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Matteo 10
La Bibbia della Gioia

10 Gesù chiamò a sé i dodici discepoli e diede loro il potere di cacciare gli spiriti del male e di guarire ogni tipo di malattia e dʼinfermità. 2 Ecco i nomi dei suoi dodici apostoli: Simone (chiamato anche Pietro), Andrea (fratello di Pietro), Giacomo (figlio di Zebedeo), Giovanni (fratello di Giacomo), 3 Filippo, Bartolomeo, Tommaso, Matteo (lʼesattore delle tasse), Giacomo (figlio di Alfeo), Taddeo, 4 Simone (membro degli «zeloti», un partito politico sovversivo) e Giuda Iscariota (quello che poi lo tradì).

Ordini per i discepoli

5 Gesù li inviò con queste istruzioni: «Non andate dagli stranieri e neppure dai Samaritani, 6 ma soltanto dalla gente dʼIsraele—le pecore perdute di Dio.

7 Andate e strada facendo annunciate che il Regno dei Cieli è vicino. 8 Guarite i malati, risuscitate i morti, curate i lebbrosi e scacciate i demòni. Date gratuitamente, così come avete ricevuto!

9 Non prendete denaro con voi, 10 non portate nemmeno una borsa da viaggio, né vestiti o scarpe di ricambio e nemmeno un bastone, perché quelli che aiuterete dovranno sfamarvi e prendersi cura di voi.

11 Quando arrivate in una città o in un villaggio, cercatevi un uomo giusto e timorato di Dio e restate in casa sua, finché non partirete di nuovo.

12 Quando chiederete il permesso di rimanere, 13 se vedete che quella è una casa in cui Dio è temuto, datele la vostra benedizione, altrimenti non fatelo. 14 Se qualcuno non vi accoglie e non ascolta le vostre parole, partendo, scuotetevi la polvere dai piedi. 15 Per la verità vi dico che nel giorno del giudizio, le malvagie città di Sòdoma e Gomorra, saranno trattate meglio di loro.

16 Vi mando come pecore in mezzo ai lupi! Siate prudenti come serpenti e inermi come colombe. 17 Ma attenzione! Perché vi arresteranno, vi giudicheranno e vi flagelleranno nelle loro sinagoghe. 18 Proprio così, per amor mio, dovrete subire processi davanti a governatori e a re. Così avrete modo di parlare di me, di essere miei testimoni davanti al mondo.

19 Quando sarete arrestati, non preoccupatevi di ciò che dovrete dire al processo, o di come lo direte, perché vi saranno ispirate le parole giuste al momento giusto. 20 Non sarete voi a parlare, sarà lo Spirito del Padre vostro che è in cielo a parlare attraverso di voi!

21 Il fratello tradirà a morte il fratello e il padre tradirà i propri figli. E i figli si ribelleranno contro i genitori e li ammazzeranno. 22 Tutti vi odieranno, perché appartenete a me. Ma chi persevererà fino alla fine, sarà salvato.

23 Quando siete perseguitati in una città, fuggite in unʼaltra, io tornerò prima che le abbiate visitate tutte! 24 Uno studente non è superiore al suo insegnante, né un servo è più importante del suo padrone. 25 Allo studente basta diventare come il suo maestro e al servo essere come il suo padrone. Quindi se io, che sono il capofamiglia, sono stato chiamato Satana, per voi che fate parte della mia famiglia useranno epiteti anche peggiori.

26 Ma non temete quelli che vi minacciano, perché si avvicina il momento in cui tutto ciò che è nascosto sarà messo in luce e tutto ciò che è segreto sarà conosciuto.

27 Ciò che ora vi dico al buio, gridatelo ovunque in piena luce; ciò che vi sussurro allʼorecchio, proclamatelo dai tetti!

28 Non abbiate paura di quelli che possono uccidere soltanto il vostro corpo, ma non possono toccare la vostra anima! Temete soltanto Dio, che può far perire entrambi, sia lʼanima che il corpo, allʼinferno. 29 Neppure un passero (quanto costa? Se ne prendono due per un soldo) può cadere senza che il Padre vostro lo sappia. 30 E per quanto vi riguarda, perfino i vostri capelli sono tutti contati. 31 Perciò non temete! Voi valete più di molti passeri.

