the kingdom of heaven, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as 37 sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plen38 teous, but the laborers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.

CHAP. X.

1 AND when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power over unclean spirits,† to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness, and all manner of dis2 ease. Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son 3 of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and 4 Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus: Si

mon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who 5 also betrayed him. These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not

*A new and spiritual kingdom.

+ That is, evil spirits or persons possessed.

For an account of the twelve apostles, see appendix at the end of the volume.

into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city 6 of the Samaritans enter ye not. But go rather 7 to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And

as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of 8 heavent is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely 9 ye have received, freely give. Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses; 10 nor scrip for your journey, neither two

coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves; (for the 11 workman is worthy of his meat.) And into

whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go 12 thence. And when ye come into an house, 13 salute it. And if the house be worthy, let

your peace come upon it: but if it be not 14 worthy, let your peace return to you. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house, or 15 city, shake off the dust of your feet. Verily, I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah, in the day of judgment, than for that city,

16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the

midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as ser17 pents, and harmless as doyes. But beware of

men for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their 18 synagogues. And And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testi19 mony against them and the gentiles. But when they deliver you up, take no thought

That is, the kingdom of the Messiah.

how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall 20 speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.* 21 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 22 cause them to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. 23 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, 24 till the Son of man be come.† The disciple

is not above his master, nor the servant above 25 his Lord. 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 26 call them of his household? Fear them not therefore for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not 27 be known. What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light and what ye hear in the ear, 28 that preach ye upon the house-tops. And fear not them who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and

Evidently extraordinary assistance and direction as apostles.

Alluding to his judgments upon Jerusalem; particularly its destruction by the Romans. See chap. xvi. 28, xxiv, 3. 14.

one of them shall not fall on the ground 30 without your father. And the very hairs of 31 your head are all numbered. Fear

ye not

therefore, ye are of more value than many 32 sparrows. Whosoever therefore shall confess

me before men, him will I confess also before 33 my Father who is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven. 34 Think not that I come to send peace on earth:

I am come not to send peace, but a sword. 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 mother36 in-law. And a man's foes will be they of his 37 own household.* He He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than 38 me, is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not 39 worthy of me. 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 41 me. He that receiveth a prophet, in the name

* But how is this? Christ is called "the Prince of peace;" he says also, "that he came not to destroy men's lives, but to save them." We must understand what is here said, then, as a prediction, that mankind would dispute about his religion; and that it would be the occasion of divisions and hatreds with many.

†That is, he who sacrifices his duty for the sake of temporal good, shall lose eternal life.

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 right42 eous man's reward. 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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CHAP. XI.

AND it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in 2 their cities. Now, when John had heard in the prison of the works of Christ, he sent two 3 of his disciples,* and said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for 4 another? Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye 5 hear and see: The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them, 6 and blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in me.

* The wonderful works of Christ pointed him out as a divine teacher; "for no man could do such works as he did, except GoD were with him." Was John the Baptist then in doubt whether Jesus were the Messiah, or did he send his disciples to Christ for their own satisfaction? Probably for the conviction of his disciples.