馬太福音 10
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Traditional)
耶穌差遣十二使徒
10 耶穌叫了十二個門徒來，給他們權柄，能趕逐汙鬼，並醫治各樣的病症。
2 這十二使徒的名：頭一個叫西門，又稱彼得，還有他兄弟安得烈，西庇太的兒子雅各和雅各的兄弟約翰， 3 腓力和巴多羅買，多馬和稅吏馬太，亞勒腓的兒子雅各，和達太， 4 奮銳黨的西門，還有賣耶穌的加略人猶大。
5 耶穌差這十二個人去，吩咐他們說：「外邦人的路你們不要走，撒馬利亞人的城你們不要進， 6 寧可往以色列家迷失的羊那裡去。 7 隨走隨傳，說『天國近了』。 8 醫治病人，叫死人復活，叫長大痲瘋的潔淨，把鬼趕出去。你們白白地得來，也要白白地捨去。 9 腰袋裡不要帶金銀銅錢， 10 行路不要帶口袋，不要帶兩件褂子，也不要帶鞋和拐杖，因為工人得飲食是應當的。 11 你們無論進哪一城、哪一村，要打聽那裡誰是好人，就住在他家，直住到走的時候。 12 進他家裡去，要請他的安。 13 那家若配得平安，你們所求的平安就必臨到那家；若不配得，你們所求的平安仍歸你們。 14 凡不接待你們、不聽你們話的人，你們離開那家或是那城的時候，就把腳上的塵土跺下去。 15 我實在告訴你們：當審判的日子，所多瑪和蛾摩拉所受的比那城還容易受呢！
警戒勉勵
16 「我差你們去，如同羊進入狼群，所以你們要靈巧像蛇，馴良像鴿子。 17 你們要防備人，因為他們要把你們交給公會，也要在會堂裡鞭打你們， 18 並且你們要為我的緣故被送到諸侯君王面前，對他們和外邦人作見證。 19 你們被交的時候，不要思慮怎樣說話或說什麼話，到那時候必賜給你們當說的話； 20 因為不是你們自己說的，乃是你們父的靈在你們裡頭說的。
服侍主之艱難
21 「弟兄要把弟兄，父親要把兒子，送到死地；兒女要與父母為敵，害死他們。 22 並且你們要為我的名被眾人恨惡，唯有忍耐到底的，必然得救。 23 有人在這城裡逼迫你們，就逃到那城裡去。我實在告訴你們：以色列的城邑你們還沒有走遍，人子就到了。
學生不能高過先生
24 「學生不能高過先生，僕人不能高過主人。 25 學生和先生一樣，僕人和主人一樣，也就罷了。人既罵家主是別西卜[a]，何況他的家人呢？ 26 所以不要怕他們，因為掩蓋的事沒有不露出來的，隱藏的事沒有不被人知道的。 27 我在暗中告訴你們的，你們要在明處說出來；你們耳中所聽的，要在房上宣揚出來。 28 那殺身體不能殺靈魂的，不要怕他們；唯有能把身體和靈魂都滅在地獄裡的，正要怕他。 29 兩個麻雀不是賣一分銀子嗎？若是你們的父不許，一個也不能掉在地上。 30 就是你們的頭髮，也都被數過了。 31 所以，不要懼怕，你們比許多麻雀還貴重。 32 凡在人面前認我的，我在我天上的父面前也必認他； 33 凡在人面前不認我的，我在我天上的父面前也必不認他。
34 「你們不要想我來是叫地上太平，我來並不是叫地上太平，乃是叫地上動刀兵。 35 因為我來是叫『人與父親生疏，女兒與母親生疏，媳婦與婆婆生疏； 36 人的仇敵就是自己家裡的人』。 37 愛父母過於愛我的，不配做我的門徒；愛兒女過於愛我的，不配做我的門徒； 38 不背著他的十字架跟從我的，也不配做我的門徒。 39 得著生命的，將要失喪生命；為我失喪生命的，將要得著生命。
服侍主的賞賜
40 「人接待你們，就是接待我；接待我，就是接待那差我來的。 41 人因為先知的名接待先知，必得先知所得的賞賜；人因為義人的名接待義人，必得義人所得的賞賜。 42 無論何人，因為門徒的名，只把一杯涼水給這小子裡的一個喝，我實在告訴你們：這人不能不得賞賜。」
