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差遣十二使徒(A)

10 耶稣叫了十二门徒来,赐给他们胜过污灵的权柄,可以赶出污灵和医治各种疾病、各种病症。 十二使徒的名字如下:为首的是西门(又名彼得),西门的弟弟安得烈,西庇太的儿子雅各,雅各的弟弟约翰, 腓力,巴多罗迈,多马,税吏马太,亚勒腓的儿子雅各,达太, 激进派的西门,和出卖耶稣的加略人犹大。 耶稣差遣这十二个人出去,并且嘱咐他们:“外族人的路,你们不要走,撒玛利亚人的城,你们也不要进; 却要到以色列家的迷羊那里去。 你们要一边走一边宣扬说:‘天国近了。’ 要医治有病的,叫死人复活,洁净患痲风的,赶出污鬼。你们白白地得来,也应当白白地给人。 你们腰袋里不要带金、银、铜钱; 10 路上不要带行囊,也不要带两件衣裳,不要带鞋或手杖,因为作工的理当得到供应。 11 你们无论进哪一座城哪一个村,都要打听谁配接待你们,就住在那里,直到离去。 12 到他家里的时候,要向他们问安; 13 如果这家是配得的,你们的平安就必临到他们;如果这家不配得,你们的平安仍归你们。 14 如果有人不接待你们,不听你们的话,你们离开那一家那一城的时候,就要把脚上的灰尘跺下去。 15 我实在告诉你们,在审判的日子,所多玛和蛾摩拉所受的,比那城还轻呢。

使徒会遭受迫害(B)

16 “现在,我差派你们出去,好象羊进到狼群中间;所以你们要像蛇一样机警,像鸽子一样纯洁。 17 你们要小心,因为有人要把你们送交公议会,并要在会堂里鞭打你们; 18 你们为我的缘故,也要被带到统治者和君王面前,向他们和外族人作见证。 19 你们被捕的时候,用不着担心说甚么和怎么说,因为那时你们必得着当说的话; 20 因为说话的不是你们,而是你们的父的灵,是他在你们里面说话。 21 弟兄要出卖弟兄,父亲要出卖儿女,甚至把他们置于死地;儿女要悖逆父母,害死他们。 22 你们为我的名,要被众人恨恶,然而坚忍到底的必然得救。 23 如果有人在这城迫害你们,就逃到别的城去。我实在告诉你们,你们还没有走遍以色列的各城,人子就来到了。

24 “学生不能胜过老师,奴仆也不能胜过主人。 25 学生若能像老师一样,奴仆若能像主人一样,也就够了。如果一家之主也被称为别西卜(“别西卜”是鬼王的名字),何况他的家人呢?

应该怕谁(C)

26 “所以不要怕他们。没有甚么掩盖的事不被揭露,也没有甚么秘密是人不知道的。 27 我在暗处告诉你们的,你们要在明处讲出来;你们听见的耳语,要在房顶上宣扬出来。 28 那些杀身体却不能杀灵魂的,不要怕他们;倒要怕那位能把灵魂和身体都投入地狱里的。 29 两只麻雀不是卖一个大钱吗?但你们的父若不许可,一只也不会掉在地上。 30 甚至你们的头发都一一数过了。 31 所以不要怕,你们比许多麻雀贵重得多呢。

32 “凡在人面前承认我的,我在我天父面前也要承认他; 33 在人面前不认我的,我在我天父面前也要不认他。

作门徒的代价(D)

34 “你们不要以为我来了,是要给地上带来和平;我并没有带来和平,却带来刀剑, 35 因为我来了是要叫人分裂:

人与父亲作对,

女儿与母亲作对,

媳妇与婆婆作对,

36 人的仇敌就是自己的家人。

37 爱父母过于爱我的,不配作属我的;爱儿女过于爱我的,不配作属我的; 38 凡不背起自己的十字架来跟从我的,也不配作属我的。 39 顾惜自己生命的,必要丧掉生命;但为我牺牲生命的,必要得着生命。

得赏赐(E)

40 “接待你们的,就是接待我;接待我的,就是接待那差我来的。 41 因先知的名接待先知的,必得先知所得的赏赐;因义人的名接待义人的,必得义人所得的赏赐。 42 无论谁因门徒的名,只把一杯凉水给这些微不足道的人中的一个喝,我实在告诉你们,他决不会得不到他的赏赐。”

Mission of the Twelve

10 He called his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to throw them out and to heal every disease and every sickness. Here are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, who is called Peter; and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee; and John his brother; Philip; and Bartholomew; Thomas; and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus; and Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananaean;[a] and Judas, who betrayed Jesus.