32 Chiunque mi riconoscerà come Signore davanti agli uomini, io lo riconoscerò davanti al Padre mio che è in cielo. 33 Ma se qualcuno mi rinnegherà pubblicamente, anche io lo rinnegherò apertamente davanti al Padre mio che è in cielo.

34 Non crediate che io sia venuto a portare pace sulla terra. No, una spada piuttosto! 35 Sono venuto a mettere un figlio contro suo padre, una figlia contro sua madre e la nuora contro la suocera. 36 I peggiori nemici di un uomo saranno proprio in casa sua! 37 Perché se amate vostro padre e vostra madre più di me, non siete degni di appartenermi; se amate vostro figlio o vostra figlia più di me, non siete degni di essere miei. 38 Chi non prende la sua croce e non mi segue, non è degno di appartenermi.

39 Chi si aggrapperà alla propria vita, la perderà; ma chi lʼavrà data per me, la ritroverà.

40 Quelli che vi accolgono, accolgono me. E chi accoglie me, accoglie Dio che mi ha mandato. 41 Chi accoglie un profeta, perché è un uomo di Dio, riceverà la stessa ricompensa che ottiene un profeta. E chi accoglie degli uomini buoni e timorati di Dio, proprio per queste loro qualità, riceverà la loro stessa ricompensa. 42 E se chiunque darà anche solo un bicchiere dʼacqua fresca a uno di questi piccoli perché è mio discepolo, vi assicuro che sarà certamente ricompensato».

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Jesus Sends Out the Twelve(A)(B)(C)(D)(E)

10 Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits(F) and to heal every disease and sickness.(G)

2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.(H)

5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.(I) 6 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.(J) 7 As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven(K) has come near.’ 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy,[a] drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

9 “Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts(L)— 10 no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep.(M) 11 Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave. 12 As you enter the home, give it your greeting.(N) 13 If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you. 14 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet.(O) 15 Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah(P) on the day of judgment(Q) than for that town.(R)

16 “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.(S) Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.(T) 17 Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils(U) and be flogged in the synagogues.(V) 18 On my account you will be brought before governors and kings(W) as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. 19 But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it.(X) At that time you will be given what to say, 20 for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father(Y) speaking through you.

21 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents(Z) and have them put to death.(AA) 22 You will be hated by everyone because of me,(AB) but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.(AC) 23 When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.(AD)

24 “The student is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his master.(AE) 25 It is enough for students to be like their teachers, and servants like their masters. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul,(AF) how much more the members of his household!

26 “So do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.(AG) 27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. 28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One(AH) who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care.[b] 30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.(AI) 31 So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.(AJ)

32 “Whoever acknowledges me before others,(AK) I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33 But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.(AL)

34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to turn

“‘a man against his father,
    a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law(AM)—
36     a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’[c](AN)

37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.(AO) 38 Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.(AP) 39 Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.(AQ)

40 “Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me,(AR) and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.(AS) 41 Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. 42 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.”(AT)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 10:8 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
  2. Matthew 10:29 Or will; or knowledge
  3. Matthew 10:36 Micah 7:6
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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

  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
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Jesus Appoints Twelve Apostles(A)

10 Then Jesus[a] called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and every illness. 2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;[b] 4 Simon the Cananaean[c] and Judas Iscariot, who later[d] betrayed Jesus.[e]

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Disciples(B)

5 These were the Twelve whom Jesus sent out after he had given them these[f] instructions: “Don’t turn on to the road that leads to the unbelievers,[g] and don’t enter Samaritan towns. 6 Instead, go to the lost sheep of the nation[h] of Israel. 7 As you go, make this announcement: ‘The kingdom from[i] heaven is near!’ 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons.

You have received without payment,
    so give without payment.

9 Don’t take any gold, silver, or copper in your moneybags, 10 or a traveling bag for the trip, or an extra shirt,[j] or sandals, or a walking stick, because a worker deserves his food.

11 “Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is receptive[k] in it and stay there until you leave. 12 As you enter the house, greet its occupants.[l] 13 If the household is receptive,[m] let your blessing of peace come on it. But if it isn’t receptive,[n] let your blessing of peace return to you. 14 If no one welcomes you or listens to your words, as you leave that house or town, shake its dust off your feet. 15 I tell all of you[o] with certainty, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town!”

