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| JESUS CHOOSES TWELVE APOSTLES 1 AND when he had called unto 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. THE DISCIPLES SHOULD EXPECT PERSECUTION ADMONITIONS AGAINST FEAR CONFESSING CHRIST BEFORE MEN THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP REWARDS FOR SERVICE |
1And when hee had called vnto him his twelue disciples, he gaue them power against vncleane spirits, to cast them out, and to heale all maner of sickenesse, and all maner of disease. 2Now the names of the twelue Apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, Iames the sonne of Zebedee, and Iohn his brother: 3Philip, and Bartholomew, Thomas, and Matthew the Publicane, Iames the sonne of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus: 4Simon the Canaanite, and Iudas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. 5These twelue Iesus sent foorth, and commanded them, saying, Goe not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6But goe rather to the lost sheepe of the house of Israel. 7And as yee goe, preach, saying, The kingdome of heauen is at hand: 8Heale the sicke, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out deuils: freely ye haue receiued, freely giue. 9Prouide neither gold, nor siluer, nor brasse in your purses: 10Nor scrippe for your iourney, neither two coats, neither shooes, nor yet staues: (for the workeman is worthy of his meat.) 11And into whatsoeuer city or towne ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till yee goe thence. 12And when ye come into an house, salute it. 13And if the house be worthy, let your peace come vpon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace returne to you. 14And whosoeuer shall not receiue you, nor heare your words: when yee depart out of that house, or city, shake off the dust of your feete. 15Uerely I say vnto you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of iudgment, then for that citie. 16Behold, I send you foorth as sheepe in the middest of wolues: be yee therefore wise as serpents, and harmelesse as doues. 17But beware of men: for they will deliuer you vp to the Councils, and they will scourge you in their Synagogues, 18And yee shall be brought before Gouernours and Kings for my sake, for a testimonie against them, and the Gentiles. 19But when they deliuer you vp, take no thought, how or what ye shall speake, for it shall bee giuen you in that same houre what ye shall speake. 20For it is not yee that speake, but the Spirit of your Father, which speaketh in you. 21And the brother shall deliuer vp the brother to death, and the father the childe: and the children shall rise vp against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. 22And yee shall be hated of all men for my Names sake: but he that endureth to the end, shalbe saued. 23But when they persecute you in this citie, flee ye into another: for verely I say vnto you, ye shall not haue gone ouer the cities of Israel, till the Sonne of man be come. 24The disciple is not aboue his master, nor the seruant aboue his lord. 25It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the seruant as his Lord: If they haue called the Master of the house of Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household? 26Feare them not therefore: for there is nothing couered, that shall not be reueiled; and hidde, that shall not be knowen. 27What I tell you in darkenesse, that speake yee in light: and what yee heare in the eare, that preach yee vpon the house tops. 28And feare not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soule: but rather feare him which is able to destroy both soule and body in hell. 29Are not two Sparrowes solde for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. 30But the very haires of your head are all numbred. 31Feare yee not therefore, ye are of more value then many Sparrowes. 32Whosoeuer therefore shall confesse mee before men, him will I confesse also before my Father which is in heauen. 33But whosoeuer shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heauen. 34Thinke not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. 35For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, & the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 36And a mans foes shalbe they of his owne houshold. 37He that loueth father or mother more then me, is not worthy of me: and he that loueth sonne or daughter more then me, is not worthy of me. 38And he that taketh not his crosse, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. 39He that findeth his life, shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it. 40 He that receiueth you, receiueth me: and he that receiueth mee, receiueth him that sent me. 41He that receiueth a Prophet in the name of a Prophet, shall receiue a Prophets reward: and he that receiueth a righteous man, in the name of a righteous man, shal receiue a righteous mans reward. 42And whosoeuer shall giue to drinke vnto one of these litle ones, a cup of cold water onely, in the name of a disciple, verily I say vnto you, hee shall in no wise lose his reward. |
