¹⁶ And this was why the Jews ^(A)were persecuting Jesus, ^(B)because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. ¹⁷ But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”

Jesus Is Equal with God

¹⁸ This was why the Jews ^(C)were seeking all the more to kill him, ^(D)because not only was he ^(E)breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God ^(F)his own Father, ^(G)making himself equal with God.

The Authority of the Son

¹⁹ So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(H)the Son ^(I)can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father^[a] does, that the Son does likewise. ²⁰ For ^(J)the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And ^(K)greater works than these will he show him, so that ^(L)you may marvel. ²¹ For as the Father ^(M)raises the dead and ^(N)gives them life, so ^(O)also the Son gives life ^(P)to whom he will. ^22 (Q)For the Father judges no one, but ^(R)has given all judgment to the Son, ²³ that all may honor the Son, just as they ^(S)honor the Father. ^(T)Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. ²⁴ Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(U)whoever hears my word and ^(V)believes him who sent me has eternal life. He ^(W)does not come into judgment, but ^(X)has passed from death to life.

²⁵ “Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(Y)an hour is coming, and is now here, when ^(Z)the dead will hear ^(AA)the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear ^(AB)will live. ^26 (AC)For as the Father has life in himself, ^(AD)so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. ²⁷ And he ^(AE)has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man. ²⁸ Do not marvel at this, for ^(AF)an hour is coming when ^(AG)all who are in the tombs will hear his voice ²⁹ and come out, ^(AH)those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

Witnesses to Jesus

^30 (AI)“I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and ^(AJ)my judgment is just, because ^(AK)I seek not my own will ^(AL)but the will of him who sent me. ^31 (AM)If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not true. ³² There is ^(AN)another who bears witness about me, and ^(AO)I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true. ^33 (AP)You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. ³⁴ Not that ^(AQ)the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. ³⁵ He was a burning and ^(AR)shining lamp, and ^(AS)you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. ³⁶ But ^(AT)the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For ^(AU)the works that the Father has given me ^(AV)to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, ^(AW)bear witness about me that ^(AX)the Father has sent me. ³⁷ And the Father who sent me ^(AY)has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, ^(AZ)his form you have never seen, ³⁸ and ^(BA)you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent. ^39 (BB)You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and ^(BC)it is they that bear witness about me, ⁴⁰ yet ^(BD)you refuse to come to me that you may have life. ^41 (BE)I do not receive glory from people. ⁴² But ^(BF)I know that you do not have ^(BG)the love of God within you. ⁴³ I have come ^(BH)in my Father's name, and ^(BI)you do not receive me. ^(BJ)If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. ⁴⁴ How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and ^(BK)do not seek the glory that comes from ^(BL)the only God? ⁴⁵ Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, ^(BM)on whom you have set your hope. ⁴⁶ For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for ^(BN)he wrote of me. ⁴⁷ But ^(BO)if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”

⁶ And ^(A)he marveled because of their unbelief.

^(B)And he went about among the villages teaching.

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

^7 (C)And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. ⁸ He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts— ⁹ but to ^(D)wear sandals and not put on two tunics.^{[a] 10} And he said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there. ¹¹ And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, ^(E)shake off the dust that is on your feet ^(F)as a testimony against them.”

The Harvest Is Plentiful, the Laborers Few

^35 (A)And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. ^36 (B)When he saw the crowds, ^(C)he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, ^(D)like sheep without a shepherd. ^37 (E)Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; ³⁸ therefore ^(F)pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to ^(G)send out laborers into his harvest.”

The Twelve Apostles

10 ^(H)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. ^2 (I)The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, ^(J)who is called Peter, and ^(K)Andrew his brother; ^(L)James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; ³ Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and ^(M)Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;^{[a] 4} Simon the Zealot,^[b] and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

^5 (N)These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of ^(O)the Samaritans, ^6 (P)but go rather to ^(Q)the lost sheep of ^(R)the house of Israel. ⁷ And proclaim as you go, saying, ^(S)‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’^{[c] 8 (T)}Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers,^[d] cast out demons. ^(U)You received without paying; give without pay. ^9 (V)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 ^(W)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, ^(X)greet it. ¹³ And if the house is ^(Y)worthy, let ^(Z)your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let ^(AA)your peace return to you. ¹⁴ And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, ^(AB)shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. ¹⁵ Truly, I say to you, ^(AC)it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for ^(AD)the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

Persecution Will Come

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

^24 (AX)“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. ^(AY)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, ^(AZ)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 ^(BA)the housetops. ²⁸ And ^(BB)do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him ^(BC)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 ^(BD)even the hairs of your head are all numbered. ³¹ Fear not, therefore; ^(BE)you are of more value than many sparrows. ^32 (BF)So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, ³³ but ^(BG)whoever denies me before men, ^(BH)I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.

Not Peace, but a Sword

^34 (BI)“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. ^(BJ)I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. ^35 (BK)For I have come ^(BL)to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. ^36 (BM)And a person's enemies will be those of his own household. ^37 (BN)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 ^(BO)whoever does not take his cross and ^(BP)follow me is not worthy of me. ^39 (BQ)Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Rewards

^40 (BR)“Whoever receives you receives me, and ^(BS)whoever receives me receives him who sent me. ^41 (BT)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 ^(BU)whoever gives one of ^(BV)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.”

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

9 ^(A)And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, ^2 (B)and he sent them out to ^(C)proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. ^3 (D)And he said to them, “Take nothing for your journey, ^(E)no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics.^{[a] 4} And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. ⁵ And wherever they do not receive you, when you leave that town ^(F)shake off the dust from your feet ^(G)as a testimony ^(H)against them.”