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1. Jesus called his twelve followers together. He gave them power over evil spirits and power to heal every kind of disease and sickness.
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1. And G2532 when he had called unto G4341 him his G848 twelve G1427 disciples G3101 , he gave G1325 them G846 power G1849 against unclean G169 spirits G4151 , to G5620 cast them out G1544 G846 , and G2532 to heal G2323 all manner G3956 of sickness G3554 and G2532 all manner G3956 of disease G3119 .
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2. These are the names of the twelve apostles: Simon (also called Peter), Andrew, the brother of Peter, James, the son of Zebedee, John, the brother of James,
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2. Now G1161 the G3588 names G3686 of the G3588 twelve G1427 apostles G652 are G2076 these G5023 ; The first G4413 , Simon G4613 , who is called G3004 Peter G4074 , and G2532 Andrew G406 his G846 brother G80 ; James G2385 the G3588 son of Zebedee G2199 , and G2532 John G2491 his G846 brother G80 ;
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3. Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, the tax collector, James, the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus,
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3. Philip G5376 , and G2532 Bartholomew G918 ; Thomas G2381 , and G2532 Matthew G3156 the G3588 publican G5057 ; James G2385 the G3588 son of Alphaeus G256 , and G2532 Lebbaeus G3002 whose surname was G1941 Thaddaeus G2280 ;
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4. Simon, the Zealot, Judas Iscariot (the one who handed Jesus over to his enemies).
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4. Simon G4613 the G3588 Canaanite G2581 , and G2532 Judas G2455 Iscariot G2469 , who also betrayed G3860 G2532 him G846 .
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5. Jesus sent the twelve men out with these instructions: "Don't go to the non- Jewish people. And don't go into any town where the Samaritans live.
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5. These G5128 twelve G1427 Jesus G2424 sent forth G649 , and commanded G3853 them G846 , saying G3004 , Go G565 not G3361 into G1519 the way G3598 of the Gentiles G1484 , and G2532 into G1519 any city G4172 of the Samaritans G4541 enter G1525 ye not G3361 :
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6. But go to the people of Israel. They are like sheep that are lost.
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6. But G1161 go G4198 rather G3123 to G4314 the lost G622 sheep G4263 of the house G3624 of Israel G2474 .
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7. When you go, tell them this: 'God's kingdom is coming soon.'
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7. And G1161 as ye go G4198 , preach G2784 , saying G3004 , The G3588 kingdom G932 of heaven G3772 is at hand G1448 .
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8. Heal the sick. Bring the dead back to life. Heal the people who have leprosy. And force demons out of people. I give you these powers freely, so help others freely.
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8. Heal G2323 the sick G770 , cleanse G2511 the lepers G3015 , raise G1453 the dead G3498 , cast out G1544 devils G1140 : freely G1432 ye have received G2983 , freely G1432 give G1325 .
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9. Don't carry any money with you�gold or silver or copper.
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9. Provide G2932 neither G3361 gold G5557 , nor G3366 silver G696 , nor G3366 brass G5475 in G1519 your G5216 purses G2223 ,
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10. Don't carry a bag. Take only the clothes and sandals you are wearing. And don't take a walking stick. A worker should be given what he needs.
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10. Nor G3361 scrip G4082 for G1519 your journey G3598 , neither G3366 two G1417 coats G5509 , neither G3366 shoes G5266 , nor G3366 yet staves G4464 : for G1063 the G3588 workman G2040 is G2076 worthy G514 of his G848 meat G5160 .
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11. "When you enter a city or town, find some worthy person there and stay in his home until you leave.
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11. And G1161 into G1519 whatsoever G3739 G302 city G4172 or G2228 town G2968 ye shall enter G1525 , inquire G1833 who G5101 in G1722 it G846 is G2076 worthy G514 ; and there G2546 abide G3306 till ye G2193 G302 go G1831 thence.
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12. When you enter that home, say, 'Peace be with you.'
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12. And G1161 when ye come G1525 into G1519 a house G3614 , salute G782 it G846 .
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13. If the people in that home welcome you, they are worthy of your peace. May they have the peace you wished for them. But if they don't welcome you, they are not worthy of your peace. Take back the peace you wished for them.
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13. And G2532 if G1437 G3303 the G3588 house G3614 be G5600 worthy G514 , let your G5216 peace G1515 come G2064 upon G1909 it G846 : but G1161 if it be not G3362 G5600 worthy G514 , let your G5216 peace G1515 return G1994 to G4314 you G5209 .
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14. And if the people in a home or a town refuse to welcome you or listen to you, then leave that place and shake the dust off your feet.
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14. And G2532 whosoever G3739 G1437 shall not G3361 receive G1209 you G5209 , nor G3366 hear G191 your G5216 words G3056 , when ye depart G1831 out of that G1565 house G3614 or G2228 city G4172 , shake off G1621 the G3588 dust G2868 of your G5216 feet G4228 .
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15. I can assure you that on the judgment day it will be worse for that town than for the people of Sodom and Gomorrah.
