Matthew 10 (NET)

Matthew 10:1¹Jesus called his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits so they could cast them out and heal every kind of disease and sickness.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 9:1-6Mark 3:13-15Mark 6:7-13Luke 10:19Mark 16:17-18Luke 24:49Acts 1:8Luke 6:13John 3:27John 6:70

Matthew 10:2²Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (called Peter), and Andrew his brother; James son of Zebedee and John his brother;Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Acts 1:13Matt 4:21John 12:22John 6:8Luke 5:10Matt 4:18Luke 11:491 Cor 15:71 John 1:3-41 Pet 1:1

Matthew 10:3³Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Acts 1:13Mark 3:18John 1:43-46Mark 2:14Matt 9:9John 11:16John 12:21-22John 20:24-29John 21:2Luke 6:14-16

Matthew 10:4⁴Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Matt 26:14John 13:2John 6:71Mark 14:43Mark 3:18-19Matt 26:47Acts 1:16-20John 13:26-30John 18:2-5Luke 22:3

Matthew 10:5⁵Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them as follows: “Do not go on a road that leads to Gentile regions and do not enter any Samaritan town.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:John 4:9Acts 22:21-232 Kgs 17:24-411 Thess 2:16John 4:22-24Rom 15:8-9Luke 17:16Acts 10:45-11:18Acts 8:5-25Luke 9:2

Matthew 10:6⁶Go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jer 50:6Ezek 34:61 Pet 2:25Isa 53:6Acts 13:46Ps 119:176Matt 15:24-26Acts 28:25-28Acts 3:26Ezek 34:8

Matthew 10:7⁷As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near!’Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Acts 28:31Matt 3:2Luke 9:60Matt 4:17Luke 10:9-11Luke 16:16Luke 9:2Isa 61:1Luke 9:6Mark 6:12

Matthew 10:8⁸Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Acts 3:6Luke 10:9Acts 4:30Matt 10:1Acts 20:33-35Mark 16:182 Kgs 5:15-16Acts 5:12-15Acts 8:18-23Acts 4:9-10

Matthew 10:9⁹Do not take gold, silver, or copper in your belts,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 22:35Luke 9:3-51 Cor 9:7-27Luke 10:4-12Mark 6:8-11

Matthew 10:10¹⁰no bag for the journey, or an extra tunic, or sandals or staff, for the worker deserves his provisions.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Tim 5:17-18Luke 10:7-121 Cor 9:4-14Gal 6:6-7Luke 3:111 Sam 9:72 Tim 4:13

Matthew 10:11¹¹Whenever you enter a town or village, find out who is worthy there and stay with them until you leave.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 10:7-81 Kgs 17:9-24Acts 18:1-3Job 31:32Acts 16:15Gen 19:1-3Judg 19:16-21Luke 10:38-42Luke 9:4Mark 6:10

Matthew 10:12¹²As you enter the house, greet those within it.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Sam 25:6Luke 10:5-62 Cor 5:20Acts 10:363 John 1:14

Matthew 10:13¹³And if the house is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 10:6Ps 35:132 Cor 2:16

Matthew 10:14¹⁴And if anyone will not welcome you or listen to your message, shake the dust off your feet as you leave that house or that town.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Acts 18:6Luke 10:10-11Neh 5:13Acts 13:51Luke 9:5Mark 6:111 Thess 4:8John 13:20Mark 9:37Matt 10:40-41

Matthew 10:15¹⁵I tell you the truth, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Pet 2:6John 15:22-241 John 4:17Ezek 16:48-56Luke 10:11-12Matt 11:22-242 Pet 2:92 Pet 3:7Mark 6:11Matt 12:36

Matthew 10:16¹⁶“I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Phil 2:15Luke 10:31 Cor 14:20Col 4:5Eph 5:15-17Rom 16:18-19Acts 20:29Luke 21:152 Cor 11:32 Cor 11:14

Matthew 10:17¹⁷Beware of people, because they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Mark 13:9Matt 23:34Acts 26:11John 16:2Luke 12:11Matt 5:22Matt 24:9-10Acts 22:19Mic 7:52 Cor 11:24-26

Matthew 10:18¹⁸And you will be brought before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them and to the Gentiles.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Acts 24:1-26Acts 5:25-27Mark 13:9Matt 8:4Ps 2:1-62 Tim 1:82 Tim 4:16-17Acts 12:1-4Acts 23:33-34Rev 1:9

Matthew 10:19¹⁹Whenever they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say, for what you should say will be given to you at that time.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Exod 4:12Mark 13:11-132 Tim 4:17Luke 12:11Luke 21:12-17Exod 4:15Dan 3:16-18Jer 1:9Acts 6:10Jas 1:5

Matthew 10:20²⁰For it is not you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Sam 23:2Acts 6:10Luke 21:15Luke 12:122 Pet 1:21Acts 2:4Acts 4:82 Cor 13:3Acts 7:55-56Mark 12:36

