Matthew 10 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

The Twelve Disciples; Instructions for Service

10 Jesus ^(A)summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to ^(B)heal every disease and every sickness.

^{2 (C)}Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, ^(D)Simon, who is called Peter, and his brother ^(E)Andrew; and ^[a](F)James the son of Zebedee, and his brother ^[b]John; ^{3 (G)}Philip and ^[c]Bartholomew; ^(H)Thomas and ^(I)Matthew the tax collector; ^[d](J)James the son of Alphaeus, and ^(K)Thaddaeus; ⁴ Simon the ^[e]Zealot, and ^(L)Judas Iscariot, the one who also betrayed Him.

^{5 (M)}These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them, saying, “Do not go on a road ^[f]to Gentiles, and do not enter a city of ^(N)Samaritans; ⁶ but rather go to ^(O)the lost sheep of the house of Israel. ⁷ And as you go, ^[g]preach, saying, ‘^(P)The kingdom of heaven ^[h]has come near.’ ⁸ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with leprosy, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give. ^{9 (Q)}Do not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts, ¹⁰ or a ^[i]bag for your journey, or even two ^[j]tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for ^(R)the worker is deserving of his ^[k]support. ¹¹ And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay ^[l]at his house until you leave that city. ¹² As you enter the ^[m]house, ^(S)give it your ^[n]greeting. ¹³ If the house is worthy, see that your blessing of peace comes upon it. But if it is not worthy, ^[o]take back your blessing of peace. ¹⁴ And whoever does not receive you nor listen to your words, as you leave that house or city, ^(T)shake the dust off your feet. ¹⁵ Truly I say to you, ^(U)it will be more tolerable for the land of ^(V)Sodom and Gomorrah on ^(W)the day of judgment, than for that city.

A Hard Road Ahead of Them

¹⁶ “^(X)Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be as ^(Y)wary as serpents, and as ^(Z)innocent as doves. ¹⁷ But be on guard against people, for they will hand you over to the ^(AA)courts and flog you ^(AB)in their synagogues; ¹⁸ and you will even be brought before governors and kings on My account, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. ^{19 (AC)}But when they hand you over, ^(AD)do not worry about how or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given you in that hour. ²⁰ For ^(AE)it is not you who are speaking, but it is the Spirit of your Father who is speaking ^[p]in you.

²¹ “Now ^(AF)brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and ^(AG)children will rise up against parents and ^[q]cause them to be put to death. ²² And ^(AH)you will be hated by all because of My name, but ^(AI)it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.

²³ “But whenever they ^(AJ)persecute you in ^[r]one city, flee to the ^[s]next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel ^(AK)until the Son of Man comes.

The Meaning of Discipleship

²⁴ “^(AL)A ^[t]disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master. ²⁵ It is enough for the disciple that he may become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. ^(AM)If they have called the head of the house ^[u](AN)Beelzebul, how much more will they insult the members of his household!

²⁶ “So do not ^(AO)fear them, ^(AP)for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. ^{27 (AQ)}What I tell you in the darkness, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim ^(AR)on the housetops. ²⁸ And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather ^(AS)fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in ^[v](AT)hell. ^{29 (AU)}Are two sparrows not sold for an ^[w]assarion? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. ³⁰ But ^(AV)even the hairs of your head are all counted. ³¹ So do not fear; ^(AW)you are more valuable than a great number of sparrows.

³² “Therefore, ^(AX)everyone who ^[x]confesses Me before people, I will also confess ^[y]him before My Father who is in heaven. ³³ But ^(AY)whoever denies Me before people, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven.

³⁴ “^(AZ)Do not think that I came to ^[z]bring peace on the earth; I did not come to ^[aa]bring peace, but a sword. ³⁵ For I came to ^(BA)turn a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; ³⁶ and ^(BB)a person’s enemies will be the members of his household.

³⁷ “^(BC)The one who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. ³⁸ And ^(BD)the one who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. ^{39 (BE)}The one who has found his ^[ab]life will lose it, and the one who has lost his ^[ac]life on My account will find it.

The Reward for Service

⁴⁰ “^(BF)The one who ^[ad]receives you ^[ae]receives Me, and ^(BG)the one who ^[af]receives Me ^[ag]receives Him who sent Me. ^{41 (BH)}The one who ^[ah]receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and the one who ^[ai]receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person shall receive a righteous person’s reward. ⁴² And ^(BI)whoever gives one of these ^[aj]little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.”

Footnotes

1. Matthew 10:2 Or Jacob
2. Matthew 10:2 Gr Joannes, for Heb Johanan
3. Matthew 10:3 I.e., son of Talmai (Aram)
4. Matthew 10:3 Or Jacob
5. Matthew 10:4 Or Cananaean
6. Matthew 10:5 Lit of
7. Matthew 10:7 Or proclaim
8. Matthew 10:7 Or is at hand
9. Matthew 10:10 Or knapsack; or beggar’s bag
10. Matthew 10:10 A long shirt worn next to the skin
11. Matthew 10:10 Lit nourishment
12. Matthew 10:11 Lit there until
13. Matthew 10:12 Or household
14. Matthew 10:12 I.e., the familiar Heb blessing, “Peace be to this house!”
15. Matthew 10:13 Lit your peace is to return to you
16. Matthew 10:20 Or by you
17. Matthew 10:21 Lit put them to death
18. Matthew 10:23 Lit this
19. Matthew 10:23 Lit other
20. Matthew 10:24 Or student
21. Matthew 10:25 Two early mss Beezebul; meaning uncertain, perhaps lord prince, referring to Satan
22. Matthew 10:28 Gr Gehenna
23. Matthew 10:29 A Roman copper coin, worth about 1/16 of a laborer’s daily wage
24. Matthew 10:32 Lit will confess in Me
25. Matthew 10:32 Lit in him
26. Matthew 10:34 Lit cast
27. Matthew 10:34 Lit cast
28. Matthew 10:39 Or soul
29. Matthew 10:39 Or soul
30. Matthew 10:40 Or welcomes
31. Matthew 10:40 Or welcomes
32. Matthew 10:40 Or welcomes
33. Matthew 10:40 Or welcomes
34. Matthew 10:41 Or welcomes
35. Matthew 10:41 Or welcomes
36. Matthew 10:42 Possibly someone of low social standing

