Matthew 9:1-38; Matthew 10:1-42 (New
International Version)
1 Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and
came to his own town. 2 Some men brought to him a paralytic,
lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Take
heart, son; your sins are forgiven." 3 At this, some of
the teachers of the law said to themselves, "This fellow is
blaspheming!" 4 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, "Why
do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? 5 Which is
easier: to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'? 6 But
so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins
. . ." Then he said to the paralytic, "Get up, take your
mat and go home." 7 And the man got up and went home. 8 When
the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had
given such authority to men.
9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man
named Matthew sitting at the tax collector's booth."Follow me," he
told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. 10 While Jesus
was having dinner at Matthew's house, many tax collectors and
"sinners" came and ate with him and his disciples. 11When
the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher
eat with tax collectors and 'sinners'?" 12 On hearing
this, Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the
sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy,
not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
14 Then John's disciples came and asked him,
"How is it that we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not
fast?" 15 Jesus answered, "How can the guests
of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the
bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast. 16"No
one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull
away from the garment, making the tear worse. 17 Neither do
men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the
wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into
new wineskins, and both are preserved."
18 While he was saying this, a ruler came and
knelt before him and said, "My daughter has just died. But come and put
your hand on her, and she will live." 19 Jesus got up and
went with him, and so did his disciples. 20 Just then a woman
who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and
touched the edge of his cloak. 21 She said to herself,
"If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed." 22 Jesus
turned and saw her. "Take heart, daughter," he said, "your
faith has healed you." And the woman was healed from that moment. 23 When
Jesus entered the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd, 24 he
said, "Go away. The girl is not dead but asleep." But they
laughed at him. 25 After the crowd had been put outside, he went
in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up. 26 News of
this spread through all that region.
27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men
followed him, calling out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!" 28 When
he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, "Do
you believe that I am able to do this?" "Yes, Lord," they
replied. 29 Then he touched their eyes and said,"According
to your faith will it be done to you"; 30 and their sight
was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, "See that no one knows about
this." 31 But they went out and spread the news about him
all over that region. 32 While they were going out, a man who
was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus. 33 And
when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was
amazed and said, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel." 34 But
the Pharisees said, "It is by the prince of demons that he drives out
demons."
35 Jesus went through all the towns and
villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom
and healing every disease and sickness. 36 When he saw the
crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless,
like sheep without a shepherd. 37Then he said to his disciples, "The
harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord
of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."
1 He called his twelve disciples to him and gave
them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and
sickness. 2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first,
Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and
his brother John; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew
the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4Simon the
Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. 5 These twelve
Jesus sent out with the following instructions: "Do not go among the
Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. 6 Go rather to
the lost sheep of Israel. 7 As you go, preach this message: 'The
kingdom of heaven is near.'8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse
those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely
give. 9 Do not take along any gold or silver or copper in your
belts; 10 take no bag for the journey, or extra tunic, or
sandals or a staff; for the worker is worth his keep. 11 "Whatever
town or village you enter, search for some worthy person there and stay at his
house until you leave.12 As you enter the home, give it your
greeting. 13 If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on
it; if it is not, let your peace return to you. 14 If anyone
will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet when
you leave that home or town. 15 I tell you the truth, it will
be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that
town. 16 I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.
Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. 17 "Be
on your guard against men; they will hand you over to the local councils and
flog you in their synagogues. 18 On my account you will be
brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. 19 But
when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that
time you will be given what to say, 20 for it will not be you
speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. 21 "Brother
will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel
against their parents and have them put to death. 22 All men
will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. 23 When
you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. I tell you the truth, you
will not finish going through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes. 24 "A
student is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. 25 It
is enough for the student to be like his teacher, and the servant like his
master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebub, how much more the
members of his household! 26 "So do not be afraid of
them. There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that
will not be made known. 27What I tell you in the dark, speak in the
daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. 28 Do
not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be
afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are
not two sparrows sold for a penny ? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground
apart from the will of your Father. 30 And even the very hairs
of your head are all numbered. 31 So don't be afraid; you are
worth more than many sparrows. 32"Whoever acknowledges me
before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven.33 But
whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven. 34 "Do
not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to
bring peace, but a sword. 35For I have come to turn " 'a man
against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against
her mother-in-law-- 36 a man's enemies will be the members of
his own household.' 37"Anyone who loves his father or mother
more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more
than me is not worthy of me; 38 and anyone who does not take
his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds
his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 40 "He
who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives the one who sent
me. 41 Anyone who receives a prophet because he is a prophet
will receive a prophet's reward, and anyone who receives a righteous man
because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward. 42 And
if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he
is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his
reward."
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