Matthew 10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Commissioning the Twelve
10 Summoning His 12 disciples,(A) He gave them authority over unclean spirits, to drive them out and to heal every[a] disease and sickness.(B) 2 These are the names of the 12 apostles:(C)
First, Simon, who is called Peter,
and Andrew his brother;
James the son of Zebedee,
and John his brother;
3 Philip and Bartholomew;[b]
Thomas and Matthew the tax collector;
James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;[c]
4 Simon the Zealot,[d] and Judas Iscariot,[e]
who also betrayed Him.(D)
5 Jesus sent out these 12 after giving them instructions: “Don’t take the road leading to other nations, and don’t enter any Samaritan(E) town. 6 Instead, go to the lost sheep(F) of the house of Israel.(G) 7 As you go, announce this: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’(H) 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with skin diseases, drive out demons.(I) You have received free of charge; give free of charge. 9 Don’t take along gold, silver, or copper for your money-belts.(J) 10 Don’t take a traveling bag for the road, or an extra shirt, sandals, or a walking stick, for the worker(K) is worthy of his food.
11 “When you enter any town or village, find out who is worthy, and stay there until you leave. 12 Greet a household when you enter it,(L) 13 and if the household is worthy, let your peace be on it. But if it is unworthy, let your peace return to you.(M) 14 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet(N) when you leave that house or town. 15 I assure you: It will be more tolerable on the day of judgment(O) for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.(P)
Persecutions Predicted
16 “Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as harmless as doves.(Q) 17 Because people will hand you over to sanhedrins[f] and flog you in their synagogues,(R) beware of them. 18 You will even be brought before governors and kings because of Me, to bear witness to them and to the nations.(S) 19 But when they hand you over, don’t worry about how or what you should speak.(T) For you will be given what to say at that hour, 20 because you are not speaking, but the Spirit(U) of your Father is speaking through you.(V)
21 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will even rise up against their parents and have them put to death.(W) 22 You will be hated by everyone because of My name.(X) But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.[g](Y) 23 When they persecute you in one town, escape to another.(Z) For I assure you: You will not have covered the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. 24 A disciple[h] is not above his teacher, or a slave above his master.(AA) 25 It is enough for a disciple to become like his teacher and a slave like his master. If they called the head of the house ‘Beelzebul,’ how much more the members of his household!(AB)
Fear God
26 “Therefore,(AC) don’t be afraid of them, since there is nothing covered that won’t be uncovered and nothing hidden that won’t be made known.(AD) 27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light. What you hear in a whisper,[i] proclaim on the housetops.(AE) 28 Don’t fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul;(AF) rather, fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.(AG) 29 Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny?[j] Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s(AH) consent.[k] 30 But even the hairs of your head have all been counted.(AI) 31 So don’t be afraid therefore; you are worth more than many sparrows.(AJ)
Acknowledging Christ
32 “Therefore, everyone who will acknowledge Me before men, I will also acknowledge him before My Father in heaven.(AK) 33 But whoever denies Me before men,(AL) I will also deny him before My Father in heaven. 34 Don’t assume that I came to bring peace on the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.(AM) 35 For I came to turn
a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
36 and a man’s enemies will be
the members of his household.(AN)[l]
37 The person who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me;(AO) the person who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 38 And whoever doesn’t take up his cross and follow[m] Me is not worthy of Me. 39 Anyone finding[n] his life will lose it,(AP) and anyone losing[o] his life because of Me will find it.(AQ)
A Cup of Cold Water
40 “The one who welcomes you welcomes Me,(AR) and the one who welcomes Me welcomes Him who sent Me.(AS) 41 Anyone who[p] welcomes a prophet(AT) because he is a prophet[q] will receive a prophet’s reward. And anyone who[r] welcomes a righteous person because he’s righteous[s] will receive a righteous person’s reward. 42 And whoever gives(AU) just a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple[t](AV)—I assure you: He will never lose his reward!”
Footnotes
- Matthew 10:1 Or every kind of
- Matthew 10:3 Probably the Nathanael of Jn 1:45-51
- Matthew 10:3 Other mss read and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus
- Matthew 10:4 Lit the Cananaean
- Matthew 10:4 Iscariot is probably “a man of Kerioth,” a town in Judea.
