{"id":9687,"date":"2024-08-26T16:21:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T20:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9687"},"modified":"2026-10-07T11:29:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T11:29:00","slug":"matthew-chapter-10-jesus-sends-out-the-twelve","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9687","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Chapter 10 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>5\u00a0<\/sup>These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions:\u00a0<mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fa0101\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\">\u201cDo not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.\u00a0<sup>6\u00a0<\/sup>Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.\u00a0<sup>7\u00a0<\/sup>As you go, proclaim this message: \u2018The kingdom of heaven\u00a0has come near.\u2019\u00a0<sup>8\u00a0<\/sup>Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy,\u00a0drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#f90000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>9\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cDo not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts\u2014\u00a0<sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep.\u00a0<sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave.\u00a0<sup>12\u00a0<\/sup>As you enter the home, give it your greeting.\u00a0<sup>13\u00a0<\/sup>If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you.\u00a0<sup>14\u00a0<\/sup>If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet.\u00a0<sup>15\u00a0<\/sup>Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah\u00a0on the day of judgment\u00a0than for that town.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fd0404\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>16\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cI am sending you out like sheep among wolves.\u00a0Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.\u00a0<sup>17\u00a0<\/sup>Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils\u00a0and be flogged in the synagogues.\u00a0<sup>18\u00a0<\/sup>On my account you will be brought before governors and kings\u00a0as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.\u00a0<sup>19\u00a0<\/sup>But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it.\u00a0At that time you will be given what to say,\u00a0<sup>20\u00a0<\/sup>for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father\u00a0speaking through you.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fb0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>21\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cBrother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents\u00a0and have them put to death.\u00a0<sup>22\u00a0<\/sup>You will be hated by everyone because of me,\u00a0but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.\u00a0<sup>23\u00a0<\/sup>When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#f90404\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>24\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cThe student is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his master.\u00a0<sup>25\u00a0<\/sup>It is enough for students to be like their teachers, and servants like their masters. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul,\u00a0how much more the members of his household!<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fa0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>26\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cSo do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.\u00a0<sup>27\u00a0<\/sup>What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs.\u00a0<sup>28\u00a0<\/sup>Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One\u00a0who can destroy both soul and body in hell.\u00a0<sup>29\u00a0<\/sup>Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father\u2019s care.\u00a0<sup>30\u00a0<\/sup>And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.\u00a0<sup>31\u00a0<\/sup>So don\u2019t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#f90101\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>32\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cWhoever acknowledges me before others,\u00a0I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.\u00a0<sup>33\u00a0<\/sup>But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#f90000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>34\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cDo not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.\u00a0<sup>35\u00a0<\/sup>For I have come to turn<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fd0101\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\">\u201c\u2018a man against his father,<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0a daughter against her mother,<br>a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law\u2014<br><sup>36\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0a man\u2019s enemies will be the members of his own household.\u2019<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fb0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>37\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cAnyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.\u00a0<sup>38\u00a0<\/sup>Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.\u00a0<sup>39\u00a0<\/sup>Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fa0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>40\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cAnyone who welcomes you welcomes me,\u00a0and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.\u00a0<sup>41\u00a0<\/sup>Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet\u2019s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person\u2019s reward.\u00a0<sup>42\u00a0<\/sup>And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.\u201d<\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5\u00a0These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions:\u00a0\u201cDo not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.\u00a06\u00a0Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.\u00a07\u00a0As you go, proclaim this message: \u2018The kingdom of heaven\u00a0has come near.\u2019\u00a08\u00a0Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy,\u00a0drive out demons. Freely you have received; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9687","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Matthew Chapter 10 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve &#8212; Jesus Did Say<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jesus sends out His 12 disciples to preach, heal, and drive out demons.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Matthew Chapter 10 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve &#8212; Jesus Did Say\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Jesus sends out His 12 disciples to preach, heal, and drive out demons.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9687\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Jesus Did Say\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-08-26T20:21:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-07T11:29:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Darrel Handgraaf\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Darrel Handgraaf\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/?page_id=9687#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/?page_id=9687\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Darrel Handgraaf\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bca89e41ac2235199a8dc64df6d3ed2c\"},\"headline\":\"Matthew Chapter 10 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-26T20:21:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-07T11:29:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/?page_id=9687\"},\"wordCount\":770,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/#organization\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/?page_id=9687\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/?page_id=9687\",\"name\":\"Matthew Chapter 10 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve &#8212; Jesus Did Say\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-26T20:21:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-07T11:29:00+00:00\",\"description\":\"Jesus sends out His 12 disciples to preach, heal, and drive out demons.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/?page_id=9687#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/?page_id=9687\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/?page_id=9687#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Matthew Chapter 10 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Jesusdidsay\",\"description\":\"Everything Jesus said in the Bible (NIV)\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"DLH Bible Pics\",\"alternateName\":\"Jesus Did Say\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/easter-cross-1636410.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/easter-cross-1636410.jpg\",\"width\":1725,\"height\":1920,\"caption\":\"DLH Bible Pics\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bca89e41ac2235199a8dc64df6d3ed2c\",\"name\":\"Darrel Handgraaf\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/?author=3\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Matthew Chapter 10 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve &#8212; Jesus Did Say","description":"Jesus sends out His 12 disciples to preach, heal, and drive out demons.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Matthew Chapter 10 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve &#8212; Jesus Did Say","og_description":"Jesus sends out His 12 disciples to preach, heal, and drive out demons.","og_url":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9687","og_site_name":"Jesus Did Say","article_published_time":"2024-08-26T20:21:04+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-10-07T11:29:00+00:00","author":"Darrel Handgraaf","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Darrel Handgraaf","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9687#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9687"},"author":{"name":"Darrel Handgraaf","@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/#\/schema\/person\/bca89e41ac2235199a8dc64df6d3ed2c"},"headline":"Matthew Chapter 10 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve","datePublished":"2024-08-26T20:21:04+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-07T11:29:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9687"},"wordCount":770,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/#organization"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9687","url":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9687","name":"Matthew Chapter 10 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve &#8212; Jesus Did Say","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-08-26T20:21:04+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-07T11:29:00+00:00","description":"Jesus sends out His 12 disciples to preach, heal, and drive out demons.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9687#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9687"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9687#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Matthew Chapter 10 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/","name":"Jesusdidsay","description":"Everything Jesus said in the Bible (NIV)","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/#organization","name":"DLH Bible Pics","alternateName":"Jesus Did Say","url":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/easter-cross-1636410.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/easter-cross-1636410.jpg","width":1725,"height":1920,"caption":"DLH Bible Pics"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/#\/schema\/person\/bca89e41ac2235199a8dc64df6d3ed2c","name":"Darrel Handgraaf","url":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?author=3"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9687\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}