I == Mark 3:13-14 ; 6:7 ; Luke 6:13 ; 9:1
IV == Luke 6:15 ; John 13:26 ; Acts 1:13 V == 2nd Kings 17:24 ; Matt 4:15 ; Luke 9:52 ; John 4:9 , 20 ; Acts 8:5 , 25
VI == Matt 15:24 ; 10:23 ; Acts 13:46
IX == Mark 6:8 ; Luke 9:3 ; 10:4 ; 22:35
X == 1st COR 9:14 1st TIM 5:18
XIII == Ps 35:13 ; Luke 10:5
XIV == Mark 6:11 ; Luke 9:5 ; 10:10-11 ; Acts 13:51
XV == Matt 11:22 , 24 ; Luke 10:12 ; Jude 7 ; 2nd Peter 2:6
XVI == Gen 3:1 ; Luke 10:3 ; Phil 2:15 ; Rom 16:19
XVII == Matt 24:9 ; Mark 13:9 ; Luke 12:11 ; 21:12
XVIII == Acts 12:1 ; 2nd Tim 4:16 Acts 25:24-26
XX == Acts 4:8 ; 6:10 ; John 16:7-11
XXI == Matt 10:35-36 ; Luke 21:16 , 52-53
XXII == Matt 24:9 , 13 ; Mark 13:13 ; Luke 21:17 ; John 15:18 XXIII == Acts 8:1 16:27 ; 1st Thess 4:17
XXIV == Luke 6:40 ; John 13:16 ; 15:20
XXV == 2nd Kings 1:2 ; Matt 9:34 ; 12:24 Mark 3:22 9:34 ; Luke 11:15 ; JOhn 8:48 , 52
XXVI == Mark 4:22 ; Luke 8:17 ; 12:2-3 ; Eph 5:13
XXVIII == Isa 8:12-13 ; Luke 12:4 ; 1st Peter 3:14
XXX == Luke 21:18 ; Acts 27:34 XXXI == Matt 12:12
XXXII == Mark 8:38 ; Luke 9:26 ; 12:8 ; Rom 10:9-10 ; 2nd Tim 2:12 ; Rev 3:5
XXXIII == Mark 8:38 ; Luke 9:26 ; 2nd Tim 2:12
XXXIV == Luke 12:49 , 51-53
XXXV == Mic 7-6
XXXVI == Ps 41:9 ; 55:13 ; Mic 7:6 ; John 13:18
XXXVIII == Matt 16:24 ; Mark 8:34 ; Luke 9:2. ; 14:27 XXXIX == Matt 16:25 ; Luke 17:33 ; John 12:25
XL == Matt 18:5 ; Mark 9:37 ; Luke 9:48 ; 10:16 ; John 13:20 ; Gal 4:14
XLI == 1st Kings 17:10 ; 18:4 ; 2nd Kings 4:8 XLII == Matt 25:40 ; Mark 9:41 |
1 Then he summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness. 2 The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3 Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus; 4 Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him. 5 Jesus sent out these twelve after instructing them thus, "Do not go into pagan territory or enter a Samaritan town. 6 Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 As you go, make this proclamation: 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' 8 Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons. Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give. 9 Do not take gold or silver or copper for your belts; 10 no sack for the journey, or a second tunic, or sandals, or walking stick. The laborer deserves his keep. 11 Whatever town or village you enter, look for a worthy person in it, and stay there until you leave. 12 As you enter a house, wish it peace. 13 If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; if not, let your peace return to you. 14 Whoever will not receive you or listen to your words - go outside that house or town and shake the dust from your feet. 15 Amen, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. 16 "Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves. 17 But beware of people, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, 18 and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans. 19 When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say. 20 For it will not be you who speak but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. 21 Brother will hand over brother to death, and the father his child; children will rise up against parents and have them put to death. 22 You will be hated by all because of my name, but whoever endures to the end will be saved. 23 When they persecute you in one town, flee to another. Amen, I say to you, you will not finish the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. 24 No disciple is above his teacher, no slave above his master. 25 It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, for the slave that he become like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household! 26 "Therefore do not be afraid of them. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. 27 What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. 28 And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father's knowledge. 30 Even all the hairs of your head are counted. 31 So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. 32 Everyone who acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father. 33 But whoever denies me before others, I will deny before my heavenly Father. 34 "Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth. I have come to bring not peace but the sword. 35 For 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; 36 and one's enemies will be those of his household.' 37 "Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; 38 and whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 40 "Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. 41 Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is righteous will receive a righteous man's reward. 42 And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones to drink because he is a disciple - amen, I say to you, he will surely not lose his reward."