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15. Verily G281 I say G3004 unto you G5213 , It shall be G2071 more tolerable G414 for the land G1093 of Sodom G4670 and G2532 Gomorrah G1116 in G1722 the day G2250 of judgment G2920 , than G2228 for that G1565 city G4172 .
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16. "Listen! I am sending you, and you will be like sheep among wolves. So be smart like snakes. But also be like doves and don't hurt anyone.
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16. Behold G2400 , I G1473 send you forth G649 G5209 as G5613 sheep G4263 in G1722 the midst G3319 of wolves G3074 : be G1096 ye therefore G3767 wise G5429 as G5613 serpents G3789 , and G2532 harmless G185 as G5613 doves G4058 .
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17. Be careful! There are people who will arrest you and take you to be judged. They will whip you in their synagogues.
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17. But G1161 beware G4337 of G575 men G444 : for G1063 they will deliver you up G3860 G5209 to G1519 the councils G4892 , and G2532 they will scourge G3146 you G5209 in G1722 their G848 synagogues G4864 ;
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18. You will be taken to stand before governors and kings. People will do this to you because you follow me. You will tell about me to those kings and governors and to the non-Jewish people.
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18. And G2532 ye shall be G1161 brought G71 before G1909 governors G2232 and G2532 kings G935 for my sake G1752 G1700 , for G1519 a testimony G3142 against them G846 and G2532 the G3588 Gentiles G1484 .
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19. When you are arrested, don't worry about what to say or how you should say it. At that time you will be given the words to say.
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19. But G1161 when G3752 they deliver you up G3860 G5209 , take no thought G3309 G3361 how G4459 or G2228 what G5101 ye shall speak G2980 : for G1063 it shall be given G1325 you G5213 in G1722 that same G1565 hour G5610 what G5101 ye shall speak G2980 .
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20. It will not really be you speaking; the Spirit of your Father will be speaking through you.
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20. For G1063 it is G2075 not G3756 ye G5210 that speak G2980 , but G235 the G3588 Spirit G4151 of your G5216 Father G3962 which speaketh G2980 in G1722 you G5213 .
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21. "Brothers will turn against their own brothers and hand them over to be killed. Fathers will hand over their own children to be killed. Children will fight against their own parents and will have them killed.
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21. And G1161 the brother G80 shall deliver up G3860 the brother G80 to G1519 death G2288 , and G2532 the father G3962 the child G5043 : and G2532 the children G5043 shall rise up G1881 against G1909 their parents G1118 , and G2532 cause them to be put to death G2289 G846 .
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22. Everyone will hate you because you follow me. But the one who remains faithful to the end will be saved.
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22. And G2532 ye shall be G2071 hated G3404 of G5259 all G3956 men for my name's sake G1223 G3450 G3686 : but G1161 he that endureth G5278 to G1519 the end G5056 shall be G3778 saved G4982 .
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23. When you are treated badly in one city, go to another city. I promise you that you will not finish going to all the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes again.
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23. But G1161 when G3752 they persecute G1377 you G5209 in G1722 this G5026 city G4172 , flee G5343 ye into G1519 another G243 : for G1063 verily G281 I say G3004 unto you G5213 , Ye shall not G3364 have gone over G5055 the G3588 cities G4172 of Israel G2474 , till G2193 G302 the G3588 Son G5207 of man G444 be come G2064 .
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24. "Students are not better than their teacher. Servants are not better than their master.
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24. The disciple G3101 is G2076 not G3756 above G5228 his master G1320 , nor G3761 the servant G1401 above G5228 his G848 lord G2962 .
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25. Students should be happy to be treated the same as their teacher. And servants should be happy to be treated the same as their master. If those people call me 'the ruler of demons,' and I am the head of the family, then it is even more certain that they will insult you, the members of the family!
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25. It is enough G713 for the G3588 disciple G3101 that G2443 he be G1096 as G5613 his G846 master G1320 , and G2532 the G3588 servant G1401 as G5613 his G846 lord G2962 . If G1487 they have called G2564 the G3588 master of the house G3617 Beelzebub G954 , how much G4214 more G3123 shall they call them of his household G3615 G846 ?
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26. "So don't be afraid of those people. Everything that is hidden will be shown. Everything that is secret will be made known.
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26. Fear G5399 them G846 not G3361 therefore G3767 : for G1063 there is G2076 nothing G3762 covered G2572 , that G3739 shall not G3756 be revealed G601 ; and G2532 hid G2927 , that G3739 shall not G3756 be known G1097 .
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27. I tell you all this secretly, but I want you to tell it publicly. Whatever I tell you privately, you should shout for everyone to hear.
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27. What G3739 I tell G3004 you G5213 in G1722 darkness G4653 , that speak G2036 ye in G1722 light G5457 : and G2532 what G3739 ye hear G191 in G1519 the G3588 ear G3775 , that preach G2784 ye upon G1909 the G3588 housetops G1430 .
