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差遣十二使徒(A)

10 耶穌叫了十二門徒來,賜給他們勝過污靈的權柄,可以趕出污靈和醫治各種疾病、各種病症。 十二使徒的名字如下:為首的是西門(又名彼得),西門的弟弟安得烈,西庇太的兒子雅各,雅各的弟弟約翰, 腓力,巴多羅邁,多馬,稅吏馬太,亞勒腓的兒子雅各,達太, 激進派的西門,和出賣耶穌的加略人猶大。 耶穌差遣這十二個人出去,並且囑咐他們:“外族人的路,你們不要走,撒瑪利亞人的城,你們也不要進; 卻要到以色列家的迷羊那裡去。 你們要一邊走一邊宣揚說:‘天國近了。’ 要醫治有病的,叫死人復活,潔淨患痲風的,趕出污鬼。你們白白地得來,也應當白白地給人。 你們腰袋裡不要帶金、銀、銅錢; 10 路上不要帶行囊,也不要帶兩件衣裳,不要帶鞋或手杖,因為作工的理當得到供應。 11 你們無論進哪一座城哪一個村,都要打聽誰配接待你們,就住在那裡,直到離去。 12 到他家裡的時候,要向他們問安; 13 如果這家是配得的,你們的平安就必臨到他們;如果這家不配得,你們的平安仍歸你們。 14 如果有人不接待你們,不聽你們的話,你們離開那一家那一城的時候,就要把腳上的灰塵跺下去。 15 我實在告訴你們,在審判的日子,所多瑪和蛾摩拉所受的,比那城還輕呢。

使徒會遭受迫害(B)

16 “現在,我差派你們出去,好像羊進到狼群中間;所以你們要像蛇一樣機警,像鴿子一樣純潔。 17 你們要小心,因為有人要把你們送交公議會,並要在會堂裡鞭打你們; 18 你們為我的緣故,也要被帶到統治者和君王面前,向他們和外族人作見證。 19 你們被捕的時候,用不著擔心說甚麼和怎麼說,因為那時你們必得著當說的話; 20 因為說話的不是你們,而是你們的父的靈,是他在你們裡面說話。 21 弟兄要出賣弟兄,父親要出賣兒女,甚至把他們置於死地;兒女要悖逆父母,害死他們。 22 你們為我的名,要被眾人恨惡,然而堅忍到底的必然得救。 23 如果有人在這城迫害你們,就逃到別的城去。我實在告訴你們,你們還沒有走遍以色列的各城,人子就來到了。

24 “學生不能勝過老師,奴僕也不能勝過主人。 25 學生若能像老師一樣,奴僕若能像主人一樣,也就夠了。如果一家之主也被稱為別西卜(“別西卜”是鬼王的名字),何況他的家人呢?

應該怕誰(C)

26 “所以不要怕他們。沒有甚麼掩蓋的事不被揭露,也沒有甚麼祕密是人不知道的。 27 我在暗處告訴你們的,你們要在明處講出來;你們聽見的耳語,要在房頂上宣揚出來。 28 那些殺身體卻不能殺靈魂的,不要怕他們;倒要怕那位能把靈魂和身體都投入地獄裡的。 29 兩隻麻雀不是賣一個大錢嗎?但你們的父若不許可,一隻也不會掉在地上。 30 甚至你們的頭髮都一一數過了。 31 所以不要怕,你們比許多麻雀貴重得多呢。

32 “凡在人面前承認我的,我在我天父面前也要承認他; 33 在人面前不認我的,我在我天父面前也要不認他。

作門徒的代價(D)

34 “你們不要以為我來了,是要給地上帶來和平;我並沒有帶來和平,卻帶來刀劍, 35 因為我來了是要叫人分裂:

人與父親作對,

女兒與母親作對,

媳婦與婆婆作對,

36 人的仇敵就是自己的家人。

37 愛父母過於愛我的,不配作屬我的;愛兒女過於愛我的,不配作屬我的; 38 凡不背起自己的十字架來跟從我的,也不配作屬我的。 39 顧惜自己生命的,必要喪掉生命;但為我犧牲生命的,必要得著生命。

得賞賜(E)

40 “接待你們的,就是接待我;接待我的,就是接待那差我來的。 41 因先知的名接待先知的,必得先知所得的賞賜;因義人的名接待義人的,必得義人所得的賞賜。 42 無論誰因門徒的名,只把一杯涼水給這些微不足道的人中的一個喝,我實在告訴你們,他決不會得不到他的賞賜。”

The Twelve Apostles

10 (A)And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. (B)The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, (C)who is called Peter, and (D)Andrew his brother; (E)James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and (F)Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;[a] Simon the Zealot,[b] and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

