Matthew 10
New King James Version
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
- Matthew 10:3 NU omits Lebbaeus, whose surname was
- Matthew 10:4 NU Cananaean
- Matthew 10:7 has drawn near
- Matthew 10:8 NU raise the dead, cleanse the lepers
- Matthew 10:8 M omits raise the dead
- Matthew 10:16 innocent
- Matthew 10:25 NU, M Beelzebul; a Philistine deity, 2 Kin. 1:2, 3
- Matthew 10:28 Gr. Gehenna
- Matthew 10:29 Gr. assarion, a coin worth about 1⁄16 of a denarius
- Matthew 10:35 alienate a man from
Matthäus 10
Schlachter 1951
Aussendung der zwölf Apostel
10 Da rief er seine zwölf Jünger zu sich und gab ihnen Vollmacht über die unreinen Geister, sie auszutreiben, und jede Krankheit und jedes Gebrechen zu heilen.
2 Die Namen der zwölf Apostel aber sind diese:
Der erste Simon, genannt Petrus, und sein Bruder Andreas; Jakobus, der Sohn des Zebedäus, und sein Bruder Johannes; 3 Philippus und Bartholomäus, Thomas und Matthäus der Zöllner; Jakobus, der Sohn des Alphäus, und Lebbäus, mit dem Zunamen Thaddäus; 4 Simon von Kana, und Judas Ischariot[a],der ihn verriet.
5 Diese zwölf sandte Jesus aus, gebot ihnen und sprach:
Begebt euch nicht auf die Straße der Heiden und betretet keine Stadt der Samariter; 6 geht vielmehr zu den verlorenen Schafen des Hauses Israel. 7 Geht aber hin, predigt und sprecht: Das Himmelreich ist nahe herbeigekommen! 8 Heilt Kranke, reinigt Aussätzige, weckt Tote auf, treibt Dämonen aus! Umsonst habt ihr es empfangen, umsonst gebt es! 9 Nehmt weder Gold noch Silber noch Kupfer[b] in eure Gürtel, 10 keine Tasche auf den Weg, auch nicht zwei Gewänder, weder Schuhe noch Stäbe; denn der Arbeiter ist seiner Nahrung wert.
11 Wo ihr aber in eine Stadt oder in ein Dorf hineingeht, da erkundigt euch, wer darin würdig sei, und bleibt dort, bis ihr weiterzieht. 12 Wenn ihr aber in das Haus eintretet, so grüßt es. 13 Und wenn das Haus würdig ist, so komme euer Friede[c] über dasselbe. Ist es aber nicht würdig, so soll euer Friede wieder zu euch zurückkehren. 14 Und wenn euch jemand nicht aufnehmen, noch eure Worte hören wird, so geht fort aus diesem Haus oder dieser Stadt und schüttelt den Staub von euren Füßen! 15 Wahrlich, ich sage euch: Es wird dem Land Sodom und Gomorra am Tag des Gerichts erträglicher gehen als dieser Stadt. 16 Siehe, ich sende euch wie Schafe mitten unter die Wölfe. Darum seid klug wie die Schlangen und ohne Falsch wie die Tauben!
Die kommenden Verfolgungen
17 Hütet euch aber vor den Menschen! Denn sie werden euch den Gerichten überliefern, und in ihren Synagogen werden sie euch geißeln; 18 auch vor Fürsten und Könige wird man euch führen um meinetwillen, ihnen und den Heiden zum Zeugnis. 19 Wenn sie euch aber überliefern, so sorgt euch nicht darum, wie oder was ihr reden sollt; denn es wird euch in jener Stunde gegeben werden, was ihr reden sollt; 20 denn nicht ihr seid es, die reden, sondern eures Vaters Geist ist's, der durch euch redet.
21 Es wird aber ein Bruder den anderen zum Tode ausliefern und ein Vater sein Kind; und Kinder werden sich gegen die Eltern erheben und werden sie zum Tode bringen. 22 Und ihr werdet von jedermann gehaßt sein um meines Namens willen. Wer aber ausharrt[d] bis ans Ende, der wird gerettet werden. 23 Wenn sie euch aber in der einen Stadt verfolgen, so flieht in eine andere. Denn wahrlich, ich sage euch, ihr werdet mit den Städten Israels nicht fertig sein, bis des Menschen Sohn kommt.
24 Der Jünger ist nicht über dem Meister[e], noch der Knecht über seinem Herrn. 25 Es ist für den Jünger genug, daß er sei wie sein Meister und der Knecht wie sein Herr. Haben sie den Hausvater Beelzebub[f] geheißen, wieviel mehr seine Hausgenossen!
