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Matthew 9

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Jesus Heals a Paralytic

1After getting into athe boat, Jesus went back across the sea and came to his own city. 2And behold, some men brought to him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; yoʋr sins are forgiven byoʋ.” 3And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” 4cPerceiving their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why are you thinking evil things in your hearts? 5Which is easier, to say, ‘Yoʋr sins are dforgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? 6But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—then he said to the paralytic—“Rise, pick up yoʋr bed, and go to yoʋr house.” 7So he rose and went to his house. 8When the crowds saw it, they were eamazed and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

Jesus Calls Matthew

9As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. Jesus said to him, “Follow me,” so Matthew rose and followed him.

10Later, as Jesus reclined at the table in Matthew's house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and reclined with him and his disciples. 11When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why is your teacher feating with tax collectors and sinners?” 12When Jesus heard this, he said gto them, “It is not the healthy who need a physician, but the sick. 13Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners hto repentance.”

A Question About Fasting

14Then the disciples of John came to Jesus and said, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast ioften, but yoʋr disciples do not fast?” 15Jesus said to them, “Can the bridegroom's attendants mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days are coming when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. 16No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch would pull away from the garment, and a worse tear would be made. 17Neither do people put new wine into old wineskins. For the wineskins would burst, spilling the wine and ruining the wineskins. But new wine is put into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”

A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed

18As he said these things to them, behold, a ruler came and bowed down before him, saying, “My daughter has just now died, but come and lay yoʋr hand on her, and she will live.” 19So Jesus rose and followed him, and so did his disciples. 20And behold, a woman who had suffered from a flow of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment. 21For she said to herself, “If only I touch his garment, I will be healed.” 22But when Jesus turned jaround and saw her, he said, “Take courage, daughter; yoʋr faith has healed yoʋ.” And the woman was healed from that hour. 23When Jesus came to the house of the ruler and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion, 24he said kto them, “Go away, for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they began laughing at him. 25But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took hold of the girl's hand, and she arose. 26And news of this spread throughout that entire region.

Jesus Heals Two Blind Men

27As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed lhim, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” 28When he went into the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” 29Then he touched their eyes, saying, “Let it be done for yoʋ according to your faith.” 30And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly warned them, “Make sure no one finds out about this.” 31But they went out and spread the news about him throughout that entire region.

Jesus Heals a Mute Man

32As they were going away, behold, a mute man possessed by a demon was brought to Jesus. 33When the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke, and the crowds were amazed, saying, “Such a thing has never been seen in Israel.” 34But the Pharisees said, “By the ruler of demons he casts out demons.”

The Compassion of Jesus

35Then Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness mamong the people. 36When he saw the crowds, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were nharassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. 38Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.”

Textual notes
  • a9:1the ¦ a ANT CT
  • b9:2yoʋ ¦ — CT
  • c9:4Perceiving 64% ¦ Knowing PCK SBL TH WH 32.7%
  • d9:5forgiven KX(104) ¦ forgiven yoʋ KX(61) TR
  • e9:8amazed 97.5% ¦ afraid CT 2%
  • f9:11eating ¦ eating and drinking PCK
  • g9:12to them ¦ — CT
  • h9:13to repentance ¦ — CT
  • i9:14often 98.3% ¦ — WH 1.4%
  • j9:22around ¦ — CT
  • k9:24to them ¦ — CT
  • l9:27him ¦ — WH
  • m9:35among the people ¦ — CT
  • n9:36harassed ¦ faint ANT TR
Commentary
VerseMatthew 9:36

Shepherdless sheep motif

St. Matthew calls to mind a number of Scriptural allusions to πρόβατα μὴ ἔχοντα ποιμένα (probata mē echonta poimena = "sheep without a shepherd") or similar, as does St. Mark in the parallel in Mark 6:34, where the Good Shepherd imagery from Psalm 22(23) is connected to the Eucharist.

  • Numbers 27:17 — πρόβατα οἷς οὐκ ἔστι ποιμήν (probata hois ouk esti poimēn) == "sheep without a shepherd"
  • 3 Kingdoms (1 Kings) 22:17 — ποίμνιον ᾧ οὐκ ἔστι ποιμήν (poimnion hō ouk esti poimēn) == "a flock without a shepherd"
  • 2 Supplements (Chronicles) 18:16 — πρόβατα οἷς οὐκ ἔστι ποιμήν (probata hois ouk esti poimēn) == "sheep without a shepherd"
  • Judith 11:19 — πρόβατα οἷς οὐκ ἔστιν ποιμήν (probata hois ouk estin poimēn) == "sheep for whom there is no shepherd"
  • Zechariah 10:2 — ἐξηράνθησαν ὡς πρόβατα (exēranthēsan hōs probata) == "they have withered like sheep"
  • Ezekiel 34:5 — διεσπάρη τὰ πρόβατά μου, διὰ τὸ μὴ εἶναι ποιμένας (diesparē ta probata mou, dia to mē einai poimenas) == "my sheep were scattered, because there were no shepherds"