(G)These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of (H)the Samaritans, (I)but go rather to (J)the lost sheep of (K)the house of Israel. And proclaim as you go, saying, (L)‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’[c] (M)Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers,[d] cast out demons. (N)You received without paying; give without pay. (O)Acquire no gold or silver or copper for your belts, 10 no bag for your journey, or two tunics[e] or sandals or a staff, for (P)the laborer deserves his food. 11 And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart. 12 As you enter the house, (Q)greet it. 13 And if the house is (R)worthy, let (S)your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let (T)your peace return to you. 14 And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, (U)shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. 15 Truly, I say to you, (V)it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for (W)the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

Persecution Will Come

16 (X)“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be (Y)wise as serpents and (Z)innocent as doves. 17 Beware of men, for (AA)they will deliver you over to courts and flog you (AB)in their synagogues, 18 (AC)and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, (AD)to bear witness before them and the Gentiles. 19 (AE)When (AF)they deliver you over, (AG)do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for (AH)what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. 20 (AI)For it is not you who speak, but (AJ)the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. 21 (AK)Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death, 22 (AL)and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. (AM)But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 23 When they (AN)persecute you in one town, (AO)flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel (AP)before the Son of Man comes.

24 (AQ)“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant[f] above his master. 25 It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. (AR)If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign[g] those of his household.

Have No Fear

26 “So have no fear of them, (AS)for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 27 What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on (AT)the housetops. 28 And (AU)do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him (AV)who can destroy both soul and body in hell.[h] 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?[i] And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30 But (AW)even the hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Fear not, therefore; (AX)you are of more value than many sparrows. 32 (AY)So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, 33 but (AZ)whoever denies me before men, (BA)I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.

Not Peace, but a Sword

34 (BB)“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. (BC)I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 (BD)For I have come (BE)to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 (BF)And a person's enemies will be those of his own household. 37 (BG)Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And (BH)whoever does not take his cross and (BI)follow me is not worthy of me. 39 (BJ)Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Rewards

40 (BK)“Whoever receives you receives me, and (BL)whoever receives me receives him who sent me. 41 (BM)The one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and the one who receives a righteous person because he is a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward. 42 And (BN)whoever gives one of (BO)these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.”

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 10:3 Some manuscripts Lebbaeus, or Lebbaeus called Thaddaeus
  2. Matthew 10:4 Greek kananaios, meaning zealot
  3. Matthew 10:7 Or The kingdom of heaven has come near
  4. Matthew 10:8 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
  5. Matthew 10:10 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
  6. Matthew 10:24 Or bondservant; also verse 25
  7. Matthew 10:25 Greek lacks will they malign
  8. Matthew 10:28 Greek Gehenna
  9. Matthew 10:29 Greek assarion, Roman copper coin worth about 1/16 of a denarius (which was a day's wage for a laborer)

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. 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; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and [a]Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; (D)Simon the [b]Cananite, and Judas (E)Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.

Sending Out the Twelve(F)

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. (I)But go rather to the (J)lost sheep of the house of Israel. (K)And as you go, preach, saying, (L)‘The kingdom of heaven [c]is at hand.’ Heal the sick, [d]cleanse the lepers, [e]raise the dead, cast out demons. (M)Freely you have received, freely give. (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

  1. Matthew 10:3 NU omits Lebbaeus, whose surname was
  2. Matthew 10:4 NU Cananaean
  3. Matthew 10:7 has drawn near
  4. Matthew 10:8 NU raise the dead, cleanse the lepers
  5. Matthew 10:8 M omits raise the dead
  6. Matthew 10:16 innocent
  7. Matthew 10:25 NU, M Beelzebul; a Philistine deity, 2 Kin. 1:2, 3
  8. Matthew 10:28 Gr. Gehenna
  9. Matthew 10:29 Gr. assarion, a coin worth about 1⁄16 of a denarius
  10. Matthew 10:35 alienate a man from

2. DISCORSO APOSTOLICO

Missione dei Dodici

10 Chiamati a sé i dodici discepoli, diede loro il potere di scacciare gli spiriti immondi e di guarire ogni sorta di malattie e d'infermità.

I nomi dei dodici apostoli sono: primo, Simone, chiamato Pietro, e Andrea, suo fratello; Giacomo di Zebedèo e Giovanni suo fratello, Filippo e Bartolomeo, Tommaso e Matteo il pubblicano, Giacomo di Alfeo e Taddeo, Simone il Cananeo e Giuda l'Iscariota, che poi lo tradì.

