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		Matt 10:1 Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority and power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness. [Mark 6:7; Luke 9:1]
		Matt 10:2 ¶ Now these are the names of the twelve apostles (special messengers, personally chosen representatives): first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; [Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:13-16]
		Matt 10:3 Philip and Bartholomew (Nathanael); Thomas and Matthew (Levi) the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus (Judas, not Iscariot);
		Matt 10:4 Simon the Cananaean (Zealot), and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Him.
		Matt 10:5 ¶ Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them: "Do not go among the Gentiles, and do not go into a city of the Samaritans;
		Matt 10:6 but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
		Matt 10:7 "And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'
		Matt 10:8 "Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
		Matt 10:9 "Do not take gold, or silver, or [even] copper money in your money belt,
		Matt 10:10 or a provision bag for your journey, or even two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker deserves his support.
		Matt 10:11 "Whatever city or village you enter, ask who in it is worthy [who welcomes you and your message], and stay at his house until you leave [that city].
		Matt 10:12 "As you go into the house, give it your greeting [that is, 'Peace be to this house'].
		Matt 10:13 "If [the family living in] the house is worthy [welcoming you and your message], give it your [blessing of] peace [that is, a blessing of well-being and prosperity, the favor of God]. But if it is not worthy, take back your blessing of peace.
		Matt 10:14 "Whoever does not welcome you, nor listen to your message, as you leave that house or city, shake the dust [of it] off your feet [in contempt, breaking all ties]. [Mark 6:11; Acts 13:51]
		Matt 10:15 "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that city [since it rejected the Messiah's messenger].
		Matt 10:16 ¶ "Listen carefully: I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be wise as serpents, and innocent as doves [have no self-serving agenda]. [Gen 3:1]
		Matt 10:17 "Beware of men [whose nature is to act in opposition to God], for they will hand you over to the courts and flog you in their synagogues;
		Matt 10:18 and you will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
		Matt 10:19 "But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given you within that [very] hour; [Mark 13:11-13; Luke 21:12-19]
		Matt 10:20 for it is not you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
		Matt 10:21 ¶ "Brother will betray brother to death, and the father his child; and children will rise up and rebel against their parents and cause them to be put death.
		Matt 10:22 "And you will be hated by everyone because of [your association with] My name, but it is the one who has patiently persevered and endured to the end who will be saved.
		Matt 10:23 ¶ "When they persecute you in one city [because of your faith in Me], flee to the next; for I assure you and most solemnly say to you, you will not finish going through all the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
		Matt 10:24 ¶ "A disciple is not above his teacher, nor is a bond-servant above his master.
		Matt 10:25 "It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the bond-servant like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul (Satan), how much more [will they speak evil of] the members of his household. [2 Kin 1:2]
		Matt 10:26 ¶ "So do not be afraid of them, for nothing is hidden that will not be revealed [at the judgment], or kept secret that will not be made known [at the judgment]. [Mark 4:22; Luke 12:2-9]
		Matt 10:27 "What I say to you in the dark (privately), tell in the light (publicly); and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops [to many people].
		Matt 10:28 "Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be afraid of Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
		Matt 10:29 "Are not two little sparrows sold for a copper coin? And yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father's will.
		Matt 10:30 "But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered [for the Father is sovereign and has complete knowledge].
		Matt 10:31 "So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
		Matt 10:32 ¶ "Therefore, the one who confesses and acknowledges Me before men [as Lord and Savior, affirming a state of oneness with Me], that one I will also confess and acknowledge before My Father who is in heaven.
		Matt 10:33 "But the one who denies and rejects Me before men, that one I will also deny and reject before My Father who is in heaven.
		Matt 10:34 ¶ "Do not think that I have come to bring peace on the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword [of division between belief and unbelief]. [Luke 12:51-53]
		Matt 10:35 "For I have come to SET A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW;
		Matt 10:36 and A MAN'S ENEMIES WILL BE THE MEMBERS OF HIS [own] HOUSEHOLD [when one believes and another does not]. [Mic 7:6]
		Matt 10:37 ¶ "He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. [Luke 14:26]
		Matt 10:38 "And he who does not take his cross [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me] is not worthy of Me.
		Matt 10:39 "Whoever finds his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], and whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake will find it [that is, life with Me for all eternity]. [Matt 16:25; Mark 8:35; Luke 9:24; 17:33; John 12:25]
		Matt 10:40 ¶ "He who receives and welcomes you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. [Mark 9:37; Luke 10:16; John 13:20]
		Matt 10:41 "He who receives and welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward; and he who receives a righteous (honorable) man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward.
		Matt 10:42 "And whoever gives to one of these little ones [these who are humble in rank or influence] even a cup of cold water to drink because he is my disciple, truly I say to you, he will not lose his reward."

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