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MT 10:2-4 MK 3:13-19 LUKE 6:13-16 LIST OF DISCIPLES SIMON THE ZEALOT.....: Right-wing member of a political party called the Zealots (Mt 10:4 Mk 3:18) Tradition has it he was crucified. THE TWELVE DISCIPLES MATT 10:5 THE MISSION OF THE TWELVE MATT 10:16 COMING PRESECUTIONS MATT 10:26 WHOM TO FEAR MATT 10:40 REWARDS MATT 10:26 WHOM TO FEAR V 24-33. V 25 (2 King 1:2-16) A Philistine god worshiped at Ekron translates to "Prince Baal" A well known god of the Canaanites. Jews mockingly charmed it's meaning to "Lord of flies" or "Lord of dung" In the Gospels it refers to Satan "The Prince Of Demons." (9:34 12:24-27 Mk 3:22 Lk 11:15)Pharisees had said Jesus healed by Beelzebub (Satan, similar to god of the flies or god of the high place at Philistine Ekron, 2 Ki. 1:2.) The disciples could expect similar treatment, but not to fear, as only their bodies could be destroyed. Only the Lord could destroy both soul and body. What Jesus told them privately they were to proclaim openly in public. If God cared for 2 sparrows that sold for a farthing, or Roman penny, or only one sixteenth of a days wages and knew when every hair of their head fell, He would certainly care for them. Judas was the only one of the Apostles denied before God. Lk. 12:1-9 begins by mentioning a crowd so large they were trampling one another, and that the disciples should beware of the yeast, that is hypocrisy. of the Pharisees.
v 1-15. , After the command to pray for laborers, 9:36 the disciples are named by two’s and that is probably the order in which they were sent out, Mk. 6:7. Bartholomew is also called Nathaniel. Thaddaeus is also called Judas not Iscariot, Judas son of James, Jude or Lebbaeus. Simon is also called Canaanite, Mk. 3:17 (or “Kananian”), meaning Zealotes or the Zealot, a group that favored revolt from Rome. Simon Peter is also called Cephas or Simon Barjona (son of Jonah). James the son of Alphaeus is also called James the less. Matthew is called Levi. The twelve were sent forth as heralds of the legitimate offer of coming kingdom with John's and Jesus' identical message that was authenticated by miracles. This message was to Israel only, later to all the world because the eternal kingdom is coming. They were to travel extremely light, Lk. 9:3,4. Shaking dust off their feet symbolized rejection of those people by God at the great day of judgment. They told Jesus all they had cast out demons and healed the sick, Mk. 6:13, Lk. 9:10. SIMPLE: That is, harmless, plain, sincere, and without guile. v 16-23. Jesus warned them they would have great difficulty, but this was just an example of what would happen in the early days of the church, and particularly as others were Preaching in the Tribulation. Verses 16-19 are pertinent to us also, and the lack of family loyalty is prominent now in dictatorial countries. V 24-33. V 25 (2 King 1:2-16) A Philistine god worshiped at Ekron translates to "Prince Baal" A well known god of the Canaanites. Jews mockingly chanced it's meaning to "Lord of flies" or "Lord of dung" In the Gospels it refers to Satan "The Prince Of Demons." (9:34 12:24-27 Mk 3:22 Lk 11:15)Pharisees had said Jesus healed by Beelzebub (Satan, similar to god of the flies or god of the high place at Philistine Ekron, 2 Ki. 1:2.) The disciples could expect similar treatment, but not to fear, as only their bodies could be destroyed. Only the Lord could destroy both soul and body. What Jesus told them privately they were to proclaim openly in public. If God cared for 2 sparrows that sold for a farthing, or Roman penny, or only one sixteenth of a days wages and knew when every hair of their head fell, He would certainly care for them. Judas was the only one of the Apostles denied before God. Lk. 12:1-9 begins by mentioning a crowd so large they were trampling one another, and that the disciples should beware of the yeast, that is hypocrisy. of the Pharisees. MATT 10:34 TAKING UP ONE'S CROSS v 34-39. MATT 10:40
v 34-39. Instead of bringing peace, there would be divisions in families between those who believed on Christ and those who did not. Many religions disown anyone as dead who follow Christ. A criminal carrying a cross to execution admitted Roman power over him, and a believer figuratively carrying a cross admitted Christ’s authority over him. Bearing a cross is allegiance to the point of death. Even if he gave up his life for Christ, he gained a higher spiritual life, culminating in heaven. I COME TO SET A MAN AT VARIANCE: This was not the end or design of the coming of our Savior; but his doctrine and coming would have this effect, by reason of the obstinate resistance that many would make, and of their persecuting all such as should adhere to him. REWARDS v 40-42. Those who received these faithful servants, the Apostles, who are here called prophets, because of their message, and little ones, in the sense of their lack of prestige to an undiscerning world, would be rewarded according to their deed, no matter how insignificant. It can be assumed that the instructions given in 11:1 very soon follow this.
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