Jesus Appoints the Twelve

10 ^(A)And summoning His twelve disciples, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to ^(B)heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.

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

The Twelve Disciples Sent Out

^5 (M)These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them, saying, “Do not ^[c]go ^[d]in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the ^(N)Samaritans; ⁶ but rather go to ^(O)the lost sheep of the house of Israel. ⁷ And as you go, ^[e]preach, saying, ‘^(P)The kingdom of heaven ^[f]is at hand.’ ⁸ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give. ^9 (Q)Do not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts, ¹⁰ or a ^[g]bag for your journey, or even two ^[h]tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for ^(R)the worker is worthy of his ^[i]support. ¹¹ And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay there until you leave. ¹² Now as you enter the ^[j]house, ^(S)give it your ^[k]greeting. ¹³ And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. ¹⁴ And whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you leave that house or that city, ^(T)shake the dust off your feet. ¹⁵ Truly I say to you, ^(U)it will be more tolerable for the land of ^(V)Sodom and Gomorrah in ^(W)the day of judgment than for that city.