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Matthew 10 |
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| 10:1
And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean
spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all
manner of disease. |
"He gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness
and all manner of disease."
Jesus gave his disciples "power against unclean spirits" and to cure all sickness and disease.
 Disciples Sent Out
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| 10:2
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and
Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
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Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son
of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; |
(10:2-4)
"Now the names of the twelve apostles are these"
The New Testament writers don't even agree on the names of the apostles.
What were the names of the apostles?
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| 10:4
Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. |
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These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of
the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: |
(10:5-6)
"Go not into the way of
the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not."
Should the gospel be preached to everyone?
 Instructions
to the Disciples
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| 10:6
But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
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And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
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| 10:8
Heal the sick, cleanse
the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have
received, freely give. |
"Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils."
Jesus tells his disciples to perform all the
usual tricks: "heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, and cast
out devils."
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| 10:9
Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
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| 10:10
Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman
is worthy of his meat. |
"Neither shoes, nor yet staves"
Did Jesus tell his apostles to go barefoot and without a staff?
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| 10:11
And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is
worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
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| 10:12
And when ye come into an house, salute it. |
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| 10:13
And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not
worthy, let your peace return to you. |
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| 10:14
And whosoever shall
not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house
or city, shake off the dust of your feet. |
(10:14-15) "It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of
judgment, than for that city.."
Cities that neither "receive"
the disciples nor "hear" their words will be destroyed by God. It will
be worse for them than for Sodom and Gomorrah. And you know what God supposedly
did to those poor folks (see Gen.19:24).
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| 10:15
Verily I say unto you, It
shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of
judgment, than for that city.
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| 10:16
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore
wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
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| 10:17
But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they
will scourge you in their synagogues; |
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| 10:18
And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a
testimony against them and the Gentiles. |
 (10:21)
"Brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children
... their parents."
Families will be torn apart because of Jesus.
(This is one of the few "prophecies" in the Bible that has actually
come true.)
(10:22)
"Ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but He that endureth to the end shall be saved."
What must you do to be saved?
One of Ann Coulter's
favorite Bible verses
(10:22)
"He that endureth to the end shall be saved."
What must you do to be saved?
(10:23)
"Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come."
Jesus tells his disciples that he will return before they can "go over the cities of
Israel." Later (24:14) he says he will not come
until the gospel is preached throughout the world. Well, his disciples went over
the cities of Israel and then died waiting for the "return of the
Lord." Now, nearly 2000 years later, and long after the gospel had been
preached throughout the world, his followers still wait.
When will the end of the world come?
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| 10:19
But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak:
for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
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For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh
in you.
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And the brother shall
deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children
shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
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And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth
to the end shall be saved.
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But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say
unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
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The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.
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It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as
his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much
more shall they call them of his household? |
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Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be
revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. |
(10:28)
"Fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell."
Should we fear God?
One of Ann Coulter's
favorite Bible verses
 (10:28) Notice that Jesus makes a clear distinction between
the soul and the body in this verse. Why would he do that if, as
the Governing Body of the Jehovah's Witnesses teaches, the soul is the body?
| 10:27
What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in
the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
| | 10:28
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul:
but rather fear him which is able to destroy
both soul and body in hell.
| | 10:29
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall
on the ground without your Father. |
(10:29-31)
"Ye are of more value than many sparrows."
God is involved in the death of every sparrow. He sees to it that they each die
painful deaths of starvation, predation, or disease. But don't worry. God will do the same for you. (He thinks that humans
are worth much more than sparrows.)
| 10:30
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
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Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
| | 10:32
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also
before my Father which is in heaven. |
(10:33)
"Whosoever shall deny me before men,
him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven."
According to the
gospels (Mt.26:69-75, Mk.14:66-72,
Lk.22:55-62, Jn.15:18-27),
Peter denied Jesus three times before men. Therefore Jesus must have denied
Peter before God.
One of Ann Coulter's
favorite Bible verses
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But whosoever shall
deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
| | 10:34
Think not that I am
come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
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(10:34-36)
I came not to send peace, but a sword. ... A man's foes shall be they of his own
household."
Is Jesus peaceful?
One of Ann Coulter's
favorite Bible verses
Holy War
and the Holy Father: the Bible vs the Quran
 On Peace
| | 10:35
For I am come to set a
man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and
the daughter in law against her mother in law.
| | 10:36
And a man's foes shall
be they of his own household.
| | 10:37
He that loveth father
or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or
daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
| | 10:38
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of
me. |
(10:34-36)
Jehovah's Witnesses use these verses to justify forcing members to disfellowship (shun)
their own family
(10:37) "He that loveth father
or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or
daughter more than me is not worthy of me."
Jesus warns us not to love our parents or
children too much. We have to make sure that we always love him (who we don't
even know existed) more than our family.
Theologikos: Test yourself: Are you intelligent or stupid? The Holy Test!
| | 10:39
He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my
sake shall find it.
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He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him
that sent me.
| | 10:41
He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a
prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a
righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
| | 10:42
And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of
cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall
in no wise lose his reward. |
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