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The Mission of the Twelve

And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every infirmity.

The Mission of the Twelve

no bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the laborer deserves his food.

The Mission of the Twelve

And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it, and stay with him until you depart.

The Mission of the Twelve

As you enter the house, salute it.

The Mission of the Twelve

And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

The Mission of the Twelve

And if any one will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town.

The Mission of the Twelve

Truly, I say to you, it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomor'rah than for that town.

Coming Persecutions

"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

Coming Persecutions

Beware of men; for they will deliver you up to councils, and flog you in their synagogues,

Coming Persecutions

and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles.

Coming Persecutions

When they deliver you up, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour;

The Mission of the Twelve

The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zeb'edee, and John his brother;

Coming Persecutions

for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

Coming Persecutions

Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death;

Coming Persecutions

and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.

Coming Persecutions

When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next; for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel, before the Son of man comes.

Coming Persecutions

"A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master;

Coming Persecutions

it is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Be-el'zebul, how much more will they malign those of his household.

Whom to Fear

"So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.

Whom to Fear

What I tell you in the dark, utter in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim upon the housetops.

Whom to Fear

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Whom to Fear

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's will.

The Mission of the Twelve

Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphae'us, and Thaddae'us;

Whom to Fear

But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.

Whom to Fear

Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Whom to Fear

So every one who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven;

Whom to Fear

but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.

Not Peace, but a Sword

"Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.

Not Peace, but a Sword

For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;

Not Peace, but a Sword

and a man's foes will be those of his own household.

Not Peace, but a Sword

He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

Not Peace, but a Sword

and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

Not Peace, but a Sword

He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.

The Mission of the Twelve

Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

Rewards

"He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.

Rewards

He who receives a prophet because he is a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward, and he who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.

Rewards

And whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he shall not lose his reward."

The Mission of the Twelve

These twelve Jesus sent out, charging them, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans,

The Mission of the Twelve

but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

The Mission of the Twelve

And preach as you go, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'

The Mission of the Twelve

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying, give without pay.

The Mission of the Twelve

Take no gold, nor silver, nor copper in your belts,

Genealogy

The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David the son of Abraham.

Genealogy

and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josiah,

Genealogy

and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

Genealogy

And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,

Genealogy

and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor,

Genealogy

and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud,

Genealogy

and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob,

Genealogy

and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

Genealogy

So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.

Birth of Jesus

Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit;

Birth of Jesus

and her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to send her away quietly.

Genealogy

Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,

Birth of Jesus

But as he considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit;

Birth of Jesus

she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."

Birth of Jesus

All this took place to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:

Birth of Jesus

"Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel" (which means, God with us).

Birth of Jesus

When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took his wife,

Birth of Jesus

but knew her not until she had borne a son; and he called his name Jesus.

Genealogy

and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,

Genealogy

and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon,

Genealogy

and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse,

Genealogy

and Jesse the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah,

Genealogy

and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa,

Genealogy

and Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah,

Genealogy

and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,

The Visit of the Wise Men

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise Men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying,

The Visit of the Wise Men

When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy;

The Visit of the Wise Men

and going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

The Visit of the Wise Men

And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.

The Escape to Egypt

Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him."

The Escape to Egypt

And he rose and took the child and his mother by night, and departed to Egypt,

The Escape to Egypt

and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, "Out of Egypt have I called my son."

The Escape to Egypt

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the Wise Men, was in a furious rage, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the Wise Men.

The Escape to Egypt

Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:

The Escape to Egypt

"A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled, because they were no more."

The Return from Egypt

But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,

The Visit of the Wise Men

"Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East, and have come to worship him."

The Return from Egypt

"Rise, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child's life are dead."

The Return from Egypt

And he rose and took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel.

The Return from Egypt

But when he heard that Archelaus reigned over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee.

The Return from Egypt

And he went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, "He shall be called a Nazarene."

The Visit of the Wise Men

When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

The Visit of the Wise Men

and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

The Visit of the Wise Men

They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it is written by the prophet:

The Visit of the Wise Men

'And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will govern my people Israel.'"

The Visit of the Wise Men

Then Herod summoned the Wise Men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star appeared;

The Visit of the Wise Men

and he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him bring me word, that I too may come and worship him."

The Visit of the Wise Men

When they had heard the king they went their way; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came to rest over the place where the child was.

The Preaching of John the Baptist

In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

The Preaching of John the Baptist

Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

The Preaching of John the Baptist

"I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

The Preaching of John the Baptist

His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the granary, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."

The Baptism of Jesus

Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.

The Baptism of Jesus

John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

The Baptism of Jesus

But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfil all righteousness." Then he consented.

The Baptism of Jesus

And when Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting on him;

The Baptism of Jesus

and behold, a voice from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

The Preaching of John the Baptist

"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

The Preaching of John the Baptist

For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight."

The Preaching of John the Baptist

Now John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a leather girdle around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

The Preaching of John the Baptist

Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan,

The Preaching of John the Baptist

and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

The Preaching of John the Baptist

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sad'ducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

The Preaching of John the Baptist

Bear fruit that befits repentance,

The Preaching of John the Baptist

and do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father'; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

The Temptation of Jesus

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

The Temptation of Jesus

Then Jesus said to him, "Begone, Satan! for it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'"

The Temptation of Jesus

Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.

Jesus Begins Preaching in Galilee

Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee;

Jesus Begins Preaching in Galilee

and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Caper'na-um by the sea, in the territory of Zeb'ulun and Naph'tali,

Jesus Begins Preaching in Galilee

that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

Jesus Begins Preaching in Galilee

"The land of Zeb'ulun and the land of Naph'tali, toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—

Jesus Begins Preaching in Galilee

the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned."

Jesus Begins Preaching in Galilee

From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

Jesus Calls the First Disciples

As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

Jesus Calls the First Disciples

And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."

The Temptation of Jesus

And he fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterward he was hungry.

Jesus Calls the First Disciples

Immediately they left their nets and followed him.