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Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 10

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Chapter 10 of Matthew—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ So he summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits,1 in order to expel these and to cure every sort of disease and every sort of infirmity.
  2. ¶ The names of the twelve apostles2 are these:3 First, Simon, the one called Peter,[a]4 and Andrew5 his brother; and James the [son] of Zebʹe·dee6 and John his brother;
  3. Philip and Bar·tholʹo·mew;[b]7 Thomas8 and Matthew[c]9 the tax collector; James the [son] of Al·phaeʹus,10 and Thad·daeʹus;[d]
  4. Simon the Ca·na·naeʹan,11 and Judas Is·carʹi·ot, who later betrayed12 him.
  5. ¶ These twelve Jesus sent forth, giving them these orders:13 “Do not go off into the road of the nations, and do not enter into a Sa·marʹi·tan city;14
  6. but, instead, go continually to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.15
  7. As YOU go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.’16
  8. Cure sick people,17 raise up dead persons, make lepers clean, expel demons. YOU received free, give free.18
  9. Do not procure gold or silver or copper for YOUR girdle purses,19
  10. or a food pouch for the trip, or two undergarments,[e] or sandals or a staff; for the worker deserves his food.20
  11. ¶ “Into whatever city or village YOU enter, search out who in it is deserving, and stay there until YOU leave.21
  12. When YOU are entering into the house, greet the household;
  13. and if the house is deserving, let the peace YOU wish it come upon it;22 but if it is not deserving, let the peace from YOU return upon YOU.
  14. Wherever anyone does not take YOU in or listen to YOUR words, on going out of that house or that city shake the dust off YOUR feet.23
  15. Truly I say to YOU, It will be more endurable for the land of Sodʹom24 and Go·morʹrah on Judgment Day than for that city.25
  16. ¶ “Look! I am sending YOU forth as sheep amidst wolves;26 therefore prove yourselves cautious as serpents27 and yet innocent as doves.28
  17. Be on YOUR guard against men;29 for they will deliver YOU up to local courts,[f]30 and they will scourge31 YOU in their synagogues.32
  18. Why, YOU will be haled before governors and kings33 for my sake, for a witness[g]34 to them and the nations.
  19. However, when they deliver YOU up, do not become anxious about how or what YOU are to speak; for what YOU are to speak will be given YOU in that hour;35
  20. for the ones speaking are not just YOU, but it is the spirit of YOUR Father that speaks by YOU.36
  21. Further, brother37 will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise up against parents and will have them put to death.38
  22. And YOU will be objects of hatred by all people on account of my name;39 but he that has endured to the end is the one that will be saved.40
  23. When they persecute YOU in one city, flee to another;41 for truly I say to YOU, YOU will by no means complete the circuit42 of the cities of Israel until the Son of man arrives.43
  24. ¶ “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his lord.44
  25. It is enough for the disciple to become as his teacher, and the slave as his lord.45 If people have called the householder Be·elʹze·bub,[h]46 how much more [will they call] those of his household so?
  26. Therefore do not fear them; for there is nothing covered over that will not become uncovered, and secret that will not become known.47
  27. What I tell YOU in the darkness, say in the light;[i] and what YOU hear whispered,[j] preach from the housetops.48
  28. And do not become fearful49 of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul;[k] but rather be in fear of him50 that can destroy both soul and body in Ge·henʹna.[l]51
  29. Do not two sparrows sell for a coin of small value?[m]52 Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without YOUR Father’s [knowledge].53
  30. But the very hairs of YOUR head are all numbered.54
  31. Therefore have no fear: YOU are worth more than many sparrows.55
  32. ¶ “Everyone, then, that confesses union with me before men, I will also confess union56 with him before my Father who is in the heavens;
  33. but whoever disowns me before men, I will also disown57 him before my Father who is in the heavens.
  34. Do not think I came to put peace upon the earth; I came to put, not peace,58 but a sword.
  35. For I came to cause division, with a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a young wife against her mother-in-law.59
  36. Indeed, a man’s enemies will be persons of his own household.
  37. He that has greater affection for father or mother than for me is not worthy of me; and he that has greater affection for son or daughter than for me is not worthy of me.60
  38. And whoever does not accept his torture stake[n] and follow after me is not worthy of me.61
  39. He that finds his soul[o] will lose it, and he that loses his soul for my sake will find it.62
  40. ¶ “He that receives YOU receives me also, and he that receives me receives him also that sent me forth.63
  41. He that receives a prophet because he is a prophet will get a prophet’s reward,64 and he that receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will get a righteous man’s reward.65
  42. And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water to drink because he is a disciple, I tell YOU truly, he will by no means lose his reward.”66