Future Persecutions(C)

16 “Pay attention, now! I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as cunning as serpents and as innocent as doves. 17 Watch out for people who will hand you over to the local councils and whip you in their synagogues. 18 You will be brought before governors and kings because of me, to testify to them and to unbelievers.[p] 19 When they hand you over, don’t worry about how you are to speak[q] or what you are to say, because in that hour what you are to say will be given to you. 20 It won’t be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through[r] you.

21 “Brother will hand brother over for execution, and a father his child. Children will rebel against parents and have them put to death. 22 You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the person who endures to the end will be saved. 23 So when they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, because I tell all of you[s] with certainty that you will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

24 “A disciple is not above his teacher, and a slave is not above his master. 25 It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher and a slave to be like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul,[t] how much more will they do the same to[u] those of his household!”

Fear God(D)

26 “So never be afraid of them, because there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing secret that will not be made known. 27 What I tell you in darkness you must speak in the daylight, and what is whispered[v] in your ear you must shout from the housetops. 28 Stop being[w] 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.[x]

29 “Two sparrows are sold for a penny, aren’t they? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s permission.[y] 30 Indeed, even the hairs on your head have all been counted! 31 So stop being[z] afraid. You are worth more than a bunch of sparrows.”

Acknowledging the Messiah(E)

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

Not Peace, but Division(F)

34 “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword![aa] 35 I came to turn

‘a man against his father,
    a daughter against her mother,
    and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
36 A person’s enemies will include members of his own family.’[ab]

The Cost of Discipleship(G)

37 “The one who loves his father or mother more than me isn’t worthy of me, and the one who loves a son or daughter more than me isn’t worthy of me. 38 The one who doesn’t take up his cross and follow me isn’t worthy of me. 39 The one who finds his life will lose it, and the one who loses his life because of me will find it.”

Rewards(H)

40 “The one who receives you receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me. 41 The one who receives a prophet as[ac] a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and the one who receives a righteous person as[ad] a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. 42 I tell all of you[ae] with certainty, whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is[af] a disciple will never lose his reward.”

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 10:1 Lit. he
  2. Matthew 10:3 Other mss. read Lebbaeus called Thaddaeus
  3. Matthew 10:4 Cananaean is Aram. for Zealot.
  4. Matthew 10:4 Lit. also
  5. Matthew 10:4 Lit. him
  6. Matthew 10:5 The Gk. lacks these
  7. Matthew 10:5 Lit. gentiles; i.e. unbelieving non-Jews
  8. Matthew 10:6 Lit. house
  9. Matthew 10:7 Lit. of
  10. Matthew 10:10 Lit. two shirts
  11. Matthew 10:11 Lit. worthy
  12. Matthew 10:12 The Gk. lacks its occupants
  13. Matthew 10:13 Lit. worthy
  14. Matthew 10:13 Lit. worthy
  15. Matthew 10:15 The Gk. pronoun you is pl.
  16. Matthew 10:18 Lit. gentiles; i.e. unbelieving non-Jews
  17. Matthew 10:19 The Gk. lacks you are to speak
  18. Matthew 10:20 Or in
  19. Matthew 10:23 The Gk. pronoun you is pl.
  20. Matthew 10:25 The name means Lord of the Flies; i.e. Satan
  21. Matthew 10:25 The Gk. lacks will they do the same to
  22. Matthew 10:27 Lit. what you hear
  23. Matthew 10:28 Or Don’t be
  24. Matthew 10:28 Gehenna; a Gk. transliteration of the Heb. for Valley of Hinnom
  25. Matthew 10:29 Lit. apart from your Father
  26. Matthew 10:31 Or don’t be
  27. Matthew 10:34 I.e. conflict
  28. Matthew 10:36 Cf. Mic 7:6
  29. Matthew 10:41 Lit. in the name of
  30. Matthew 10:41 Lit. in the name of
  31. Matthew 10:42 The Gk. pronoun you is pl.
  32. Matthew 10:42 Lit. in the name of
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