Old/New Testament

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.