Cross references

1. Matthew 10:1 : Mark 3:13-15; 6:7
2. Matthew 10:1 : Matt 9:35; Luke 9:1
3. Matthew 10:2 : Matt 10:2-4: Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:14-16; Acts 1:13
4. Matthew 10:2 : Matt 4:18
5. Matthew 10:2 : Matt 4:18
6. Matthew 10:2 : Matt 4:21
7. Matthew 10:3 : John 1:43ff
8. Matthew 10:3 : John 11:16; 14:5; 20:24ff; 21:2
9. Matthew 10:3 : Matt 9:9
10. Matthew 10:3 : Mark 15:40
11. Matthew 10:3 : Mark 3:18; Luke 6:16; Acts 1:13
12. Matthew 10:4 : Matt 26:14; Luke 22:3; John 6:71; 13:2, 26
13. Matthew 10:5 : Mark 6:7; Luke 9:2
14. Matthew 10:5 : 2 Kin 17:24ff; Luke 9:52; 10:33; 17:16; John 4:9, 39f; 8:48; Acts 8:25
15. Matthew 10:6 : Matt 15:24
16. Matthew 10:7 : Matt 3:2
17. Matthew 10:9 : Matt 10:9-15: Mark 6:8-11; Luke 9:3-5; 10:4-12; Luke 22:35
18. Matthew 10:10 : 1 Cor 9:14; 1 Tim 5:18
19. Matthew 10:12 : 1 Sam 25:6; Ps 122:7, 8
20. Matthew 10:14 : Acts 13:51
21. Matthew 10:15 : Matt 11:22, 24
22. Matthew 10:15 : Matt 11:24; 2 Pet 2:6; Jude 7
23. Matthew 10:15 : Matt 7:22; 11:22, 24; 12:36; Acts 17:31; 1 Thess 5:4; Heb 10:25; 2 Pet 2:9; 3:7; 1 John 4:17; Jude 6
24. Matthew 10:16 : Luke 10:3
25. Matthew 10:16 : Gen 3:1; Matt 24:25; Rom 16:19
26. Matthew 10:16 : Hos 7:11
27. Matthew 10:17 : Matt 5:22
28. Matthew 10:17 : Matt 23:34; Mark 13:9; Luke 12:11; Acts 5:40; 22:19; 26:11
29. Matthew 10:19 : Matt 10:19-22: Mark 13:11-13; Luke 21:12-17
30. Matthew 10:19 : Matt 6:25; Luke 12:11, 12
31. Matthew 10:20 : Luke 12:12; Acts 4:8; 13:9; 2 Cor 13:3
32. Matthew 10:21 : Matt 10:35, 36; Mark 13:12
33. Matthew 10:21 : Mic 7:6
34. Matthew 10:22 : Matt 24:9; Luke 21:17; John 15:18ff
35. Matthew 10:22 : Matt 24:13; Mark 13:13
36. Matthew 10:23 : Matt 23:34
37. Matthew 10:23 : Matt 16:27f
38. Matthew 10:24 : Luke 6:40; John 13:16; 15:20
39. Matthew 10:25 : Matt 9:34
40. Matthew 10:25 : 2 Kin 1:2; Matt 12:24, 27; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15, 18, 19
41. Matthew 10:26 : Matt 10:26-33: Luke 12:2-9
42. Matthew 10:26 : Mark 4:22; Luke 8:17; 12:2; 1 Cor 4:5
43. Matthew 10:27 : Luke 12:3
44. Matthew 10:27 : Matt 24:17; Acts 5:20
45. Matthew 10:28 : Heb 10:31
46. Matthew 10:28 : Matt 5:22; Luke 12:5
47. Matthew 10:29 : Luke 12:6
48. Matthew 10:30 : 1 Sam 14:45; 2 Sam 14:11; 1 Kin 1:52; Luke 21:18; Acts 27:34
49. Matthew 10:31 : Matt 12:12
50. Matthew 10:32 : Luke 12:8; Rev 3:5
51. Matthew 10:33 : Mark 8:38; Luke 9:26; 2 Tim 2:12
52. Matthew 10:34 : Matt 10:34, 35: Luke 12:51-53
53. Matthew 10:35 : Mic 7:6; Matt 10:21; Luke 12:53
54. Matthew 10:36 : Mic 7:6; Matt 10:21
55. Matthew 10:37 : Deut 33:9; Luke 14:26
56. Matthew 10:38 : Matt 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23; 14:27
57. Matthew 10:39 : Matt 16:25; Mark 8:35; Luke 9:24; 17:33; John 12:25
58. Matthew 10:40 : Matt 18:5; Luke 10:16; John 13:20; Gal 4:14
59. Matthew 10:40 : Mark 9:37; Luke 9:48; John 12:44
60. Matthew 10:41 : Matt 25:44, 45
61. Matthew 10:42 : Matt 25:40; Mark 9:41