1 And summoning twelve of His students, He had given to them authority over unclean spirits so as to cast them out and to heal every disease and every weakness.2 Now these are the names of the twelve ambassadors: first Simon who is called Petros and Andreas his brother, and Iakobos the son of Zebedaios and Iohannes his brother,3 Philippos and Bartholomaios, Thomas and Maththaios the tax-collector, Iakobos the son of Alphaios and Thaddaios,4 Simon the Kananaean, and Ioudas Iskarioth who also betrays Him.5 These twelve Yahshua sent out, commanding to them saying: "You should not depart into the way of the heathens, and you should not enter into a city of Samaritans.6 But rather you must go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.7 And going you proclaim, saying that 'the kingdom of the heavens has neared!'8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely you must give.9 Do not procure gold nor silver nor copper for your belts,10 nor a bag for the way, nor two cloaks nor sandals, nor a staff. For the workman is worthy of his provisions.11 And into whatever city or town you should enter, scrutinize whether anyone in it is worthy, and there abide until when you would depart.12 But going into the house you shall greet it,13 and indeed if the house should be worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it should not be worthy, your peace must return to you.14 And whoever would not receive you nor hear your words, going out of that house or city shake off the dust from your feet.15 Truly I say to you, it shall be better for the land of Sodom and Gomorra in the day of judgment than for that city! "16 Behold, I send you off as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and pure as doves!17 But take heed on account of men, for they shall hand you over to councils and they shall whip you in their assembly halls18 and you shall be brought before governors and even kings because of Me for a testimony to them and to the Nations.19 And when they should hand you over, you should not have care for how or what you should speak. For it shall be given to you at that hour what you should speak.20 For it is not you who are speaking but the Spirit of your Father which is speaking in you. "21 For brother shall hand over brother unto death, and father child, and children shall rise up against parents and shall slay them.22 And you shall be hated by all on account of My Name, but he abiding to the end shall be saved. "23 And when they should persecute you in this city, flee to another. For truly I say to you, by no means should you exhaust the cities of Israel until when the Son of Man should come! "24 There is not a student above the teacher nor a servant above his master.25 It is enough for a student that he may be as his teacher and a servant as his master. If they have called the master of the house 'Beelzeboul', how much more those of his house! "26 Therefore you should not fear them. For nothing is hidden which shall not be revealed and secret which shall not be made known.27 That which I say to you in the darkness you speak in the light, and that which you hear in the ear proclaim upon the houses! "28 And do not fear from those killing the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear He who is able also to slay soul and body in Gehenna!29 Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion? And one of these does not fall upon the earth without consent of your Father.30 But of you even the hairs of the head are all counted.31 Therefore do not fear, you are worthy more than many sparrows. "32 Therefore each who shall agree with Me before men, I shall also agree with him before My Father who is in the heavens.33 But he who should deny Me before men, I shall also deny him before My Father who is in the heavens. "34 You should not suppose that I have come to put peace upon the earth. I have not come to put peace, but a sword!35 For I have come to divide a man against his father and a daughter against her mother and a bride against her mother-in-law,36 and a man's enemies are those of his house! "37 He loving father or mother above Me is not worthy of Me, and he loving son or daughter above Me is not worthy of Me.38 And he who does not take his cross and follow behind Me is not worthy of Me.39 He seeking his life shall lose it, and he losing his life because of Me shall find it. "40 He receiving you receives Me, and he receiving Me receives He who has sent Me.41 He receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet gains reward of the prophet, and he receiving a righteous man in the name of a righteous man gains reward of the righteous man.42 And he who would give one of these little ones a single cup of cold water to drink in the name of a student, truly I say to you, by no means should he lose his reward."