Footnotes
- 馬太福音 10:25 「別西卜」是鬼王的名。
Matthew 10
King James Version
10 And 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.
2 Now 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;
3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; 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 forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
11 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
12 And when ye come into an house, salute it.
13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
14 And 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.
15 Verily 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.
16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
19 But 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.
20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
21 And 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.
22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
23 But 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.
24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.
25 It 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?
26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
28 And 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.
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
35 For 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.
36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
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 of me.
38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake 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 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.
42 And 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 10
New King James Version
The Twelve Apostles(A)
10 And (B)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, (C)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 [a]Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; 4 (D)Simon the [b]Cananite, and Judas (E)Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
Sending Out the Twelve(F)
5 These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: (G)“Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of (H)the Samaritans. 6 (I)But go rather to the (J)lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 (K)And as you go, preach, saying, (L)‘The kingdom of heaven [c]is at hand.’ 8 Heal the sick, [d]cleanse the lepers, [e]raise the dead, cast out demons. (M)Freely you have received, freely give. 9 (N)Provide neither gold nor silver nor (O)copper in your money belts, 10 nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staffs; (P)for a worker is worthy of his food.
11 (Q)“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 (R)If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it. (S)But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14 (T)And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart from that house or city, (U)shake off the dust from your feet. 15 Assuredly, I say to you, (V)it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!
Persecutions Are Coming(W)
16 (X)“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. (Y)Therefore be wise as serpents and (Z)harmless[f] as doves. 17 But beware of men, for (AA)they will deliver you up to councils and (AB)scourge you in their synagogues. 18 (AC)You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. 19 (AD)But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should speak. For (AE)it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak; 20 (AF)for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
21 (AG)“Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. 22 And (AH)you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. (AI)But he who endures to the end will be saved. 23 (AJ)When they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For assuredly, I say to you, you will not have (AK)gone through the cities of Israel (AL)before the Son of Man comes.
24 (AM)“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. 25 It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If (AN)they have called the master of the house [g]Beelzebub, how much more will they call those of his household! 26 Therefore do not fear them. (AO)For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.
Jesus Teaches the Fear of God(AP)
27 “Whatever I tell you in the dark, (AQ)speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops. 28 (AR)And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather (AS)fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in [h]hell. 29 Are not two (AT)sparrows sold for a [i]copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. 30 (AU)But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Confess Christ Before Men(AV)
32 (AW)“Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, (AX)him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. 33 (AY)But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.
Christ Brings Division(AZ)
34 (BA)“Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. 35 For I have come to (BB)‘set[j] a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; 36 and (BC)‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’ 37 (BD)He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 38 (BE)And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 39 (BF)He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.
A Cup of Cold Water(BG)
40 (BH)“He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. 41 (BI)He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward. And he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. 42 (BJ)And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 10:3 NU omits Lebbaeus, whose surname was
- Matthew 10:4 NU Cananaean
- Matthew 10:7 has drawn near
- Matthew 10:8 NU raise the dead, cleanse the lepers
- Matthew 10:8 M omits raise the dead
- Matthew 10:16 innocent
- Matthew 10:25 NU, M Beelzebul; a Philistine deity, 2 Kin. 1:2, 3
- Matthew 10:28 Gr. Gehenna
- Matthew 10:29 Gr. assarion, a coin worth about 1⁄16 of a denarius
- Matthew 10:35 alienate a man from
Matei 10
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Trimiterea celor doisprezece
10 Isus i-a chemat la El pe cei doisprezece ucenici ai Săi şi le-a dat autoritate să scoată afară duhurile necurate şi să vindece orice boală şi orice neputinţă. 2 Iată care sunt numele celor doisprezece apostoli: cel dintâi, Simon, care este numit Petru, şi Andrei, fratele lui; Iacov, fiul lui Zebedei, şi Ioan, fratele lui; 3 Filip şi Bartolomeu[a]; Toma şi Matei, colectorul de taxe; Iacov, fiul lui Alfeu, şi Tadeu[b]; 4 Simon, zelotul[c], şi Iuda Iscarioteanul, cel care L-a trădat pe Isus.
