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MATTHEW 10
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FACTOID
“Because of your faith, it will happen.”
How Many Hairs?
30Then their eyes were opened, and they
On average, the human head has 100,000
could see! Jesus sternly warned them, hairs. Counting every hair on someone’s
“Don’t tell anyone about this.” 31But head would be pretty hard for a human.
instead, they went out and spread his But not for God. He knows and cares
fame all over the region.
about every detail of our lives. In Mat32When they left, a demon-possessed
thew 10:30, Jesus tells the apostles that
man who couldn’t speak was brought God knows exactly how many hairs are
to Jesus. 33So Jesus cast out the demon, on their heads. He knows how many hairs
and then the man began to speak. The you have too—after all, he created you!
crowds were amazed. “Nothing like
this has ever happened in Israel!” they 4 Simon (the zealot),
Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed
exclaimed.
him).
34But the Pharisees said, “He can cast
out demons because he is empowered
5Jesus sent out the twelve apostles
by the prince of demons.”
with these instructions: “Don’t go to the
Gentiles or the Samaritans, 6but only to
The Need for Workers
the people of Israel—God’s lost sheep.
35Jesus traveled through all the towns
7 Go and announce to them that the
and villages of that area, teaching in Kingdom of Heaven is near. 8Heal the
the synagogues and announcing the sick, raise the dead, cure those with lepGood News about the Kingdom. And rosy, and cast out demons. Give as freely
he healed every kind of disease and as you have received!
illness. 36When he saw the crowds, he
9 “Don’t take any money in your
had compassion on them because they money belts—no gold, silver, or even
were confused and helpless, like sheep copper coins. 10Don’t carry a traveler’s
without a shepherd. 37He said to his bag with a change of clothes and sandisciples, “The harvest is great, but the dals or even a walking stick. Don’t hesiworkers are few. 38So pray to the Lord tate to accept hospitality, because those
who is in charge of the harvest; ask him who work deserve to be fed.
to send more workers into his fields.”
11“Whenever you enter a city or village, search for a worthy person and
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve
stay in his home until you leave town.
Apostles
12When you enter the home, give it your
Jesus called his twelve disciples blessing. 13If it turns out to be a worthy
10 together and gave them au- home, let your blessing stand; if it is not,
thority to cast out evil spirits and to heal
take back the blessing. 14If any houseevery kind of disease and illness. 2Here
hold or town refuses to welcome you
are the names of the twelve apostles:
or listen to your message, shake its dust
from your feet as you leave. 15I tell you
first, Simon (also called Peter),
the truth, the wicked cities of Sodom
then Andrew (Peter’s brother),
and Gomorrah will be better off than
James (son of Zebedee),
such a town on the judgment day.
John (James’s brother),
16 “Look, I am sending you out as
3 Philip,
sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd
Bartholomew,
as snakes and harmless as doves. 17But
Thomas,
beware! For you will be handed over
Matthew (the tax collector),
to the courts and will be flogged with
James (son of Alphaeus),
Thaddaeus,
whips in the synagogues. 18You will