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ “Peter” is named five different ways: here as “Simon, the one called Peter”; in 16:16, “Simon Peter”; in Ac 15:14, “Symeon”; in Joh 1:42, “Cephas”; and most frequently “Peter,” as in Mt 14:28.
  2. ^ Meaning “Son of Tolmai.” At times he was called Nathanael, presumably his surname. See Joh 1:46; Joh 21:2.
  3. ^ Also known as Levi. See Lu 5:27.
  4. ^ Also known as “Judas the son of James.” See Lu 6:16; Joh 14:22; Ac 1:13.
  5. ^ Or, “or an extra undergarment.”
  6. ^ Or, “to Lesser San­he­drins.” J17,22(Heb.), leSan·hedh·ri·yohthʹ.
  7. ^ “A witness.” Gr., mar·tyʹri·on; Lat., te·sti·moʹni·um.
  8. ^ “Beelzebub,” VgSyp,s; אB(Gr.), Be·e·ze·boulʹ; CW(Gr.), Be·el·ze·boulʹ. See 12:24 ftn.
  9. ^ Or, “in public; publicly.”
  10. ^ Lit., “into the ear.”
  11. ^ Or, “life.” See App 4A.
  12. ^ See App 4C.
  13. ^ Lit., “sell for an assarion”; one sixteenth of a denarius. See App 8A.
  14. ^ “Torture stake.” Gr., σταυρόν (stau·ronʹ); Lat., cruʹcem (from crux). See App 5C.
  15. ^ Or, “life.” See App 4A.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Mr 3:14, 15; 6:7; Lu 9:1
  2. ^ Re 21:14
  3. ^ Mr 3:16; Lu 6:13; Ac 1:13
  4. ^ Jn 1:42; Ac 15:14
  5. ^ Mr 1:16; Jn 1:40
  6. ^ Mt 4:21; Mr 3:17
  7. ^ Mr 3:18; Lu 6:14; Jn 1:45
  8. ^ Jn 11:16; 20:27
  9. ^ Mr 2:14; Lu 5:27
  10. ^ Lu 6:15
  11. ^ Mr 3:18
  12. ^ Ps 41:9; Mt 26:47; Jn 13:18
  13. ^ Mt 28:19; Mr 6:7; Lu 9:2
  14. ^ 2Ki 17:24; Lu 9:52; Jn 4:9
  15. ^ Is 53:6; Je 50:6; Eze 34:6; Ac 13:46
  16. ^ Mt 4:17; Lu 10:9
  17. ^ Lu 9:2
  18. ^ Ac 8:20
  19. ^ Lu 22:35; 1Co 9:7
  20. ^ Nu 18:31; Mr 6:8; Lu 9:3; 10:7; 1Co 9:14; 1Ti 5:18
  21. ^ Lu 9:4
  22. ^ Lu 10:5
  23. ^ Mr 6:11; Lu 10:6, 11; Ac 13:51; 18:6
  24. ^ Ge 19:4; 2Pe 2:6; Jd 7
  25. ^ Mt 11:22; 12:41; Lu 11:32
  26. ^ Zp 3:3; Ac 20:29
  27. ^ Ge 3:1; Ro 16:19
  28. ^ Pp 2:15
  29. ^ Pp 3:2
  30. ^ Mt 24:9; Mr 13:9
  31. ^ Ac 5:40; 2Co 11:24
  32. ^ Mt 23:34
  33. ^ Ac 4:8; 24:10; 25:23; 26:25; 27:24
  34. ^ De 31:26; Mt 24:14; Ac 4:20
  35. ^ Je 1:7; Mr 13:11; Lu 12:11; 21:14
  36. ^ Lu 12:12; Jn 14:26
  37. ^ Mt 10:36; 24:10
  38. ^ Mc 7:6
  39. ^ Mt 24:9; Lu 21:17; Jn 15:21
  40. ^ Mt 24:13; Re 2:10
  41. ^ 2Sa 15:14; Mt 23:34; Ac 8:1
  42. ^ Mr 6:6
  43. ^ Mt 16:28; 24:14; Ro 10:18; Col 1:23
  44. ^ Lu 6:40; Jn 13:16; 15:20
  45. ^ 1Pe 2:21
  46. ^ Mt 12:24; Mr 3:22; Lu 11:15; Jn 8:48
  47. ^ Mr 4:22; Lu 8:17; 1Co 4:5
  48. ^ Lu 12:3
  49. ^ Pr 29:25; Is 51:12; Eze 3:9; Re 2:10
  50. ^ Heb 10:31
  51. ^ Lu 12:5
  52. ^ Lu 12:6
  53. ^ De 22:6; Mt 6:26; Lu 12:7
  54. ^ 1Sa 14:45; 2Sa 14:11; Ac 27:34
  55. ^ Mt 6:26; Lu 12:7
  56. ^ Lu 12:8; Ro 10:9; Re 3:5
  57. ^ Mr 8:38; Lu 9:26; 12:9; 2Ti 2:12
  58. ^ Lu 12:51
  59. ^ Mc 7:6; Lu 12:52, 53
  60. ^ De 33:9; Mt 19:29; Lu 14:26
  61. ^ Mt 16:24; Mr 8:34; Lu 9:23; 14:27
  62. ^ Mt 16:25; Mr 8:35; Lu 17:33; Jn 12:25
  63. ^ Mt 25:40; Lu 10:16; Jn 12:44; 13:20
  64. ^ 1Ki 17:10; 2Ki 4:8
  65. ^ Jos 2:14; 2Ki 4:13
  66. ^ Mt 25:40; Mr 9:41; Heb 6:10

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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