vostru. 30 Cât(AM) despre voi, până şi perii din cap, toţi vă sunt număraţi. 31 Deci să nu vă temeţi; voi sunteţi mai de preţ decât multe vrăbii. 32 De aceea(AN), pe oricine Mă va mărturisi înaintea oamenilor, îl voi mărturisi şi(AO) Eu înaintea Tatălui Meu, care este în ceruri; 33 dar(AP) de oricine se va lepăda de Mine înaintea oamenilor, Mă voi lepăda şi Eu înaintea Tatălui Meu, care este în ceruri. 34 Să nu(AQ) credeţi că am venit s-aduc pacea pe pământ; n-am venit să aduc pacea, ci sabia. 35 Căci am venit să despart pe fiu de(AR) tatăl său, pe fiică de mama sa şi pe noră de soacra sa. 36 Şi omul va avea de vrăjmaşi(AS) chiar pe cei din casa lui. 37 Cine(AT) iubeşte pe tată ori pe mamă mai mult decât pe Mine nu este vrednic de Mine şi cine iubeşte pe fiu ori pe fiică mai mult decât pe Mine nu este vrednic de Mine. 38 Cine(AU) nu-şi ia crucea lui şi nu vine după Mine nu este vrednic de Mine. 39 Cine(AV) îşi va păstra viaţa o va pierde şi cine îşi va pierde viaţa pentru Mine, o va câştiga.
Primirea ucenicilor
40 Cine(AW) vă primeşte pe voi Mă primeşte pe Mine şi cine Mă primeşte pe Mine primeşte pe Cel ce M-a trimis pe Mine. 41 Cine(AX) primeşte un proroc în numele unui proroc va primi răsplata unui proroc; şi cine primeşte pe un om neprihănit, în numele unui om neprihănit va primi răsplata unui om neprihănit. 42 Şi(AY) oricine va da de băut numai un pahar de apă rece unuia din aceşti micuţi în numele unui ucenic, adevărat vă spun că nu-şi va pierde răsplata.”
Matthew 10
New International Version
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)
2 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; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.(H)
5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.(I) 6 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.(J) 7 As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven(K) has come near.’ 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy,[a] drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
9 “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
- Matthew 10:8 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
- Matthew 10:29 Or will; or knowledge
- Matthew 10:36 Micah 7:6
Matthew 10
New Testament for Everyone
The Twelve are sent out
10 Jesus called his twelve disciples to him, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out and to heal every disease and every sickness.
2 These are the names of the twelve apostles. First, Simon, who is called Peter (“the rock”), and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax-collector, James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Cananaean; and Judas Iscariot (who betrayed him).
5 Jesus sent these Twelve off with the following instructions.
“Don’t go into Gentile territory,” he said, “and don’t go into a Samaritan town. 6 Go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 As you go, declare publicly that the kingdom of heaven has arrived. 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse people with skin diseases, cast out demons.
“You received without cost; give without charge. 9 Don’t take any gold or silver or copper in your belts; 10 no bag for the road, no second cloak, no sandals, no stick. Workers deserve their keep.
11 “When you go into a town or village, make careful inquiry for someone who is good and trustworthy, and stay there until you leave. 12 When you go into the house give a solemn greeting. 13 If the house is trustworthy, let your blessing of peace rest upon it, but if not, let it return to you. 14 If anyone won’t welcome you or listen to your message, go out of the house or the town and shake the dust off your feet. 15 I’m telling you the truth: it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.”
Sheep among wolves
16 “See here,” Jesus continued, “I’m sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes, and as innocent as doves.
17 “Watch out for danger from people around you. They will hand you over to councils, and flog you in their synagogues. 18 You will be dragged before governors and kings because of me, as evidence to them and to the nations. 19 But when they hand you over, don’t worry how to speak or what to say. What you have to say will be given to you at that moment. 20 It won’t be you speaking, you see; it will be the spirit of your father speaking in you.
21 “One brother will betray another to death; fathers will betray children, and children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. 22 You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who holds out to the end will be delivered.
23 “When they persecute you in one town, run off to the next one. I’m telling you the truth: you won’t have gone through all the towns of Israel before the son of man comes.”
Warnings and encouragements
24 “The disciple isn’t greater than the teacher; the slave isn’t greater than the master. 25 It’s quite enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave to be like the master. If they called the master of the house ‘Beelzebul,’ think what they’re going to call his family!
26 “Don’t be afraid of them. Nothing is hidden, you see, that won’t come to light; nothing is secret that won’t be made known. 27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light, and what you hear whispered in your ears, announce from the roofs of the houses.
28 “Don’t be afraid of people who can kill the body, but can’t kill the soul. The one you should be afraid of is the one who can destroy both body and soul in Gehenna. 29 How much would you get for a couple of sparrows? A single copper coin if you’re lucky? And not one of them falls to the ground without your father knowing about it. 30 When it comes to you—why, every hair on your head is counted. 31 So don’t be afraid! You’re worth much more than a great many sparrows.”
Jesus causes division
32 “So: everyone who owns up in front of others to being on my side, I will own them before my father in heaven. 33 But anyone who disowns me in front of others, I will disown that person before my father in heaven.
34 “Don’t think it’s my job to bring peace on the earth. I didn’t come to bring peace—I came to bring a sword! 35 I came to divide a man from his father, a daughter from her mother, and a daughter-in-law from her mother-in-law. 36 Yes, you’ll find your enemies inside your own front door.
37 “If you love your father or mother more than me, you don’t deserve me. If you love your son or daughter more than me, you don’t deserve me. 38 Anyone who doesn’t pick up their cross and follow after me doesn’t deserve me. 39 If you find your life you’ll lose it, and if you lose your life because of me you’ll find it.
40 “Anyone who welcomes you, welcomes me; and anyone who welcomes me, welcomes the one who sent me. 41 Anyone who welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and anyone who receives an upright person in the name of an upright person will receive an upright person’s reward. 42 Anyone who gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones, in the name of a disciple—I’m telling you the truth, they won’t go short of their reward!”
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