Matthew 9:18-10:16
Christian Standard Bible
A Girl Restored and a Woman Healed
18 As he was telling them these things,(A) suddenly one of the leaders came and knelt down before him, saying, “My daughter just died,[a] but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”(B) 19 So Jesus and his disciples got up and followed(C) him.
20 Just then, a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years approached from behind and touched the end of his robe,(D) 21 for she said to herself, “If I can just touch his robe, I’ll be made well.”[b](E)
22 Jesus turned and saw her. “Have courage, daughter,” he said. “Your faith has saved you.”[c](F) And the woman was made well from that moment.[d]
23 When Jesus came to the leader’s house, he saw the flute players and a crowd lamenting loudly.(G) 24 “Leave,” he said, “because the girl is not dead but asleep.”(H) And they laughed at him. 25 After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up.(I) 26 Then news of this spread throughout that whole area.(J)
Healing the Blind
27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” (K)
28 When he entered the house, the blind men approached him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe(L) that I can do this?”
They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”
29 Then he touched their eyes, saying, “Let it be done for you according to your faith.” 30 And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus warned them sternly, “Be sure that no one finds out.”(M) 31 But they went out and spread the news about him throughout that whole area.
Driving Out a Demon
32 Just as they were going out, a demon-possessed man who was unable to speak was brought to him.(N) 33 When the demon had been driven out, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were amazed, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
34 But the Pharisees said, “He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons.”(O)
The Lord of the Harvest
35 Jesus continued going around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom,(P) and healing every[e] disease and every sickness.[f][g] 36 When he saw the crowds, he felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dejected,(Q) like sheep without a shepherd.(R) 37 Then he said to his disciples,(S) “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. 38 Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.”
Commissioning the Twelve
10 Summoning his twelve disciples,(T) he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to drive them out and to heal every[h] disease and sickness.[i](U) 2 These are the names of the twelve apostles:(V) First, Simon, 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 Thaddaeus;[j] 4 Simon the Zealot,[k] and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.(W)
5 Jesus sent out these twelve after giving them instructions: “Don’t take the road that leads to the Gentiles, and don’t enter any Samaritan(X) town. 6 Instead, go to the lost sheep(Y) of the house of Israel.(Z) 7 As you go, proclaim, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’(AA) 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with leprosy,[l] drive out demons.(AB) Freely you received, freely give. 9 Don’t acquire gold, silver, or copper for your money-belts.(AC) 10 Don’t take a traveling bag for the road, or an extra shirt, sandals, or a staff, for the worker(AD) 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,(AE) 13 and if the household is worthy, let your peace be on it; but if it is unworthy, let your peace return to you.(AF) 14 If anyone does not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet(AG) when you leave that house or town. 15 Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment(AH) for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.(AI)
Persecutions Predicted
16 “Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as innocent as doves.(AJ)
Footnotes
- 9:18 Lit daughter has now come to the end
- 9:21 Or be saved
- 9:22 Or has made you well
- 9:22 Lit hour
- 9:35 Or every kind of
- 9:35 Other mss add among the people
- 9:35 Or physical ailment
- 10:1 Or every kind of
- 10:1 Or physical ailment
- 10:3 Other mss read and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus
- 10:4 Lit the Cananaean
- 10:8 Gk lepros; a term for various skin diseases; see Lv 13–14
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