Matthew 10:5-16

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

⁵ Jesus sent out these twelve, charging them, Go nowhere among the Gentiles and do not go into any town of the Samaritans;

⁶ But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

⁷ And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand!

⁸ Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely (without pay) you have received, freely (without charge) give.

⁹ Take no gold nor silver nor [even] copper money in your purses (belts);

¹⁰ And do not take a provision bag or a ^[a]wallet for a collection bag for your journey, nor two undergarments, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the workman deserves his support (his living, his food).

¹¹ And into whatever town or village you go, inquire who in it is deserving, and stay there [at his house] until you leave [that vicinity].

¹² As you go into the house, give your greetings and wish it well.

¹³ Then if indeed that house is deserving, let come upon it your peace [that is, ^[b]freedom from all the distresses that are experienced as the result of sin]. But if it is not deserving, let your peace return to you.

¹⁴ And whoever will not receive and accept and welcome you nor listen to your message, as you leave that house or town, shake the dust [of it] from your feet.

¹⁵ Truly I tell you, it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

¹⁶ Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves; be ^[c]wary and wise as serpents, and be innocent (harmless, guileless, and ^[d]without falsity) as doves.^(A)