26 So fürchtet euch nun nicht vor ihnen! Denn es ist nichts verdeckt, das nicht aufgedeckt werden wird, und nichts verborgen, das man nicht erfahren wird. 27 Was ich euch im Finstern sage, das redet am Licht, und was ihr ins Ohr hört, das predigt auf den Dächern. 28 Und fürchtet euch nicht vor denen, die den Leib töten, die Seele aber nicht zu töten vermögen, fürchtet vielmehr den, der Seele und Leib verderben kann in der Hölle. 29 Verkauft man nicht zwei Sperlinge um einen Pfennig[g]? Und doch fällt keiner von ihnen auf die Erde ohne euren Vater. 30 Bei euch aber sind auch die Haare des Hauptes alle gezählt. 31 Darum fürchtet euch nicht! Ihr seid mehr wert als viele Sperlinge.
32 Jeder nun, der mich bekennt vor den Menschen, den will auch ich bekennen vor meinem himmlischen Vater; 33 wer mich aber verleugnet vor den Menschen, den will auch ich verleugnen vor meinem himmlischen Vater.
34 Ihr sollt nicht meinen, daß ich gekommen sei, Frieden auf die Erde zu bringen. Ich bin nicht gekommen, Frieden zu bringen, sondern das Schwert[h]. 35 Denn ich bin gekommen, den Menschen zu entzweien mit seinem Vater, und die Tochter mit ihrer Mutter, und die Schwiegertochter mit ihrer Schwiegermutter; 36 und des Menschen Feinde werden seine eigenen Hausgenossen sein. 37 Wer Vater oder Mutter mehr liebt[i] als mich, der ist meiner nicht wert; und wer Sohn oder Tochter mehr liebt als mich, der ist meiner nicht wert. 38 Und wer nicht sein Kreuz nimmt und mir nachfolgt, der ist meiner nicht wert. 39 Wer sein Leben[j] findet, der wird es verlieren; und wer sein Leben verliert um meinetwillen, der wird es finden.
40 Wer euch aufnimmt, der nimmt mich auf; und wer mich aufnimmt, der nimmt den auf, der mich gesandt hat. 41 Wer einen Propheten aufnimmt, weil er ein Prophet heißt, der wird den Lohn eines Propheten empfangen; und wer einen Gerechten aufnimmt, weil er ein Gerechter heißt, der wird den Lohn eines Gerechten empfangen; 42 und wer einen dieser Geringen auch nur mit einem Becher kalten Wassers tränkt, weil er ein Jünger heißt, wahrlich, ich sage euch, der wird seinen Lohn nicht verlieren!
Footnotes
- Matthäus 10:4 Ischariot od. Mann aus Kariot - einem Ort in Judäa
- Matthäus 10:9 o. Erz, d.h. Kupfermünzen
- Matthäus 10:13 komme euer Friede über dass., von der Grussformel: Friede sei mit euch!
- Matthäus 10:22 ausharren kann auch geduldig, standhaft sein, o. untenbleiben bedeuten
- Matthäus 10:24 Meister kann auch Lehrer bedeuten; s.a. später
- Matthäus 10:25 Beelzebub s.Gl.
- Matthäus 10:29 w. Assarion, zweitkleinste griechische Münzeinheit
- Matthäus 10:34 Schwert, Bed. wie He 4:12; nicht identisch mit Of 2:12
- Matthäus 10:37 eig. liebhat, nicht identisch mit dem gr.: agapä, s.a. später
- Matthäus 10:39 w. Seele, s.a. später
Mattityahu 10
Orthodox Jewish Bible
10 And summoning his Shneym Asar (Twelve) Talmidim, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach gave to them samchut (authority) over shedim (unclean spirits), so as to cast them out, and samchut (authority) to call forth refuah for every machla and every illness.
2 Now of the Shneym Asar Shlichim, the names are these: first, Shimon, the one being called Kefa, and Andrew his brother, Yaakov Ben Zavdai and Yochanan his brother,
3 Philippos and Bar-Talmai, Toma and Mattityahu the moches, Yaakov Bar-Chalfai and Taddai,
4 Shimon the Zealot and Yehudah from Kriot, who betrayed Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.
5 These Shneym Asar (Twelve) did Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach send out with the following directives, saying: In the Derech HaGoyim (Way of the Gentiles, Gentile territory) do not go, and do not enter into any Shomron town,
6 but go rather to the Seh Oveid Beis Yisroel (the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel).
7 And, while going, preach that the Malchut HaShomayim is imminent and miyad.
8 Heal the cholim, raise the mesim, cleanse the metzoraim (lepers), cast out the shedim; freely you received, freely give.
9 Take neither gold nor silver nor copper for your money belts,
10 nor a schnorrer’s (beggar’s) bag for the road, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff, for the oseh hamelachah (the one doing the work) is worthy of his lechem.
11 And into whichever town or shtetl you enter, inquire who in it is a ben chayil (son of worthiness), and there remain until you leave.