Commissioning of the Twelve

Jesus sent these twelve out and commanded them, “Don’t go among the Gentiles or into a Samaritan city. Go instead to the lost sheep, the people of Israel. As you go, make this announcement: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with skin diseases, and throw out demons. You received without having to pay. Therefore, give without demanding payment. Workers deserve to be fed, so don’t gather gold or silver or copper coins for your money belts to take on your trips. 10 Don’t take a backpack for the road or two shirts or sandals or a walking stick. 11 Whatever city or village you go into, find somebody in it who is worthy and stay there until you go on your way. 12 When you go into a house, say, ‘Peace!’ 13 If the house is worthy, give it your blessing of peace. But if the house isn’t worthy, take back your blessing. 14 If anyone refuses to welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet as you leave that house or city. 15 I assure you that it will be more bearable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on Judgment Day than it will be for that city.

Response to harassment

16 “Look, I’m sending you as sheep among wolves. Therefore, be wise as snakes and innocent as doves. 17 Watch out for people—because they will hand you over to councils and they will beat you in their synagogues. 18 They will haul you in front of governors and even kings because of me so that you may give your testimony to them and to the Gentiles. 19 Whenever they hand you over, don’t worry about how to speak or what you will say, because what you can say will be given to you at that moment. 20 You aren’t doing the talking, but the Spirit of my Father is doing the talking through you. 21 Brothers and sisters will hand each other over to be executed. A father will turn his child in. Children will defy their parents and have them executed. 22 Everyone will hate you on account of my name. But whoever stands firm until the end will be saved. 23 Whenever they harass you in one city, escape to the next, because I assure that you will not go through all the cities of Israel before the Human One[b] comes.

24 “Disciples aren’t greater than their teacher, and slaves aren’t greater than their master. 25 It’s enough for disciples to be like their teacher and slaves like their master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, it’s certain that they will call the members of his household by even worse names.

Whom to fear

26 “Therefore, don’t be afraid of those people because nothing is hidden that won’t be revealed, and nothing secret that won’t be brought out into the open. 27 What I say to you in the darkness, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, announce from the rooftops. 28 Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body but can’t kill the soul. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy both body and soul in hell. 29 Aren’t two sparrows sold for a small coin? But not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father knowing about it already. 30 Even the hairs of your head are all counted. 31 Don’t be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows.

Confessing Christ to people

32 “Therefore, everyone who acknowledges me before people, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven. 33 But everyone who denies me before people, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.

Trouble in the family

34 “Don’t think that I’ve come to bring peace to the earth. I haven’t come to bring peace but a sword. 35 I’ve come to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 People’s enemies are members of their own households.[c]

37 “Those who love father or mother more than me aren’t worthy of me. Those who love son or daughter more than me aren’t worthy of me. 38 Those who don’t pick up their crosses and follow me aren’t worthy of me. 39 Those who find their lives will lose them, and those who lose their lives because of me will find them.

Rewards

40 “Those who receive you are also receiving me, and those who receive me are receiving the one who sent me. 41 Those who receive a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. Those who receive a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. 42 I assure you that everybody who gives even a cup of cold water to these little ones because they are my disciples will certainly be rewarded.”

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 10:4 Or zealot
  2. Matthew 10:23 Or Son of Man
  3. Matthew 10:36 Mic 7:6

The Twelve Disciples; Instructions for Service

10 Jesus (A)summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to (B)heal every disease and every sickness.

(C)Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, (D)Simon, who is called Peter, and his brother (E)Andrew; and [a](F)James the son of Zebedee, and his brother [b]John; (G)Philip and [c]Bartholomew; (H)Thomas and (I)Matthew the tax collector; [d](J)James the son of Alphaeus, and (K)Thaddaeus; Simon the [e]Zealot, and (L)Judas Iscariot, the one who also betrayed Him.

(M)These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them, saying, “Do not go on a road [f]to Gentiles, and do not enter a city of (N)Samaritans; but rather go to (O)the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as you go, [g]preach, saying, ‘(P)The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with leprosy, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give. (Q)Do not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts, 10 or a [h]bag for your journey, or even two [i]tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for (R)the worker is deserving of his [j]support. 11 And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay [k]at his house until you leave that city. 12 As you enter the [l]house, (S)give it your [m]greeting. 13 If the house is worthy, see that your blessing of peace comes upon it. But if it is not worthy, [n]take back your blessing of peace. 14 And whoever does not receive you nor listen to your words, as you leave that house or city, (T)shake the dust off your feet. 15 Truly I say to you, (U)it will be more tolerable for the land of (V)Sodom and Gomorrah on (W)the day of judgment, than for that city.