5 Pe aceştia doisprezece i-a trimis Isus, poruncindu-le următoarele: „Să nu mergeţi printre neamuri şi să nu intraţi în vreo cetate de-a samaritenilor[d], 6 ci mergeţi, mai degrabă, la oile pierdute ale casei lui Israel! 7 Iar în timp ce mergeţi, vestiţi şi ziceţi: «Împărăţia Cerurilor este aproape!» 8 Vindecaţi-i pe cei bolnavi, înviaţi-i pe cei morţi, curăţiţi-i pe cei leproşi[e], scoateţi afară demonii! Fără plată aţi primit, fără plată să daţi! 9 Să nu luaţi nici aur, nici argint, nici aramă în brâiele voastre, 10 nici traistă de călătorie, nici două tunici, nici sandale şi nici toiag, căci vrednic este lucrătorul de hrana lui!
11 În orice cetate sau sat intraţi, interesaţi-vă cine de acolo este vrednic şi rămâneţi la el până veţi pleca. 12 La intrarea voastră în casă, salutaţi-l! 13 Dacă familia aceea este vrednică, pacea voastră să vină peste ea, dar dacă nu este vrednică, pacea voastră să se întoarcă la voi! 14 Dacă cineva nu vă va primi, nici nu va asculta cuvintele voastre, scuturaţi-vă praful de pe picioare când ieşiţi din casa sau din cetatea aceea! 15 Adevărat vă spun că, în Ziua Judecăţii, va fi mai uşor pentru ţinutul Sodomei şi al Gomorei[f] decât pentru cetatea aceea!
Ucenicii vor fi persecutaţi
16 Iată, Eu vă trimit ca pe nişte oi în mijlocul lupilor! Fiţi deci înţelepţi ca şerpii şi fără pată ca porumbeii. 17 Păziţi-vă de oameni, pentru că vă vor da pe mâna sinedriilor[g] şi vă vor biciui în sinagogile lor. 18 Din pricina Mea veţi fi duşi înaintea guvernatorilor şi înaintea regilor, ca să slujiţi drept mărturie pentru ei şi pentru neamuri. 19 Dar când vă vor da pe mâna lor, să nu vă îngrijoraţi cu privire la cum sau ce veţi spune, pentru că ce va trebui să spuneţi vă va fi dat chiar în ceasul acela! 20 Căci nu voi sunteţi cei care veţi vorbi, ci Duhul Tatălui vostru este Cel Care va vorbi prin voi.
21 Fratele îl va trăda şi-l va da la moarte pe fratele său, iar tatăl, pe copilul său; copiii se vor ridica împotriva părinţilor şi-i vor da la moarte. 22 Veţi fi urâţi de toţi din pricina Numelui Meu, dar cel ce va răbda până la sfârşit va fi mântuit. 23 Când vă vor persecuta într-o cetate, să fugiţi în alta! Adevărat vă spun că nu veţi termina de străbătut cetăţile lui Israel înainte să vină Fiul Omului!
24 Un ucenic nu este mai presus de învăţătorul său şi un sclav nu este mai presus de stăpânul său. 25 Îi este de ajuns ucenicului să fie ca învăţătorul său şi sclavului – ca stăpânul său. Dacă pe stăpânul casei l-au numit «Beelzebul»[h], cu cât mai mult îi vor numi aşa pe cei din casa Lui!
