Jesus Sends Out His Apostles^(A)

10 Jesus called his twelve ·followers [disciples] together and gave them authority to drive [force; cast] out ·evil [defiling; ^Lunclean] spirits and to heal every kind of disease and sickness. ² These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (also called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; ³ Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew, the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; ⁴ Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who ·turned against [betrayed] Jesus.

⁵ Jesus sent out these twelve men with the following ·order [instructions]: “Don’t go ·to [^Lon the way/road of] the ·Gentiles [non-Jewish people] or ·to [^Lenter] any town where the Samaritans live. ⁶ But go to the ·people of Israel, who are like lost sheep [^Llost sheep of the house of Israel]. ⁷ When you go, ·preach [announce; proclaim] this: ‘The kingdom of heaven is ·near [at hand].’ ⁸ Heal the sick, raise the dead to life again, ·heal [^Lcleanse] ·those who have skin diseases [^Tthe lepers; see 8:2], and ·force demons out of people [^Lcast out demons]. ·I give you these powers freely, so help other people freely [^LFreely you have received, freely give]. ⁹ Don’t ·carry [or acquire] any money ·with you [^Lin your belts]—gold or silver or copper. ¹⁰ Don’t carry a ·bag [traveler’s bag; or beggar’s purse] or ·extra clothes [^Ltwo tunics] or sandals or a ·walking stick [staff]. Workers ·should be given what they need [deserve to be supported; ^Ldeserve their food/sustenance].

¹¹ “When you enter a city or town, ·find [seek out] some ·worthy [honorable; respected] person there and stay in that home until you leave. ¹² When you enter that home, ·give it your blessing [^Lgreet it; ^Ctypically, “Peace be with you”; see Luke 10:5]. ¹³ If the ·people there welcome you [^Lhouse is worthy], let your peace ·stay there [^Lcome upon it]. But if ·they don’t welcome you [^Lit is not worthy], ·take back the peace you wished for them [^Llet your peace return to you]. ¹⁴ And if ·a home or town [^Lanyone] refuses to welcome you or ·listen to you [heed your words/message], leave that ·place [^Lhome or town] and shake its dust off your feet [^Cin protest and as a warning of judgment]. ¹⁵ I tell you the truth, on the judgment day it will be ·better [more bearable/tolerable] for the ·towns [^Lland] of Sodom and Gomorrah [^Cevil cities destroyed by God; Gen. 19] than for the people of that town.

Jesus Chooses His Twelve Apostles^(A)

¹³ Then Jesus went up ·on a mountain [to the hills] and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. ¹⁴ Jesus ·chose [appointed] twelve [^Cparalleling the twelve tribes of Israel] and called them apostles^[a] [^C“apostle” means a messenger, or someone sent with a commission]. He wanted them to be with him, and he wanted to send them out to preach ¹⁵ and to have the authority to ·force [drive; cast] demons out of people. ¹⁶ These are the twelve he ·chose [appointed]: Simon (Jesus named him Peter), ¹⁷ James and John, the sons of Zebedee (Jesus named them Boanerges, which [^Cin Aramaic] means “Sons of Thunder”), ¹⁸ Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot [^Ceither religiously zealous, or a (former) member of the revolutionary movement known as Zealots], ¹⁹ and Judas Iscariot [^CIscariot probably means “man of Kerioth”], who later ·turned against [betrayed] Jesus.

⁷ He called ·his twelve followers [^Lthe Twelve] together and ·got ready [began] to send them out two by two and gave them authority over ·evil [defiling; ^Lunclean] spirits. ⁸ This is what Jesus ·commanded [ordered; instructed] them: “Take nothing for your ·trip [journey; way] except a ·walking stick [staff]. Take no bread, no ·bag [traveler’s bag; or beggar’s purse], and no money in your ·pockets [money belts]. ⁹ Wear sandals, but ·take only the clothes you are wearing [do not wear/pack two tunics]. ¹⁰ When you enter a house, stay there until you leave ·that town [that area]. ¹¹ If the people in a certain place refuse to welcome you or listen to you, leave that place. Shake its dust off your feet [^Ca sign of rejection and coming judgment] as a ·warning to [testimony against] them.”^[a]

Jesus Chooses His Apostles^(A)

¹² At that time Jesus went off to a mountain to pray, and he spent the night praying to God. ¹³ ·The next morning [^LWhen the day dawned], Jesus called his ·followers [disciples] to him and chose twelve of them, whom he ·named [designated] apostles: ¹⁴ Simon (Jesus named him Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, ¹⁵ Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon (called the Zealot), ¹⁶ Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who later ·turned Jesus over to his enemies [^Lbecame a traitor].

Jesus Sends Out the Apostles^(A)

9 Jesus called ·the twelve apostles [^Lthe Twelve] together and gave them power and authority ·over all [to cast out] demons and the ability to heal ·sicknesses [diseases]. ² He sent the ·apostles [^Lthem] out to ·tell about [preach; proclaim] God’s kingdom and to heal the sick. ³ He said to them, “Take nothing for your ·trip [journey], neither a ·walking stick [staff], ·bag [or beggar’s bag], ·bread [food], money, or ·extra clothes [^Ltwo shirts/tunics]. ⁴ When you enter a house, stay there ·until it is time to leave [^Land depart from there; ^Cprobably to avoid temptation to move to better accommodations]. ⁵ If people do not welcome you, shake the dust off of your feet [^Ca sign of rejection and coming judgment] as you leave the town, as a ·warning to [testimony/evidence against] them.”

³ Go now, but ·listen [^Llook; ^Tbehold]! I am sending you out like ·sheep [lambs] among wolves.