Matthew 10:21²¹“Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against parents and have them put to death.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 21:16-17Mic 7:5-6Mark 13:12-13Matt 24:10Luke 12:51-53Matt 10:34-36Zech 13:32 Sam 17:1-42 Sam 16:11Job 19:19

Matthew 10:22²²And you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Matt 24:13Jas 1:12Rev 2:10Mark 13:13Matt 10:391 John 3:13Matt 24:9Rom 2:7Heb 6:11John 17:14

Matthew 10:23²³Whenever they persecute you in one town, flee to another! I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Matt 16:28John 11:53-54Acts 17:10Acts 8:1Luke 4:29-31Mark 13:26John 10:39-42Luke 18:8Luke 21:27Acts 9:24-25

Matthew 10:24²⁴“A disciple is not greater than his teacher, nor a slave greater than his master.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:John 15:20Luke 6:40John 13:16Heb 12:2-42 Sam 11:11

Matthew 10:25²⁵It is enough for the disciple to become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house ‘Beelzebul,’ how much worse will they call the members of his household!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 11:15Matt 12:24Matt 9:34John 7:20Mark 3:22John 8:48John 10:20John 8:52

Matthew 10:26²⁶“Do not be afraid of them, for nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 8:17Jer 1:8Mark 4:221 Cor 4:5Isa 43:1-2Matt 10:28Isa 41:10Isa 51:12-13Luke 12:2-9Isa 51:7-8

Matthew 10:27²⁷What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Acts 5:20John 16:13John 16:1Prov 1:20-23John 16:29Luke 8:10Matt 13:1-17Matt 13:34-35Prov 8:1-52 Cor 3:12

Matthew 10:28²⁸Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 12:4-5Isa 8:12-13Rev 2:10Jas 4:12Eccl 8:12-13Rom 8:35-39Isa 51:12Jer 5:22Heb 12:28-29Rev 20:10-15

Matthew 10:29²⁹Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 12:6-7Ps 104:27-30

Matthew 10:30³⁰Even all the hairs on your head are numbered.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 12:71 Sam 14:45Acts 27:34Luke 21:182 Sam 14:111 Kgs 1:52

Matthew 10:31³¹So do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 12:24Ps 8:5Matt 6:261 Cor 9:9-10Matt 12:11-12

Matthew 10:32³²“Whoever, then, acknowledges me before people, I will acknowledge before my Father in heaven.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Rev 3:5Rom 10:9-10Luke 12:8-91 John 4:152 Tim 1:8Rev 2:131 Sam 2:301 Tim 6:12-13John 9:22Matt 25:34

Matthew 10:33³³But whoever denies me before people, I will deny him also before my Father in heaven.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Tim 2:12Luke 9:26Luke 12:91 John 2:232 Pet 2:1Mark 14:30Mark 8:38Mark 14:72Matt 26:70-75

Matthew 10:34³⁴“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace but a sword!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 12:49-53Acts 14:4Acts 13:45-50Acts 14:2John 7:40-52Jer 15:10

Matthew 10:35³⁵For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Mic 7:5-6Matt 10:21Luke 21:16Mark 13:12Matt 24:10

Matthew 10:36³⁶and a man’s enemies will be the members of his household.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Mic 7:6Jer 12:6Ps 41:9Gen 4:8-10Job 19:13-19Ps 55:13Gen 37:17-281 Sam 17:282 Sam 16:11Gen 3:15

Matthew 10:37³⁷“Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 14:26Matt 22:37Phil 3:7-92 Cor 5:14-15Deut 33:9John 21:15-17Luke 21:36Matt 22:82 Thess 1:5-7John 5:23

Matthew 10:38³⁸And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 14:27Mark 8:34Matt 16:24Luke 9:23-24John 19:17Mark 10:21

Matthew 10:39³⁹Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life because of me will find it.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:John 12:25Mark 8:35-36Luke 17:33Matt 16:25-26Luke 9:24Rev 2:10Phil 1:20-212 Tim 4:6-8

Matthew 10:40⁴⁰“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:John 13:20Luke 9:48Luke 10:16Matt 18:52 John 1:9Gal 4:14John 20:21Mark 9:37Matt 25:401 Thess 4:8

Matthew 10:41⁴¹Whoever receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. Whoever receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:3 John 1:5-8Heb 6:102 Kgs 4:16-172 Kgs 4:8-10Luke 14:13-141 Kgs 18:3-42 John 1:82 Kgs 4:32-37Gen 20:71 Cor 9:17

Matthew 10:42⁴²And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, I tell you the truth, he will never lose his reward.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Heb 6:10Matt 25:40Mark 9:41-422 Cor 9:6-15Matt 18:10Phil 4:15-19Luke 6:352 Cor 8:12Mark 12:42-43Mark 14:7-8