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The evangelist has already asserted, on the basis of OT texts, that the Messiah will 'shepherd' Israel (2:6), and there is some evidence that ‘shepherd’ carried messianic connotations in Judaism (Jer 3:15; 23:4; Ezek 34:23–4; 37:24; Ps. Sol. 17:40; Midr. Ps. on 29:1). Is not Jesus the messianic shepherd, whose responsibility it is to gather eschatological Israel?

Is there also a Mosaic typology in the background of 9:36? Moses was a shepherd (Exod 3:1; Philo, Vit. Mos. 1:60–6;2 Josephus, Ant. 2:263–4;3 LAB 19:3, 94); and in Num 27:17 it is the departure of Moses which occasions the concern that Israel might become 'like sheep which have no shepherd'. When one also recalls that there are certainly places in Matthew where Jesus is one like Moses and that some Jews no doubt expected the last redeemer (Messiah) to be like the first redeemer (Moses), the reader should perhaps think that Jesus the shepherd is taking up a Mosaic office when he seeks out the lost sheep of the house of Israel.5

Synoptic parallels
  • 9:1–8 Healing the Paralytic
    Mark 2:1–12Luke 5:17–26

    Healing the Paralytic

    3 Gospels · read side by side
    Matthew 9:1–8 · this chapter
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    1After getting into the boat, Jesus went back across the sea and came to his own city. 2And behold, some men brought to him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; yoʋr sins are forgiven yoʋ.” 3And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” 4Perceiving their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why are you thinking evil things in your hearts? 5Which is easier, to say, ‘Yoʋr sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? 6But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—then he said to the paralytic—“Rise, pick up yoʋr bed, and go to yoʋr house.” 7So he rose and went to his house. 8When the crowds saw it, they were amazed and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
    Mark 2:1–12
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    1A few days later Jesus went to Capernaum again, and the people heard that he was at home. 2Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no longer any room, not even at the door, and he was speaking the word to them. 3Then some people came to him, bringing a paralytic carried by four men. 4Since they were not able to come near Jesus because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was. After digging through it, they let down the mat on which the paralytic was lying. 5When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, yoʋr sins are forgiven yoʋ.” 6Now some of the scribes were sitting there and questioning in their hearts: 7“Why does this man speak such blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 8Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that they were discussing these questions among themselves, so he said to them, “Why are you questioning these things in your hearts? 9Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Yoʋr sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise, take up yoʋr mat, and walk’? 10But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic— 11“I say to yoʋ, rise, pick up yoʋr mat, and go to yoʋr house.” 12So the man immediately rose, picked up his mat, and went out in front of them all, so that they were all amazed and began glorifying God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
    Luke 5:17–26
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    17On one of those days, as he was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was present to heal the people. 18And behold, some men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed. They were trying to bring him in and place him before Jesus. 19But when they could not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down through the tiles, together with his mat, into the middle of the crowd in front of Jesus. 20When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Man, yoʋr sins are forgiven yoʋ.” 21But the scribes and the Pharisees began to question what Jesus said: “Who is this that speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 22Aware of their thoughts, Jesus answered them, “Why are you questioning in your hearts? 23Which is easier, to say, ‘Yoʋr sins are forgiven yoʋ,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? 24But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralyzed man—“I say to yoʋ, rise, pick up yoʋr mat, and go to yoʋr house.” 25Immediately the man rose up before them, picked up what he had been lying on, and went to his house, glorifying God. 26Amazement seized them all, and they too began glorifying God. Filled with awe, they said, “We have seen extraordinary things today.”
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  • 9:9–13 The Call of Matthew
    Mark 2:13–17Luke 5:27–32

    The Call of Matthew

    3 Gospels · read side by side
    Matthew 9:9–13 · this chapter
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    9As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. Jesus said to him, “Follow me,” so Matthew rose and followed him. 10Later, as Jesus reclined at the table in Matthew's house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and reclined with him and his disciples. 11When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why is your teacher eating with tax collectors and sinners?” 12When Jesus heard this, he said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a physician, but the sick. 13Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
    Mark 2:13–17
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    13Once again Jesus went out by the sea. The entire crowd came to him, and he taught them. 14As he was walking along, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. Jesus said to him, “Follow me,” so Levi rose and followed him. 15Later, as Jesus was reclining at the table in Levi's house, many tax collectors and sinners reclined with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. 16When the scribes and the Pharisees saw Jesus eating with tax collectors and sinners, they said to his disciples, “Why is he eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?” 17When Jesus heard this, he said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a physician, but the sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
    Luke 5:27–32
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    27After this Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. Jesus said to him, “Follow me,” 28and leaving everything behind, Levi rose and followed him. 29Then Levi gave a great banquet for Jesus in his house, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others reclining at the table with them. 30But the scribes of the people and the Pharisees were grumbling at his disciples, saying, “Why are you eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?” 31Jesus answered them, “It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick. 32I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
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  • 9:14–17 The Question about Fasting
    Mark 2:18–22Luke 5:33–39