12 And when you enter into the bais (house), give that household your “Shalom!”
13 And if indeed the bais is a bais chayil (a house of worthiness), let your shalom come upon it; but if it is not a bais chayil, let your shalom return to you.
14 And whoever neither receives you nor listens to your divrei [Moshiach], as you are leaving and as you go outside of that bais (house) or city, then let it be NIER CHATZNO (shake out the fold of the robe, i.e., wash ones hands of), shake off the dust of your feet.
15 Omein, I say to you, it will be more tolerable on Yom HaDin (the Day of Judgment) for Sdom and Amora than for that shtetl.
16 Hinei! I send you as kevesim (sheep) in the midst of ze’evim; therefore, have the seichel (intelligence) of nachashim (serpents) and be tamim (faultless) as yonim (doves).
17 And beware of Bnei Adam, for they will deliver you up to the sanhedriyot (local councils, bet din courts) and in their shuls they will subject you to the shot (whip).
18 And before moshelim (governors) and also melachim (kings) you will be led for my sake [for the sake of Moshiach], for an edut (testimony) to them and to the Goyim.
19 But when they deliver you up, do not be of a LEV ROGEZ (anxious heart, DEVARIM 28:65) worried about how or what you are to say; for it will be given to you in that hour what you are to speak.
20 For you are not the ones speaking, but the Ruach Avichem (the Spirit of your Father) is the one speaking in you.
21 And brother will deliver up to death his own brother, even an abba his own yeled. And yeladim will stand up against their horim (parents) and put them to death.
22 And you will be under the sinas chinom (baseless hatred) of kol Bnei Adam on account of my Name; but the one enduring ad es HaKetz (until the End) will receive the Yeshuat Eloheinu (the Salvation of our G-d).
23 But when they persecute you in one shtetl, flee to the other; for, omein, I say to you, by no means will you complete the shtetlach of Eretz Yisroel until the Bias HaMoshiach (Coming of the Moshiach, the Ben HaAdam, DANIEL 7:13).
24 A talmid is not above his Rebbe nor an eved (servant) above his Baal Bayit (master).
25 It is enough for the talmid that he be like his Rebbe, and the eved like his Baal Bayit. If they called the Baal Bayit Baal-zibbul, how much more the anashim (men) in his bais.
26 Therefore, do not fear them; for nothing has been veiled which will not be unveiled; and nothing has been nistar (hidden) which will not be made known.
27 What I say to you in the choshech (darkness), you declare in the ohr (light); and what you hear whispered into your ears, shout, preach, from the rooftops.
28 And do not fear those who kill the basar (flesh), but are unable to kill the nefesh (soul); but rather fear the One who is able to destroy both basar and nefesh in Gehinnom.
29 Are not two sparrows sold for the least valuable copper coin? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from Avichem!
30 But, as far as you are concerned, even the hairs of your rosh have been inventoried.
31 Therefore, al taarotz (do not be afraid)! You are of more value than many sparrows!
32 Therefore, everyone who shall declare publicly the Ani Maamin hoda’ah of me [as Moshiach], before Bnei HaAdam, I will make hoda’ah (acknowledgment) of him before Avi shbaShomayim.
33 But everyone who makes hakhchashah (denial) of me [as Moshiach], I also will make hakhchashah (denial) of him before Avi shbaShomayim.
34 Do not think that I have come to bring shalom al haaretz (peace on the earth); I have not come to bring shalom but a cherev (sword).
35 For I came to divide a man against his Av, and a bat against her Em, and a kallah (bride) against her chamot (mother-in-law, shviger).
36 And the OIYVEI ISH ANSHEI VEITO (the enemies of a man will be the members of his own household, MICHOH 7:6).
37 The one who has more ahavah (love) for a tata (papa) or a mama than for me [Moshiach] is not worthy of me [Moshiach], and the one who has more ahavah (love) for a ben or a bat than me is not worthy of me.
38 The one who does not take up his etz shel hakarav atzmo (tree of selfsacrifice) and follow after me, is not worthy of me.
39 The one who has found his nefesh will lose it; the one who has lost his nefesh for my sake [lemaan Moshiach] will find it.
40 The one who gives the kabbalat panim (welcome) to you gives the Baruch Habah (welcome) to me [to Moshiach], and the one who gives the Baruch Habah to me [Moshiach] gives the Baruch Habah to the One [Elohim HaAv] who sent me.
41 The one who gives the Baruch Habah to a navi (prophet) in the name of a navi will receive the sachar (reward) of a navi, and the one who gives the Baruch Habah to a tzaddik (righteous man) in the name of a tzaddik will receive the sachar of a tzaddik.
42 And whoever in the name of a talmid [of Moshiach] gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones [the least of the talmidim of Moshiach], omein, I say to you, he will by no means lose his sachar.
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