Teamă de Dumnezeu, nu de oameni
26 Aşadar, să nu vă temeţi de ei! Căci nu este nimic acoperit, care nu va fi descoperit, şi nimic ascuns, care nu va fi făcut cunoscut! 27 Ceea ce vă spun Eu la întuneric voi să spuneţi la lumină şi ceea ce auziţi şoptindu-se la urechile voastre să vestiţi de pe acoperişurile caselor! 28 Nu vă temeţi de cei ce omoară trupul, dar care nu pot omorî sufletul! Ci temeţi-vă mai degrabă de Cel Ce poate să distrugă şi sufletul, şi trupul, în Gheenă. 29 Nu se vând oare două vrăbii pe un assarion[i]? Şi totuşi, nici măcar una dintre ele nu cade la pământ fără voia Tatălui vostru! 30 Cât despre voi, chiar şi firele de păr din cap, toate vă sunt numărate! 31 Deci nu vă temeţi! Voi sunteţi mai valoroşi decât multe vrăbii!
32 Aşadar, pe oricine Mă va mărturisi în faţa oamenilor îl voi mărturisi şi Eu înaintea Tatălui Meu, Care este în ceruri. 33 Însă de oricine se va lepăda de Mine în faţa oamenilor mă voi lepăda şi Eu înaintea Tatălui Meu, Care este în ceruri.
Costul uceniciei
34 Să nu credeţi că am venit să aduc pacea pe pământ; n-am venit să aduc pacea, ci sabia. 35 Căci am venit să-i întorc
«pe fiu împotriva tatălui său,
pe fiică împotriva mamei ei
şi pe noră împotriva soacrei sale,
36 aşa încât duşmanii unui om vor fi chiar cei din familia lui»[j].
37 Cel ce iubeşte pe tată sau pe mamă mai mult decât pe Mine, nu este vrednic de Mine, şi cel ce iubeşte pe fiu sau pe fiică mai mult decât pe Mine, nu este vrednic de Mine. 38 Oricine nu-şi ia crucea şi nu Mă urmează, nu este vrednic de Mine. 39 Cel ce-şi va găsi viaţa, o va pierde, dar cel ce-şi va pierde viaţa de dragul Meu, o va găsi.[k]
Răsplătiri
40 Cel ce vă primeşte pe voi Mă primeşte pe Mine, iar cel ce Mă primeşte pe Mine Îl primeşte, de fapt, pe Cel Ce M-a trimis pe Mine. 41 Cel ce primeşte un profet, în numele unui[l] profet, va primi răsplata unui profet, iar cel ce primeşte un om drept, în numele unui om drept, va primi răsplata unui om drept. 42 Şi oricine-i va da chiar şi un pahar cu apă rece unuia dintre aceşti micuţi, în numele unui ucenic, adevărat vă spun că nu-şi va pierde răsplata.“
Footnotes
- Matei 10:3 Bartolomeu (aram.: fiul lui Tolmai) poate fi un alt nume al lui Natanael (vezi In. 1:45-51), care nu este menţionat aici
- Matei 10:3 Unele mss conţin Lebeu, iar altele o combinaţie de genul: Tadeu, numit Lebeu sau Lebeu, numit Tadeu
- Matei 10:4 Gr.: cananitul, însă termenul nu se referă la oraşul Cana, ci derivă din termenul aramaic pentru zel, indicând faptul că probabil Simon a aparţinut grupării zeloşilor/zeloţilor, o grupare revoluţionară, care se opunea în mod violent stăpânirii romane; posibil ca termenul să indice doar temperamentul zelos al lui Simon
- Matei 10:5 Populaţie de rasă amestecată, rezultată în urma căsătoriilor dintre israeliţii rămaşi după deportarea asiriană (722 î.Cr.) şi populaţiile aduse din alte părţi de către asirieni (2 Regi 17:24); în timpul lui Isus, între iudei şi samariteni exista o foarte mare ostilitate (vezi In. 4:9)
- Matei 10:8 Vezi nota de la 8:1
- Matei 10:15 Vezi Gen. 19:23-29
- Matei 10:17 Aram.: sanhedrinelor, care înseamnă adunări; desemna o curte de justiţie locală, întrunindu-se în oraşe şi numărând 23 de membri (sanhedrine mici), spre deosebire de curtea supremă de justiţie, care se întrunea în Ierusalim şi număra 71 de membri (Marele Sanhedrin)
- Matei 10:25 Unele mss conţin Beelzebub, iar altele Beezebul. Beelzebul este forma grecească a lui Baal-Zebul (Prinţul Baal); Beelzebub este forma grecească a lui Baal-Zebub (Domnul Muştelor), o parodiere, de fapt, a lui Baal-Zebul; vezi 12:24, unde Beelzebul este considerat căpetenia demonilor, numele acesta ajungând să fie folosit pentru Satan
- Matei 10:29 Lat.: as, monedă romană de bronz, care valora a 16-a parte dintr-un denar (vezi nota de la 20:2)
- Matei 10:36 Vezi Mica 7:6
- Matei 10:39 Sau: Cel ce caută să-şi păstreze viaţa o va pierde, dar cel ce este gata să-şi dea viaţa pentru Mine o va găsi; fie în sens literal, cu referire la suferinţe şi martiraj, fie în sens figurat, cu referire la „moarte faţă de păcat, faţă de eu“ (vezi 1 Cor. 15:31)
- Matei 10:41 Cu sensul de: ca pe unul care este; şi în v. 42
Matthew 10
World English Bible