    The Question about Fasting

    3 Gospels · read side by side
    Matthew 9:14–17 · this chapter
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    14Then the disciples of John came to Jesus and said, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast often, but yoʋr disciples do not fast?” 15Jesus said to them, “Can the bridegroom's attendants mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days are coming when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. 16No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch would pull away from the garment, and a worse tear would be made. 17Neither do people put new wine into old wineskins. For the wineskins would burst, spilling the wine and ruining the wineskins. But new wine is put into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”
    Mark 2:18–22
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    18Now the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees were fasting. So some people came and said to Jesus, “Why is it that the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but yoʋr disciples do not fast?” 19Jesus said to them, “Can the bridegroom's attendants fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast. 20But the days are coming when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days. 21“No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the garment's new patch would pull away from the old cloth, and a worse tear would be made. 22And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the new wine would burst the wineskins; the wine would be spilled, and the wineskins would be ruined. But new wine must be put into new wineskins.”
    Luke 5:33–39
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    33Then they said to him, “ Why is it that the disciples of John often fast and offer prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees, but yoʋrs eat and drink?” 34Jesus said to them, “Can you make the bridegroom's attendants fast while the bridegroom is with them? 35But those days are coming, and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, they will fast in those days.” 36He also told them a parable: “No one puts a patch from a new garment on an old garment. For not only would he tear the new garment, but the patch from the new garment would not match the old garment. 37And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the new wine would burst the wineskins and would itself be spilled, and the wineskins would be ruined. 38But new wine must be put into new wineskins, and then both are preserved. 39And no one after drinking old wine immediately desires new wine, for he says, ‘The old is better.’ ”
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  • 9:18–26 Jairus' Daughter and the Woman
    Mark 5:21–43Luke 8:40–56

    Jairus' Daughter and the Woman

    3 Gospels · read side by side
    Matthew 9:18–26 · this chapter
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    18As he said these things to them, behold, a ruler came and bowed down before him, saying, “My daughter has just now died, but come and lay yoʋr hand on her, and she will live.” 19So Jesus rose and followed him, and so did his disciples. 20And behold, a woman who had suffered from a flow of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment. 21For she said to herself, “If only I touch his garment, I will be healed.” 22But when Jesus turned around and saw her, he said, “Take courage, daughter; yoʋr faith has healed yoʋ.” And the woman was healed from that hour. 23When Jesus came to the house of the ruler and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion, 24he said to them, “Go away, for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they began laughing at him. 25But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took hold of the girl's hand, and she arose. 26And news of this spread throughout that entire region.
    Mark 5:21–43
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    21When Jesus had again crossed over in the boat to the other side of the sea, a large crowd was gathered around him, and he was by the sea. 22And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, whose name was Jairus. When he saw Jesus, he fell down at his feet 23and begged him earnestly, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Please come and lay yoʋr hands on her so that she may be healed. Then she will live.” 24So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed him and pressed in on him. 25Now there was a woman who had suffered from a flow of blood for twelve years. 26She had suffered a great deal under many physicians and had spent all she had, yet received no benefit from it, but had only grown worse. 27When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. 28For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I will be healed.” 29Immediately her flow of blood was dried up, and she knew in her body that she had been healed from her affliction. 30Jesus immediately perceived in himself that power had gone out from him, so he turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments?” 31His disciples said to him, “Yoʋ see the crowd pressing in on yoʋ, and yet yoʋ say, ‘Who touched me?’ ” 32But he kept looking around to see who had done it. 33Now the woman was frightened and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, so she came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. 34Then Jesus said to her, “Daughter, yoʋr faith has healed yoʋ. Go in peace, and be healed of yoʋr affliction.” 35While he was still speaking, some people came from the ruler of the synagogue's house and said, “Yoʋr daughter has died; why trouble the teacher any further?” 36But when Jesus heard what they said, he immediately said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid; just believe.” 37From that point he did not allow anyone to accompany him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James. 38When he came to the ruler of the synagogue's house, he saw a commotion, with people weeping and wailing loudly. 39Then he went in and said to them, “Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but sleeping.” 40And they began laughing at him. But he put them all outside, took the child's father and mother and those who were with him, and went in to where the child was lying. 41Then he took hold of the child's hand and said to her, “Talitha, koumi,” which means, “Little girl, I say to yoʋ, arise.” 42Immediately the girl got up and began to walk (for she was twelve years old), and they were overcome with great amazement. 43Then he gave them strict orders not to let anyone know about it, and he told them to give her something to eat.
    Luke 8:40–56
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    40Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they had all been waiting for him. 41And behold, there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus' feet and begged him to come to his house, 42because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. As Jesus went on his way, the crowds were pressing in on him. 43Now there was a woman who had suffered from a flow of blood for twelve years, and even though she had spent her entire livelihood on physicians, she could not be healed by anyone. 44She came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of his garment, and the flow of her blood stopped at once. 45Then Jesus said, “Who touched me?” When everyone denied it, Peter and those who were with him said, “Master, the crowds are surrounding yoʋ and pressing against yoʋ, and yet yoʋ say, ‘Who touched me?’ ” 46But Jesus said, “Someone touched me, for I know that power has gone out from me.” 47When the woman saw that she could not escape notice, she came trembling and fell down before him, and in the presence of all the people she told him the reason why she had touched him, and how she had been healed at once. 48Then Jesus said to her, “ Take courage, daughter; yoʋr faith has healed yoʋ. Go in peace.” 49While he was still speaking, someone came from the ruler of the synagogue's house and said to him, “Yoʋr daughter has died; do not trouble the teacher.” 50But when Jesus heard this, he said to him in response, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.” 51When he came to the house, Jesus allowed no one to go in, except Peter, John, James, and the child's father and mother. 52Meanwhile, all the people were weeping and mourning for her, but Jesus said, “Do not weep; she is not dead but sleeping.” 53And they began laughing at him, knowing that she was dead. 54But Jesus put them all outside, took hold of the girl's hand, and called out, “Child, arise!” 55Her spirit returned, and she got up at once. Then he told them to give her something to eat. 56Her parents were amazed, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.
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  • 9:35–10:42 The Mission of the Twelve
    Mark 6:6b–13Luke 9:1–6

