The Twelve Apostles (Mark 3:13–19; Luke 6:12–16)
1 DRA And having called his twelve disciples together, he gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of diseases, and all manner of infirmities. BSB BSB: And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.
2 DRA And the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, BSB BSB: These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
3 DRA James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the publican, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, BSB BSB: Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
4 DRA Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. BSB BSB: Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
The Ministry of the Twelve (Mark 6:7–13; Luke 9:1–6)
6 DRA But go ye rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. BSB BSB: Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
7 DRA And going, preach, saying: The kingdom of heaven is at hand. BSB BSB: As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’
8 DRA Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out devils: freely have you received, freely give. BSB BSB: Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
9 DRA Do not possess gold, nor silver, nor money in your purses: BSB BSB: Do not take along any gold or silver or copper in your belts.
10 DRA Nor scrip for your journey, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor a staff; for the workman is worthy of his meat. BSB BSB: Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.
11 DRA And into whatsoever city or town you shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till you go thence. BSB BSB: Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.
12 DRA And when you come into the house, salute it, saying: Peace be to this house. BSB BSB: As you enter the home, greet its occupants.
13 DRA And if that house be worthy, your peace shall come upon it; but if it be not worthy, your peace shall return to you. BSB BSB: If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it, but if it is not, let your peace return to you.
14 DRA And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words: going forth out of that house or city shake off the dust from your feet. BSB BSB: And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.
15 DRA Amen I say to you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. BSB BSB: Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
Sheep among Wolves (2 Timothy 1:3–12)
16 DRA Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves. BSB BSB: Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
17 DRA But beware of men. For they will deliver you up in councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues. BSB BSB: But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
18 DRA And you shall be brought before governors, and before kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles: BSB BSB: On My account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
19 DRA But when they shall deliver you up, take no thought how or what to speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what to speak. BSB BSB: But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say.
20 DRA For it is not you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you. BSB BSB: For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
21 DRA The brother also shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the son: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and shall put them to death. BSB BSB: Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
22 DRA And you shall be hated by all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall persevere unto the end, he shall be saved. BSB BSB: You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
23 DRA And when they shall persecute you in this city, flee into another. Amen I say to you, you shall not finish all the cities of Israel, till the Son of man come. BSB BSB: When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
24 DRA The disciple is not above the master, nor the servant above his lord. BSB BSB: A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
25 DRA It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the goodman of the house Beelzebub, how much more them of his household? BSB BSB: It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
Fear God Alone (Luke 12:4–7)
26 DRA Therefore fear them not. For nothing is covered that shall not be revealed: nor hid, that shall not be known. BSB BSB: So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
27 DRA That which I tell you in the dark, speak ye in the light: and that which you hear in the ear, preach ye upon the housetops. BSB BSB: What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
30 DRA But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. BSB BSB: And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 DRA Fear not therefore: better are you than many sparrows. BSB BSB: So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Confessing Christ (Luke 12:8–12)
33 DRA But he that shall deny me before men, I will also deny him before my Father who is in heaven. BSB BSB: But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.
Not Peace but a Sword (Micah 7:1–6; Luke 12:49–53)
35 DRA For I came 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. BSB BSB: For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
36 DRA And as a man’s enemies shall be they of his own household. BSB BSB: A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’
39 DRA He that findeth his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for me, shall find it. BSB BSB: Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
The Reward of Service (2 Kings 4:8–17)
40 DRA He that receiveth you, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. BSB BSB: He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
41 DRA He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive the reward of a prophet: and he that receiveth a just man in the name of a just man, shall receive the reward of a just man. BSB BSB: Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
42 DRA And whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, amen I say to you, he shall not lose his reward. BSB BSB: And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”