Jesus sent out the twelve
apostles with these instructions:…….
“A brother will betray his
brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel
against their parents and cause them to be killed. And all nations will
hate you because you are my followers. But everyone who endures to the
end will be saved. When you are persecuted in one town, flee to the next. I
tell you the truth, the Son of Man will return before you have reached all
the towns of Israel.
Students are not greater
than their teacher, and slaves are not greater than their master. Students
are to be like their teacher, and slaves are to be like their master. And since
I, the master of the household, have been called the prince of demons, the
members of my household will be called by even worse names!
“But don’t be afraid of those
who threaten you. For the time is coming when everything that is covered will be
revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all. What
I tell you now in the darkness, shout abroad when daybreak comes. What I
whisper in your ear, shout from the housetops for all to hear!
“Don’t be afraid of those who
want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can
destroy both soul and body in hell. What is the price of two sparrows—one
copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your
Father knowing it. And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So
don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.
“Everyone who acknowledges me
publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. But
everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in
heaven.
“Don’t imagine that I came to
bring peace to the earth! I came not to bring peace, but a sword.
‘I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against
her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. Your enemies will be right in
your own household!’
“If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine. If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine. If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it.
“Anyone who receives you
receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me. If
you receive a prophet as one who speaks for God, you will be given the
same reward as a prophet. And if you receive righteous people because of their
righteousness, you will be given a reward like theirs. And if you give
even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely
be rewarded.”
~ Source : Matthew 10:5,
21-42 [Holy Bible -NLT] taken from https://www.biblegateway.com
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