A Hard Road Ahead of Them

16 (X)Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be as (Y)wary as serpents, and as (Z)innocent as doves. 17 But be on guard against people, for they will hand you over to the (AA)courts and flog you (AB)in their synagogues; 18 and you will even be brought before governors and kings on My account, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. 19 (AC)But when they hand you over, (AD)do not worry about how or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given you in that hour. 20 For (AE)it is not you who are speaking, but it is the Spirit of your Father who is speaking [o]in you.

21 “Now (AF)brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and (AG)children will rise up against parents and [p]cause them to be put to death. 22 And (AH)you will be hated by all because of My name, but (AI)it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.

23 “But whenever they (AJ)persecute you in [q]one city, flee to the [r]next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel (AK)until the Son of Man comes.

The Meaning of Discipleship

24 (AL)A [s]disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master. 25 It is enough for the disciple that he may become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. (AM)If they have called the head of the house [t](AN)Beelzebul, how much more will they insult the members of his household!

26 “So do not (AO)fear them, (AP)for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 27 (AQ)What I tell you in the darkness, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim (AR)on the housetops. 28 And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather (AS)fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in [u](AT)hell. 29 (AU)Are two sparrows not sold for an [v]assarion? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30 But (AV)even the hairs of your head are all counted. 31 So do not fear; (AW)you are more valuable than a great number of sparrows.

32 “Therefore, (AX)everyone who [w]confesses Me before people, I will also confess [x]him before My Father who is in heaven. 33 But (AY)whoever denies Me before people, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven.

34 (AZ)Do not think that I came to [y]bring peace on the earth; I did not come to [z]bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I came to (BA)turn a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; 36 and (BB)a persons enemies will be the members of his household.

37 (BC)The one who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 38 And (BD)the one who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 39 (BE)The one who has found his [aa]life will lose it, and the one who has lost his [ab]life on My account will find it.

The Reward for Service

40 (BF)The one who [ac]receives you [ad]receives Me, and (BG)the one who [ae]receives Me [af]receives Him who sent Me. 41 (BH)The one who [ag]receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and the one who [ah]receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person shall receive a righteous person’s reward. 42 And (BI)whoever gives one of these [ai]little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.”

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 10:2 Or Jacob
  2. Matthew 10:2 Gr Joannes, for Heb Johanan
  3. Matthew 10:3 I.e., son of Talmai (Aram)
  4. Matthew 10:3 Or Jacob
  5. Matthew 10:4 Or Cananaean
  6. Matthew 10:5 Lit of
  7. Matthew 10:7 Or proclaim
  8. Matthew 10:10 Or knapsack; or beggar’s bag
  9. Matthew 10:10 A long shirt worn next to the skin
  10. Matthew 10:10 Lit nourishment
  11. Matthew 10:11 Lit there until
  12. Matthew 10:12 Or household
  13. Matthew 10:12 I.e., the familiar Heb blessing, “Peace be to this house!”
  14. Matthew 10:13 Lit your peace is to return to you
  15. Matthew 10:20 Or by you
  16. Matthew 10:21 Lit put them to death
  17. Matthew 10:23 Lit this
  18. Matthew 10:23 Lit other
  19. Matthew 10:24 Or student
  20. Matthew 10:25 Two early mss Beezebul; meaning uncertain, perhaps lord prince, referring to Satan
  21. Matthew 10:28 Gr Gehenna
  22. Matthew 10:29 A Roman copper coin, worth about 1/16 of a laborer’s daily wage
  23. Matthew 10:32 Lit will confess in Me
  24. Matthew 10:32 Lit in him
  25. Matthew 10:34 Lit cast
  26. Matthew 10:34 Lit cast
  27. Matthew 10:39 Or soul
  28. Matthew 10:39 Or soul
  29. Matthew 10:40 Or welcomes
  30. Matthew 10:40 Or welcomes
  31. Matthew 10:40 Or welcomes
  32. Matthew 10:40 Or welcomes
  33. Matthew 10:41 Or welcomes
  34. Matthew 10:41 Or welcomes
  35. Matthew 10:42 Possibly someone of low social standing

10 ¶ Entonces llamando a sus doce discípulos, les dio potestad contra los espíritus inmundos, para que los echaran fuera, y sanaran toda enfermedad y toda flaqueza.

Y los nombres de los doce apóstoles son éstos: el primero, Simón, que es llamado Pedro, y Andrés su hermano; Jacobo, hijo de Zebedeo, y Juan su hermano;

Felipe, y Bartolomé; Tomás, y Mateo el publicano; Jacobo hijo de Alfeo, y Lebeo, por sobrenombre Tadeo;

Simón el cananeo y Judas Iscariote, que también le entregó.