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28. "Don't be afraid of people. They can kill the body, but they cannot kill the soul. The only one you should fear is God, who can destroy both the body and the soul in hell.
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28. And G2532 fear G5399 not G3361 G575 them which kill G615 the G3588 body G4983 , but G1161 are not G3361 able G1410 to kill G615 the G3588 soul G5590 : but G1161 rather G3123 fear G5399 him which is able G1410 to destroy G622 both G2532 soul G5590 and G2532 body G4983 in G1722 hell G1067 .
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29. When birds are sold, two small birds cost only a penny. But not even one of those little birds can die without your Father knowing it.
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29. Are not G3780 two G1417 sparrows G4765 sold G4453 for a farthing G787 ? and G2532 one G1520 of G1537 them G846 shall not G3756 fall G4098 on G1909 the G3588 ground G1093 without G427 your G5216 Father G3962 .
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30. God even knows how many hairs are on your head.
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30. But G1161 the G3588 very G2532 hairs G2359 of your G5216 head G2776 are G1526 all G3956 numbered G705 .
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31. So don't be afraid. You are worth more than a whole flock of birds.
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31. Fear G5399 ye not G3361 therefore G3767 , ye G5210 are of more value G1308 than many G4183 sparrows G4765 .
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32. "If you stand before others and are willing to say you believe in me, then I will tell my Father in heaven that you belong to me.
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32. Whosoever G3956 G3748 therefore G3767 shall confess G3670 G1722 me G1698 before G1715 men G444 G1722 , him G846 will I confess also G2504 G3670 before G1715 my G3450 Father G3962 which G3588 is in G1722 heaven G3772 .
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33. But if you stand before others and say you do not believe in me, then I will tell my Father in heaven that you do not belong to me.
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33. But G1161 whosoever G3748 G302 shall deny G720 me G3165 before G1715 men G444 , him G846 will I also G2504 deny G720 before G1715 my G3450 Father G3962 which G3588 is in G1722 heaven G3772 .
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34. "Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace. I came to bring trouble.
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34. Think G3543 not G3361 that G3754 I am come G2064 to send G906 peace G1515 on G1909 earth G1093 : I came G2064 not G3756 to send G906 peace G1515 , but G235 a sword G3162 .
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35. I have come to make this happen: 'A son will turn against his father. A daughter will turn against her mother. A daughter-in-law will turn against her mother-in-law.
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35. For G1063 I am come G2064 to set a man at variance G1369 G444 against G2596 his G848 father G3962 , and G2532 the daughter G2364 against G2596 her G848 mother G3384 , and G2532 the daughter G3565 -in-law against G2596 her G848 mother G3994 -in-law.
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36. Even members of your own family will be your enemies.'
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36. And G2532 a man G444 's foes G2190 shall be they of his own household G3615 G846 .
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37. "Those who love their father or mother more than they love me are not worthy of me. And those who love their son or daughter more than they love me are not worthy of me.
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37. He that loveth G5368 father G3962 or G2228 mother G3384 more G5228 than me G1691 is G2076 not G3756 worthy G514 of me G3450 : and G2532 he that loveth G5368 son G5207 or G2228 daughter G2364 more G5228 than me G1691 is G2076 not G3756 worthy G514 of me G3450 .
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38. Those who will not accept the cross that is given to them when they follow me are not worthy of me.
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38. And G2532 he G3739 that taketh G2983 not G3756 his G848 cross G4716 , and G2532 followeth G190 after G3694 me G3450 , is G2076 not G3756 worthy G514 of me G3450 .
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39. Those who try to keep the life they have will lose it. But those who give up their life for me will find true life.
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39. He that findeth G2147 his G848 life G5590 shall lose G622 it G846 : and G2532 he that loseth G622 his G848 life G5590 for my sake G1752 G1700 shall find G2147 it G846 .
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40. "Whoever accepts you also accepts me. And whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.
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40. He that receiveth G1209 you G5209 receiveth G1209 me G1691 , and G2532 he that receiveth G1209 me G1691 receiveth G1209 him that sent G649 me G3165 .
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41. Whoever accepts a prophet because he is a prophet will get the same reward a prophet gets. And whoever accepts a godly person just because that person is godly will get the same reward a godly person gets.
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41. He that receiveth G1209 a prophet G4396 in G1519 the name G3686 of a prophet G4396 shall receive G2983 a prophet G4396 's reward G3408 ; and G2532 he that receiveth G1209 a righteous man G1342 in G1519 the name G3686 of a righteous man G1342 shall receive G2983 a righteous man G1342 's reward G3408 .
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42. Whoever helps one of these little ones because they are my followers will definitely get a reward, even if they only give them a cup of cold water."
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42. And G2532 whosoever G3739 G1437 shall give to drink G4222 unto one G1520 of these G5130 little ones G3398 a cup G4221 of cold G5593 water only G3440 in G1519 the name G3686 of a disciple G3101 , verily G281 I say G3004 unto you G5213 , he shall in no wise G3364 lose G622 his G848 reward G3408 .
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