Matthew 10:24-42 ▼

24 The disciple is not aboue the maister, nor the seruaunt aboue his lorde.

25 It is enough for the disciple, that he be as his maister is: and that the seruaunt, be as his lorde is. If they haue called the lorde of the house Beelzebub: howe much more shall they call them of his householde so?

26 Feare them not therfore. For there is nothing close, that shal not be opened: & nothing hyd, that shall not be knowen.

27 What I tell you in darknesse, that speake ye in lyght: And what ye heare in the eare, that preach ye on the houses.

28 And feare ye not them, which kyll the body, but are not able to kyll the soule. But rather feare hym, which is able to destroy both soule and body in hell.

29 Are not two litle sparowes solde for a farthyng? And one of the shall not light on the grounde, without your father.

30 Yea, euen all the heeres of your head are numbred.

31 Feare ye not therefore, ye are of more value then many sparowes.

32 Euery one therfore, that shall confesse me before men, hym wyll I confesse also, before my father, which is in heaues.

33 But whosoeuer shall denye me before men, hym wyll I also denye, before my father, which is in heauens.

34 Thinke not that I am come to sende peace into the earth. I came not to sende peace, but a sworde.

35 For I am come to set a man at varyaunce agaynst his father, & the daughter agaynst her mother, and the daughter in lawe agaynst her mother in lawe.

36 And a mans foes shalbe they of his owne householde.

37 He that loueth father or mother, more then me, is not worthy of me. And he that loueth sonne or daughter, more the me, is not worthy of me.

38 And he that taketh not his crosse, & foloweth me, is not worthy of me.

39 He that findeth his life, shall lose it: and he that loseth his lyfe, for my sake, shall fynde it.

40 He that receaueth you, receaueth me: & he that receaueth me, receaueth hym that sent me.

41 He that receaueth a prophete, in the name of a prophete, shall receaue a prophetes rewarde. And he that receaueth a ryghteous man, in the name of a ryghteous man, shall receaue a ryghteous mans rewarde.

42 And whosoeuer shall geue vnto one of these litle ones, to drynke, a cuppe of colde water only, in the name of a disciple, veryly I say vnto you, he shall not lose his rewarde.