    The Mission of the Twelve

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    35Then Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people. 36When he saw the crowds, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. 38Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.” 1Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority to cast out unclean spirits and to heal every disease and every sickness. 2Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, who was given the name Thaddaeus; 4Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. 5These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Do not go anywhere among the Gentiles, and do not enter any town of the Samaritans, 6but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7As you go, preach that the kingdom of heaven has drawn near. 8Heal the sick, cleanse lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you have received; freely give. 9Take no gold, silver, or copper in your belts. 10Take no knapsack for your journey, no extra tunic, sandals, or staffs, for the worker is worthy of his food. 11Whenever you enter a town or village, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there until you leave that place. 12As you enter the house, greet the people who live there. 13If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14If anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you go out from that house or town. 15Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town. 16“Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves, so be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves. 17But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils and flog you in their synagogues. 18For my sake you will even be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. 19When they hand you over, do not be anxious about how to speak or what to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. 20For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. 21Brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise up against their parents and have them put to death. 22You will be hated by all because of my name, but he who endures to the end will be saved. 23When they persecute you in one town, flee to another, for truly I say to you, you will certainly not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. 24“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor is a servant above his master. 25It is sufficient for a disciple to be like his teacher and for a servant to be like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign the members of his household! 26“So do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. 27What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim on the housetops. 28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul, but rather fear him who can destroy both the soul and the body in hell. 29Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's consent. 30And even the hairs of your head are all numbered. 31So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows. 32“Therefore everyone who acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33But whoever denies me before men, I will also deny before my Father in heaven. 34“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35For 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. 36And a man's enemies will be the members of his own household. 37Whoever loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; whoever loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39Whoever finds his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 40“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. 41Whoever 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. 42And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will certainly not lose his reward.”
    Mark 6:6b–13
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    6And he was amazed at their unbelief. Then Jesus went around among the villages teaching. 7He summoned the twelve and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits. 8He instructed them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no knapsack, no bread, and no copper money in their belts. 9He told them to wear sandals but not an extra tunic. 10He also said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that place. 11If anyone will not receive you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet as you leave that place as a testimony against them. Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that city.” 12So they went out and preached that people should repent. 13They also cast out many demons and anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them.
    Luke 9:1–6
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    1Then Jesus called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to heal diseases, 2and he sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. 3He said to them, “Take nothing for your journey—no staffs, no knapsack, no bread, no money—and bring only one tunic each. 4Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that place. 5If any will not receive you, shake off the very dust from your feet as you leave that town as a testimony against them.” 6So they set out and went throughout the villages, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere.
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