Matthew 9:18-10:15

English Standard Version

A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed

^18 (A)While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came in and ^(B)knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.” ¹⁹ And Jesus rose and followed him, with his disciples. ²⁰ And behold, a woman ^(C)who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched ^(D)the fringe of his garment, ²¹ for she said to herself, “If I only touch his garment, I will be made well.” ²² Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, ^(E)“Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.” ^(F)And instantly^[a] the woman was made well. ²³ And when Jesus came to the ruler's house and saw ^(G)the flute players and the crowd making a commotion, ²⁴ he said, “Go away, for ^(H)the girl is not dead but ^(I)sleeping.” And they laughed at him. ²⁵ But ^(J)when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and ^(K)took her by the hand, and the girl arose. ²⁶ And the report of this went through all that district.

Jesus Heals Two Blind Men

^27 (L)And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, ^(M)Son of David.” ²⁸ When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” ^29 (N)Then he touched their eyes, saying, ^(O)“According to your faith be it done to you.” ³⁰ And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, ^(P)“See that no one knows about it.” ^31 (Q)But they went away and spread his fame through all that district.

Jesus Heals a Man Unable to Speak

³² As they were going away, behold, a ^(R)demon-oppressed man who was mute ^(S)was brought to him. ³³ And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds ^(T)marveled, saying, “Never was anything like this seen in Israel.” ³⁴ But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the prince of demons.”

The Harvest Is Plentiful, the Laborers Few

^35 (U)And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. ^36 (V)When he saw the crowds, ^(W)he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, ^(X)like sheep without a shepherd. ^37 (Y)Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; ³⁸ therefore ^(Z)pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to ^(AA)send out laborers into his harvest.”

The Twelve Apostles

10 ^(AB)And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. ^2 (AC)The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, ^(AD)who is called Peter, and ^(AE)Andrew his brother; ^(AF)James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; ³ Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and ^(AG)Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;^{[b] 4} Simon the Zealot,^[c] and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

^5 (AH)These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of ^(AI)the Samaritans, ^6 (AJ)but go rather to ^(AK)the lost sheep of ^(AL)the house of Israel. ⁷ And proclaim as you go, saying, ^(AM)‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’^{[d] 8 (AN)}Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers,^[e] cast out demons. ^(AO)You received without paying; give without pay. ^9 (AP)Acquire no gold or silver or copper for your belts, ¹⁰ no bag for your journey, or two tunics^[f] or sandals or a staff, for ^(AQ)the laborer deserves his food. ¹¹ And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart. ¹² As you enter the house, ^(AR)greet it. ¹³ And if the house is ^(AS)worthy, let ^(AT)your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let ^(AU)your peace return to you. ¹⁴ And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, ^(AV)shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. ¹⁵ Truly, I say to you, ^(AW)it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for ^(AX)the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.