37 Then saith he unto his disci- | 37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; ples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few. 38 Pray ye therefore the Lord 38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. CHAPTER X. 1 Christ sendeth out his twelve apostles, enabling them with power to do miracles, 5 giveth them their charge, teacheth them, 16 comforteth them against persecutions: 40 and promiseth a blessing to those that receive them. ND when he had called unto AN him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus ; 4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. 5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the 1Or, Zealot. See Luke vi. 15; Acts i. 13. lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. 9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses; 10 Nor script for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat. II And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence. 12 And when ye come into a house, salute it. 13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. 15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city. 16 ¶ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; lepers, cast out devils: freely 9 ye received, freely give. Get you no gold, nor silver, nor 10 brass in your 2 purses; no wallet for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the labourer is worthy of his 11 food. And into whatsoever city or village ye shall enter, search out who in it is worthy; and 12 there abide till ye go forth. And as ye enter into the house, salute 13 it. And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace 14 return to you. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house or that city, shake 15 off the dust of your feet. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgement, than for that city. 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, 17 and harmless as doves. But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will 18 scourge you; yea and before governors and kings shall ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gen19 But when they deliver you 19 tiles. But when they deliver you 1 Gr. demons. 2 Gr. girdles. 8 Or, simple 18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. 20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. 21 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. 22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. 23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. 24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. 25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household? 26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. 27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light : and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. 28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what 20 ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you. 21 And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against parents, and 'cause 22 them to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same 23 shall be saved. But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone through the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. 24 2 A disciple is not above his 2 master, nor a 3 servant above his 25 lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the 3 servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his 26 household! Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not 27 be known. What I tell you in the darkness, speak ye in the light: and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the house28 tops. And be not afraid of them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear 1Or, put them to death 2 Or, teacher Gr. bondservant. 4 Gr. Beelzebul: and so elsewhere. 36 And a man's foes shall be 36 her mother in law: and a man's they of his own household. 37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. 39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. foes shall be they of his own 37 household. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than 38 me is not worthy of me. And eth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. CHAPTER XI. 2 John sendeth his disciples to Christ. 7 Christ's testimony concerning John. 18 The opinion of the people, both concerning John and Christ. 20 Christ upbraideth the unthankfulness and unrepentance of Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum: 25 and praising his Father's wisdom in revealing the gospel to the simple, 28 he calleth to him all such as feel the burden of their sins. A ND it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. 2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, 3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? 4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: 5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. eth me, and he that receiveth me 41 receiveth him that sent me. He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's re42 ward. And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. 2 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and preach in their cities. Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Christ, 3 he sent by his disciples, and said unto him, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another? 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Go your way and tell John the things which ye do hear and see: the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have 1good tidings preached to them. 5 1 Or, the gospel |