¶ A estos doce envió Jesús, a los cuales dio mandamiento, diciendo: Por el camino de los gentiles no iréis, y en ciudad de samaritanos no entréis;

mas id antes a las ovejas perdidas de la Casa de Israel.

Y yendo, predicad, diciendo: El Reino de los cielos ha llegado.

Sanad enfermos, limpiad leprosos, resucitad muertos, echad fuera demonios; de gracia recibisteis, dad de gracia.

No proveáis oro, ni plata, ni dinero en vuestros cintos;

10 ni alforja para el camino; ni dos ropas de vestir, ni zapatos, ni bordón; porque el obrero digno es de su alimento.

11 Mas en cualquier ciudad, o aldea donde entréis, buscad con diligencia quién sea en ella digno, y reposad allí hasta que salgáis.

12 Y entrando en la casa, saludadla.

13 Y si la casa fuere digna, vuestra paz vendrá sobre ella; mas si no fuere digna, vuestra paz se volverá a vosotros.

14 Y cualquiera que no os recibiere, ni oyere vuestras palabras, salid de aquella casa o ciudad, y sacudid el polvo de vuestros pies.

15 De cierto os digo, que el castigo será más tolerable a la tierra de los de Sodoma y de los de Gomorra en el día del juicio, que a aquella ciudad.

16 ¶ He aquí, yo os envío como a ovejas en medio de lobos; sed pues prudentes como serpientes, e inocentes como palomas.

17 Y guardaos de los hombres, porque os entregarán en concilios, y en sus sinagogas os azotarán;

18 Y aun a príncipes y a reyes seréis llevados por causa de mí, por testimonio a ellos y a los gentiles.

19 Mas cuando os entregaren, no os apuréis por cómo o qué hablaréis; porque en aquella hora os será dado qué habéis de hablar.

20 Porque no sois vosotros los que habláis, sino el Espíritu de vuestro Padre que habla en vosotros.

21 Y hermano entregará a hermano a la muerte, y padre a hijo; y los hijos se levantarán contra sus padres, y los harán morir.

22 Y seréis aborrecidos de todos por mi nombre; mas el que persevere hasta el fin, éste será salvo.

23 Mas cuando os persiguieren en esta ciudad, huid a la otra; porque de cierto os digo, que no acabaréis de andar todas las ciudades de Israel, antes que venga el Hijo del hombre.

24 El discípulo no es más que su maestro, ni el esclavo más que su señor.

25 Bástale al discípulo ser como su maestro, y al esclavo como su señor. Si al padre de familia llamaron Beelzebú, ¿cuánto más a los de su casa?

26 Así que, no los temáis; porque nada hay encubierto, que no haya de ser manifestado; ni oculto, que no haya de saberse.

27 Lo que os digo en tinieblas, decidlo en luz; y lo que oís al oído, predicadlo desde los terrados.

28 Y no temáis a los que matan el cuerpo, mas al alma no pueden matar; temed antes a aquel que puede destruir el alma y el cuerpo en el infierno.

29 ¿No se venden dos pajarillos por un cuarto? Con todo, ni uno de ellos cae a tierra sin vuestro Padre.

30 Pues aun vuestros cabellos están todos contados.

31 Así que, no temáis; más valéis vosotros que muchos pajarillos.

32 Cualquiera pues que me confesare delante de los hombres, le confesaré yo también delante de mi Padre que está en los cielos.

33 Y cualquiera que me negare delante de los hombres, le negaré yo también delante de mi Padre que está en los cielos.

34 No penséis que he venido para meter paz en la tierra; no he venido para meter paz, sino espada.

35 Porque he venido para hacer disensión del hombre contra su padre, y de la hija contra su madre, y de la nuera contra su suegra.

36 Y los enemigos del hombre serán los de su casa.

37 El que ama padre o madre más que a mí, no es digno de mí; y el que ama hijo o hija más que a mí, no es digno de mí.

38 Y el que no toma su madero, y sigue en pos de mí, no es digno de mí.

39 El que hallare su vida, la perderá; y el que perdiere su vida por causa de mí, la hallará.

40 El que os recibe a vosotros, a mí me recibe; y el que me recibe a mí, recibe al que me envió.

41 El que recibe profeta en nombre de profeta, salario de profeta recibirá; y el que recibe justo en nombre de justo, salario de justo recibirá.

42 Y cualquiera que diere a uno de estos pequeñitos un vaso de agua fría solamente, en nombre de discípulo, de cierto os digo, que no perderá su salario.