M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan

Jesus Grants The Twelve Power Over Demons And Every Disease

10 And having summoned His twelve disciples, He gave them authority over unclean spirits so as to be casting them out, and to be curing every disease and every infirmity. ² Now the names of the twelve apostles are these— first, Simon (the one being called Peter) and Andrew (his brother), and 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, ⁴ Simon (the Cananaean^[a]) and Judas the Iscariot^[b] (the one also having handed Him over).

Jesus Instructs The Twelve On Where To Go, What To Say, What To Do, How To Live

⁵ Jesus sent out these twelve, having instructed^[c] them, saying— “Do not go into the path of Gentiles, and do not enter into a city of Samaritans. ⁶ But be proceeding instead to the lost^[d] sheep of the house of Israel. ⁷ And while proceeding, be proclaiming, saying that ‘The kingdom of the heavens has drawn near’. ⁸ Be curing ones being sick, raising dead ones, cleansing lepers, casting out demons. You received freely— give freely. ⁹ Do not acquire^[e] gold nor silver nor copper [money] for your [money] belts— ¹⁰ not a [traveler’s] bag for the journey, nor two^[f] tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff. For the worker is worthy of his food. ¹¹ And into whatever city or village you enter, search-out^[g] who is worthy in it, and stay there until you go forth. ¹² And while entering into the house, greet^[h] it. 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 welcome you nor listen-to your words— shake-out the dust from your feet while going outside of that house or city. ¹⁵ Truly I say to you, it will be more-tolerable^[i] for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that city.

Jesus Pre-Warns The Twelve About The Persecution They Will Face In The Future

¹⁶ “Behold— I am sending^[j] you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be shrewd^[k] as the snakes, and innocent^[l] as the doves. ¹⁷ And beware of people. For they will hand you over to councils^[m] and whip you in their synagogues. ¹⁸ And you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake— for a testimony to them^[n] and to the Gentiles. ¹⁹ But whenever they hand you over, do not be anxious-about how or what you should speak. For what you should speak will be given to you in that hour. ²⁰ For you are not the ones speaking, but the Spirit of your Father is the One speaking in you. ²¹ And brother will hand-over brother to death, and a father his child. And children will rise-up-in-rebellion^[o] against parents and they will put them to death. ²² And you will be being hated by all because of My name. But the one having endured to the end^[p], this one will be saved. ²³ But whenever they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For truly I say to you— you will by no means finish the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes^[q].

Proclaim The Truth Boldly; Do Not Fear Them. God Will Watch Over You

²⁴ “A disciple^[r] is not above the teacher, nor is a slave above his master. ²⁵ It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they called the Household-Master^[s] Beelzebul^[t], how much more His household-members! ²⁶ So do not fear^[u] them. For nothing has been covered which will not be revealed, and is secret which will not be known. ²⁷ What I am saying to you in the darkness, speak in the light. And what you are hearing in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops. ²⁸ And do not be fearing^[v] anything from the ones killing the body but not being able to kill the soul. But be fearing instead the One being able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna^[w]. ²⁹ Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion^[x]? And one of them will not fall on the ground apart from^[y] your Father. ³⁰ But even the hairs of your head have all been numbered! ³¹ So do not be fearing. You are more valuable than many sparrows.

Jesus Instructs Them About His Mission: I Came To Divide The World Over Myself

³² “Everyone therefore who will confess Me in front of people, I also will confess him in front of My Father in the heavens. ³³ But whoever denies^[z] Me in front of people, I also will deny him in front of My Father in the heavens. ³⁴ Do not suppose that I came to cast peace over the earth. I did not come to cast peace, but a sword. ³⁵ For I came to cause-a-separation^[aa]— a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. ³⁶ And the enemies of the person will be his household-members. ³⁷ The one loving father or mother above Me is not worthy of Me. And the one loving son or daughter above Me is not worthy of Me. ³⁸ And he who is not taking his cross^[ab] and following after Me is not worthy of Me. ³⁹ The one having found his life will lose it, and the one having lost his life for My sake will find it. ⁴⁰ The one welcoming^[ac] you is welcoming Me. And the one welcoming Me is welcoming the One having sent Me forth. ⁴¹ The one welcoming a prophet in the name^[ad] of a prophet will receive the reward of a prophet. And the one welcoming a righteous one in the name of a righteous one will receive the reward of a righteous one. ⁴² And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple— truly I say to you he will by no means lose his reward”.

After a Vision, a Gentile Named Cornelius Sends Men To Joppa To Get Peter

10 Now a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name— a centurion^[a] from the cohort^[b] being called “Italian^[c]”, ² a devout one, and one fearing God with all his household, doing many acts-of-almsgiving to the [Jewish] people, and praying to God continually— ³ saw in a vision^[d] clearly^[e], as-if ^[f] it were around the ninth^[g] hour of the day, an angel of God having come-in^[h] to him, and having said to him, “Cornelius!” ⁴ And the one— having looked-intently at him, and having become terrified— said, “What is it, sir^[i]?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your acts-of-almsgiving went up for a memorial before God. ⁵ And now, send men to Joppa, and send-for a certain Simon who is called Peter. ⁶ This one is lodging with a certain Simon, a tanner, whose house is beside the sea”. ⁷ And when the angel speaking to him departed, having called two of his household-servants and a devout soldier from the ones attaching-themselves^[j] to him, ⁸ and having described everything to them, he sent them forth to Joppa.

