Jun 19, 2023
Matthew 9:35—10:8 [9-23]
The Holy Gospel according to Matthew.Glory
to you, O Lord.35Jesus went about all the cities and villages,
teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the
kingdom, and curing every disease and every sickness.36When he saw
the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed
and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.37Then he said to his
disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are
few;38therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers
into his harvest.”10:1Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and
gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to
cure every disease and every sickness.2These are the names of the
twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother
Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;3Philip and
Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of
Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;4Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot,
the one who betrayed him.5These twelve Jesus sent out with the
following instructions: “Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter
no town of the Samaritans,6but go rather to the lost sheep of the
house of Israel.7As you go, proclaim the good news, ‘The kingdom of
heaven has come near.’8Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the
lepers, cast out demons. You received without payment; give without
payment. [9Take no gold, or silver, or copper in your belts,10no
bag for your journey, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for
laborers deserve their food.11Whatever town or village you enter,
find out who in it is worthy, and stay there until you leave.12As
you enter the house, greet it.13If the house is worthy, let your
peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return
to you.14If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words,
shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or
town.15Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of
Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that
town.16“See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of
wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.17Beware of
them, for they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their
synagogues;18and you will be dragged before governors and kings
because of me, as a testimony to them and the Gentiles.19When they
hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you
are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you at that
time;20for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father
speaking through you.21Brother will betray brother to death, and a
father his child, and children will rise against parents and have
them put to death;22and you will be hated by all because ofmy name.
But the one who endures to the end will be saved.23When they
persecute you in one town, flee to the next; for truly I tell you,
you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the
Son of Man comes.”]