10 He called to himself his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness. 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these. The first, Simon, who is called Peter; Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee; John, his brother; 3 Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, who was also called[a] Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Zealot; and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
5 Jesus sent these twelve out and commanded them, saying, “Don’t go among the Gentiles, and don’t enter into any city of the Samaritans. 6 Rather, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 As you go, preach, saying, ‘The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!’ 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers,[b] and cast out demons. Freely you received, so freely give. 9 Don’t take any gold, silver, or brass in your money belts. 10 Take no bag for your journey, neither two coats, nor sandals, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food. 11 Into whatever city or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy, and stay there until you go on. 12 As you enter into the household, greet it. 13 If the household is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it isn’t worthy, let your peace return to you. 14 Whoever doesn’t receive you or hear your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet. 15 Most certainly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.
16 “Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. 17 But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you. 18 Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations. 19 But when they deliver you up, don’t be anxious how or what you will say, for it will be given you in that hour what you will say. 20 For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
21 “Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child. Children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. 22 You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved. 23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most certainly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man has come.
24 “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord. 25 It is enough for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant like his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul,[c] how much more those of his household! 26 Therefore don’t be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 27 What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops. 28 Don’t be afraid of 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 Gehenna.[d]
29 “Aren’t two sparrows sold for an assarion coin?[e] Not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. 30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows. 32 Everyone therefore who confesses me before men, I will also confess him before my Father who is in heaven. 33 But whoever denies me before men, I will also deny him before my Father who is in heaven.
34 “Don’t think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn’t come to send peace, but a sword. 35 For I came to set a man at odds against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 A man’s foes will be those of his own household.(A) 37 He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me isn’t worthy of me. 38 He who doesn’t take his cross and follow after me isn’t worthy of me. 39 He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.
40 “He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me. 41 He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. He who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. 42 Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, most certainly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward.”
Footnotes
- 10:3 NU omits “Lebbaeus, who was also called”
- 10:8 TR adds “raise the dead,”
- 10:25 Literally, Lord of the Flies, or the devil
- 10:28 or, Hell.
- 10:29 An assarion is a small coin worth one tenth of a drachma or a sixteenth of a denarius. An assarion is approximately the wages of one half hour of agricultural labor.
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