Before They Arrive, Peter Has a Vision To Treat As Clean What God Has Made Clean

⁹ Now on the next day, while those ones were journeying and drawing-near to the city, Peter went up on the housetop around the sixth^[k] hour to pray. ¹⁰ And he became hungry and was wanting to eat. And while they were preparing it, a trance came upon him. ¹¹ And he sees the heaven having been opened and a certain object like a large sheet coming down, being let down by four corners on the ground— ¹² in which were all the four-footed-animals and reptiles of the earth, and birds of the heaven. ¹³ And a voice came to him, “Having arisen, Peter, slaughter and eat!” ¹⁴ But Peter said, “By no means, Lord, because I never ate anything defiled and unclean”. ¹⁵ And a voice again came to him for a second time, “The things which God made-clean^[l], don’t you be making-defiled^[m]”. ¹⁶ And this^[n] took place three-times, and immediately the object was taken-up into heaven.

The Spirit Tells Peter He Has Sent Three Men, And He Is To Go With Them

¹⁷ Now while Peter was being greatly-perplexed within himself as to what the vision which he saw might mean, behold— the men having been sent-forth by Cornelius, having asked-repeatedly as to the house of Simon, stood at the gate. ¹⁸ And having called, they were inquiring, “Is Simon, the one being called Peter, lodging here?” ¹⁹ And while Peter was pondering about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold— three men are seeking you. ²⁰ But^[o] having arisen, go down and proceed with them not doubting^[p] at all, because I have sent them forth”. ²¹ And Peter, having gone down to the men, said, “Behold— I am the one whom you are seeking. What is the reason for which you are-here?” ²² And the ones said, “Cornelius— a centurion, a righteous man, and one fearing God, and one being attested by the whole nation of the Jews— was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to listen-to words from you”. ²³ Then having invited them in, he gave-them-lodging.

Peter Goes To Cornelius. Peter Now Understands That His Vision Pertained To Gentiles

And on the next day, having arisen, he went forth with them. And some of the brothers from Joppa went with him. ²⁴ And on the next day, he entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius was expecting them, having called together his relatives and close friends. ²⁵ And when Peter’s entering the house came about, Cornelius— having met him, having fallen at his feet— paid-homage. ²⁶ But Peter raised him, saying, “Stand up. I myself also am a man”. ²⁷ And while conversing-with him, he went in and finds many having come-together. ²⁸ And he said to them, “You know how it is unlawful for a Jewish man to be joining^[q] or coming-to^[r] a foreigner. And-yet God showed me that I should be calling no person defiled or unclean. ²⁹ Therefore, having been sent-for, I indeed came without-objection. So I ask, for what reason did you send-for me?” ³⁰ And Cornelius said, “Four days ago at this hour, I was praying in my house at the ninth^[s] hour, and behold— a man stood before me in shining clothing. ³¹ And he says, ‘Cornelius, your prayer was heard, and your acts-of-almsgiving were remembered before God. ³² Therefore send to Joppa, and summon Simon, who is called Peter. This one is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, beside the sea’. ³³ Therefore I sent to you at-once, and you did^[t] well, having come. So now we are all here before God to hear all the things having been commanded you by the Lord”.

Peter Begins Proclaiming The Gospel To Cornelius

³⁴ And Peter, having opened his mouth, said, “I understand, in accordance with [God’s] truth, that God is not a respecter-of-persons, ³⁵ but in every nation, the one fearing Him and working righteousness is acceptable^[u] to Him. ³⁶ As to the message which He sent-forth to the sons of Israel announcing-the-good-news-of peace through Jesus Christ, this One is Lord of all^[v]. ³⁷ You know the matter^[w] having taken place throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John proclaimed^[x], ³⁸ as to Jesus from Nazareth— how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power; Who went about doing-good and healing all the ones being oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him. ³⁹ And we are witnesses of everything which He did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem; Whom indeed they killed, having hung Him on a cross. ⁴⁰ God raised this One on the third day, and granted that He become visible— ⁴¹ not to all the people, but to witnesses having been chosen-beforehand by God; to us, who ate with and drank with Him after He rose-up from the dead. ⁴² And He commanded us to proclaim to the people, and to solemnly-warn that this One is the One having been designated^[y] by God as judge of the living and the dead. ⁴³ All the prophets testify concerning^[z] this One, that everyone believing in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name”.

While Peter Is Speaking, The Spirit Falls On These Gentiles Just Like At Pentecost

⁴⁴ While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all the ones hearing the message. ⁴⁵ And the believers of the circumcision— all-who came with Peter— were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured-out also on the Gentiles! ⁴⁶ For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter responded, ⁴⁷ “No one is able to forbid^[aa] the water so that these may not be baptized, is he?— who received the Holy Spirit as also we did. ⁴⁸ And he commanded that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay some days.