- Matthew 10:17 Local Jewish courts or local councils
- Matthew 10:22 Or saved
- Matthew 10:24 Or student
- Matthew 10:27 Lit in the ear
- Matthew 10:29 Gk assarion, a small copper coin
- Matthew 10:29 Lit ground apart from your Father
- Matthew 10:36 Mc 7:6
- Matthew 10:38 Lit follow after
- Matthew 10:39 Or The one who finds
- Matthew 10:39 Or and the one who loses
- Matthew 10:41 Or The one who
- Matthew 10:41 Lit prophet in the name of a prophet
- Matthew 10:41 Or And the one who
- Matthew 10:41 Lit person in the name of a righteous person
- Matthew 10:42 Lit little ones in the name of a disciple
馬太福音 10
Revised Chinese Union Version (Traditional Script) Shen Edition
耶穌揀選十二使徒(A)
10 耶穌叫了十二個門徒來，給他們權柄，能驅趕污靈和醫治各樣的疾病。 2 這十二使徒的名字如下：頭一個叫西門（又稱彼得），還有他弟弟安得烈，西庇太的兒子雅各和雅各的弟弟約翰， 3 腓力和巴多羅買，多馬和稅吏馬太，亞勒腓的兒子雅各，和達太， 4 激進黨的西門，還有出賣耶穌的加略人猶大。
耶穌差遣十二使徒(B)
5 耶穌差遣這十二個人出去，吩咐他們說：「外邦人的路，你們不要走；撒瑪利亞人的城，你們不要進； 6 寧可往以色列家迷失的羊那裏去。 7 要邊走邊傳，說『天國近了』。 8 要醫治病人，使死人復活，使痲瘋病人潔淨，把鬼趕出去。你們白白地得來，也要白白地給人。 9 腰袋裏不要帶金銀銅錢； 10 途中不要帶行囊，不要帶兩件內衣，也不要帶鞋子和手杖，因為工人得飲食是應當的。 11 你們無論進哪一城、哪一村，要打聽那裏誰是合適的人，就住在他家，直住到離開的時候。 12 進他家時，要向那家請安。 13 那家若配得平安，你們所求的平安就臨到那家；若不配得，你們所求的平安仍歸你們。 14 凡不接待你們，不聽你們話的人，你們離開那家，或是那城的時候，要跺掉你們腳上的塵土。 15 我實在告訴你們，在審判的日子，所多瑪和蛾摩拉地方所受的，比那城還容易受呢！」
將來的迫害(C)
16 「看哪！我差你們出去，如同羊進入狼羣，所以你們要機警如蛇，純真如鴿。 17 你們要防備那些人，因為他們要把你們交給議會，也要在會堂裏鞭打你們。 18 你們要為我的緣故被送到統治者和君王面前，對他們和外邦人作見證。 19 當人把你們交出時，不要擔心怎樣說話，或說甚麼話。到那時候，必賜給你們該說的話， 20 因為不是你們自己說的，而是你們父的靈在你們裏面說的。 21 兄弟要把兄弟、父親要把兒女置於死地；兒女要起來與父母為敵，害死他們。 22 而且你們要為我的名被眾人憎恨。但堅忍到底的終必得救。 23 有人在這城迫害你們，就逃到另一城去。[a]我實在告訴你們，以色列的城鎮，你們還沒有走遍，人子就要來臨。
24 「學生不高過老師，僕人不高過主人。 25 學生所遭遇的與老師一樣，僕人所遭遇的與主人一樣，也就夠了。既然有人罵一家的主人是『別西卜』[b]，更何況他的家人呢？」
不要懼怕(D)
26 「所以，不要怕他們，因為掩蓋的事沒有不顯露出來的，隱藏的事也沒有不被知道的。 27 我在暗中告訴你們的，你們要在明處說出來；你們耳中所聽的，要在屋頂上宣揚出來。 28 那殺人身體但不能滅人靈魂的，不要怕他們；惟有那能在地獄裏毀滅身體和靈魂的，才要怕他。 29 兩隻麻雀不是賣一銅錢[c]嗎？你們的父若不許，一隻也不會掉在地上。 30 就是你們的頭髮也都數過了。 31 所以，不要懼怕，你們比許多的麻雀還貴重！」
在人的面前認基督(E)
32 「所以，凡在人面前認我的，我在我天上的父面前也必認他； 33 凡在人面前不認我的，我在我天上的父面前也必不認他。」
作門徒的代價(F)
34 「你們不要以為我來是帶給地上和平，我來並不是帶來和平，而是刀劍。 35 因為我來是要叫
『人與父親對立，
女兒與母親對立，
媳婦與婆婆對立。
36 人的仇敵就是自己家裏的人。』
37 愛父母勝過愛我的，不配作我的門徒；愛兒女勝過愛我的，不配作我的門徒。 38 不背自己的十字架跟從我的，不配作我的門徒。 39 得着性命的，要喪失性命；為我喪失性命的，要得着性命。」
論賞賜(G)
40 「接納你們的就是接納我；接納我的就是接納差遣我來的那位。 41 把先知當作先知接納的，必得先知的賞賜；把義人當作義人接納的，必得義人的賞賜。 42 無論誰，只因門徒的名，就算把一杯涼水給這些小子中的一個喝，我實在告訴你們，他一定會得到賞賜。」
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