| New Living Translation | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them authority to cast out evil spirits and to heal every kind of disease and illness. | 1And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness. |
| 2Here are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (also called Peter), then Andrew (Peter’s brother), James (son of Zebedee), John (James’s brother), | 2These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; |
| 3Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew (the tax collector), James (son of Alphaeus), Thaddaeus, | 3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; |
| 4Simon (the zealot ), Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him). | 4Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus. |
| 5Jesus sent out the twelve apostles with these instructions: “Don’t go to the Gentiles or the Samaritans, | 5These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. |
| 6 but only to the people of Israel—God’s lost sheep. | 6Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. |
| 7 Go and announce to them that the Kingdom of Heaven is near. | 7As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’ |
| 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast out demons. Give as freely as you have received! | 8Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give. |
| 9 “Don’t take any money in your money belts—no gold, silver, or even copper coins. | 9Do not carry any gold or silver or copper in your belts. |
| 10 Don’t carry a traveler’s bag with a change of clothes and sandals or even a walking stick. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve to be fed. | 10Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions. |
| 11 “Whenever you enter a city or village, search for a worthy person and stay in his home until you leave town. | 11Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on. |
| 12 When you enter the home, give it your blessing. | 12As you enter the home, greet its occupants. |
| 13 If it turns out to be a worthy home, let your blessing stand; if it is not, take back the blessing. | 13If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it; but if it is not, let your peace return to you. |
| 14 If any household or town refuses to welcome you or listen to your message, shake its dust from your feet as you leave. | 14And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town. |
| 15 I tell you the truth, the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah will be better off than such a town on the judgment day. | 15Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. |
| 16 “Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves. | 16Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. |
| 17 But beware! For you will be handed over to the courts and will be flogged with whips in the synagogues. | 17But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues. |
| 18 You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell the rulers and other unbelievers about me. | 18On My account, you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. |
| 19 When you are arrested, don’t worry about how to respond or what to say. God will give you the right words at the right time. | 19But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say. |
| 20 For it is not you who will be speaking—it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. | 20For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. |
| 21 “A brother will betray his brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be killed. | 21Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death. |
| 22 And all nations will hate you because you are my followers. But everyone who endures to the end will be saved. | 22You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved. |
| 23 When you are persecuted in one town, flee to the next. I tell you the truth, the Son of Man will return before you have reached all the towns of Israel. | 23When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. |
| 24 “Students are not greater than their teacher, and slaves are not greater than their master. | 24A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. |
| 25 Students are to be like their teacher, and slaves are to be like their master. And since I, the master of the household, have been called the prince of demons, the members of my household will be called by even worse names! | 25It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household! |
| 26 “But don’t be afraid of those who threaten you. For the time is coming when everything that is covered will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all. | 26So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. |
| 27 What I tell you now in the darkness, shout abroad when daybreak comes. What I whisper in your ear, shout from the housetops for all to hear! | 27What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops. |
| 28 “Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell. | 28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. |
| 29 What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin ? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. | 29Are 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 the very hairs on your head are all numbered. | 30And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. |
| 31 So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows. | 31So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. |
| 32 “Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. | 32Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven. |
| 33 But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven. | 33But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven. |
| 34 “Don’t imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth! I came not to bring peace, but a sword. | 34Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. |
| 35 ‘I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. | 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 Your enemies will be right in your own household!’ | 36A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’ |
| 37 “If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine. | 37Anyone 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 If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine. | 38and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me. |
| 39 If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it. | 39Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. |
| 40 “Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me. | 40He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me. |
| 41 If you receive a prophet as one who speaks for God, you will be given the same reward as a prophet. And if you receive righteous people because of their righteousness, you will be given a reward like theirs. | 41Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. |
| 42 And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.” | 42And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.” |
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