Questi dodici Gesù li inviò dopo averli così istruiti:

«Non andate fra i pagani e non entrate nelle città dei Samaritani; rivolgetevi piuttosto alle pecore perdute della casa d'Israele. E strada facendo, predicate che il regno dei cieli è vicino. Guarite gli infermi, risuscitate i morti, sanate i lebbrosi, cacciate i demòni. Gratuitamente avete ricevuto, gratuitamente date. Non procuratevi oro, né argento, né moneta di rame nelle vostre cinture, 10 né bisaccia da viaggio, né due tuniche, né sandali, né bastone, perché l'operaio ha diritto al suo nutrimento.

11 In qualunque città o villaggio entriate, fatevi indicare se vi sia qualche persona degna, e lì rimanete fino alla vostra partenza. 12 Entrando nella casa, rivolgetele il saluto. 13 Se quella casa ne sarà degna, la vostra pace scenda sopra di essa; ma se non ne sarà degna, la vostra pace ritorni a voi. 14 Se qualcuno poi non vi accoglierà e non darà ascolto alle vostre parole, uscite da quella casa o da quella città e scuotete la polvere dai vostri piedi. 15 In verità vi dico, nel giorno del giudizio il paese di Sòdoma e Gomorra avrà una sorte più sopportabile di quella città.

I missionari saranno perseguitati

16 Ecco: io vi mando come pecore in mezzo ai lupi; siate dunque prudenti come i serpenti e semplici come le colombe. 17 Guardatevi dagli uomini, perché vi consegneranno ai loro tribunali e vi flagelleranno nelle loro sinagoghe; 18 e sarete condotti davanti ai governatori e ai re per causa mia, per dare testimonianza a loro e ai pagani. 19 E quando vi consegneranno nelle loro mani, non preoccupatevi di come o di che cosa dovrete dire, perché vi sarà suggerito in quel momento ciò che dovrete dire: 20 non siete infatti voi a parlare, ma è lo Spirito del Padre vostro che parla in voi.

21 Il fratello darà a morte il fratello e il padre il figlio, e i figli insorgeranno contro i genitori e li faranno morire. 22 E sarete odiati da tutti a causa del mio nome; ma chi persevererà sino alla fine sarà salvato. 23 Quando vi perseguiteranno in una città, fuggite in un'altra; in verità vi dico: non avrete finito di percorrere le città di Israele, prima che venga il Figlio dell'uomo.

24 Un discepolo non è da più del maestro, né un servo da più del suo padrone; 25 è sufficiente per il discepolo essere come il suo maestro e per il servo come il suo padrone. Se hanno chiamato Beelzebùl il padrone di casa, quanto più i suoi familiari!

Parlare apertamente e senza timore

26 Non li temete dunque, poiché non v'è nulla di nascosto che non debba essere svelato, e di segreto che non debba essere manifestato. 27 Quello che vi dico nelle tenebre ditelo nella luce, e quello che ascoltate all'orecchio predicatelo sui tetti. 28 E non abbiate paura di quelli che uccidono il corpo, ma non hanno potere di uccidere l'anima; temete piuttosto colui che ha il potere di far perire e l'anima e il corpo nella Geenna. 29 Due passeri non si vendono forse per un soldo? Eppure neanche uno di essi cadrà a terra senza che il Padre vostro lo voglia.

30 Quanto a voi, perfino i capelli del vostro capo sono tutti contati; 31 non abbiate dunque timore: voi valete più di molti passeri!

32 Chi dunque mi riconoscerà davanti agli uomini, anch'io lo riconoscerò davanti al Padre mio che è nei cieli; 33 chi invece mi rinnegherà davanti agli uomini, anch'io lo rinnegherò davanti al Padre mio che è nei cieli.

Gesù causa di dissensi

34 Non crediate che io sia venuto a portare pace sulla terra; non sono venuto a portare pace, ma una spada. 35 Sono venuto infatti a separare

il figlio dal padre, la figlia dalla madre,
la nuora dalla suocera:
36 e i nemici dell'uomo saranno quelli della sua casa.

Rinnegarsi per seguire Gesù

37 Chi ama il padre o la madre più di me non è degno di me; chi ama il figlio o la figlia più di me non è degno di me; 38 chi non prende la sua croce e non mi segue, non è degno di me. 39 Chi avrà trovato la sua vita, la perderà: e chi avrà perduto la sua vita per causa mia, la troverà.

Conclusione del discorso apostolico

40 Chi accoglie voi accoglie me, e chi accoglie me accoglie colui che mi ha mandato. 41 Chi accoglie un profeta come profeta, avrà la ricompensa del profeta, e chi accoglie un giusto come giusto, avrà la ricompensa del giusto. 42 E chi avrà dato anche solo un bicchiere di acqua fresca a uno di questi piccoli, perché è mio discepolo, in verità io vi dico: non perderà la sua ricompensa».