The Gospel According to St Matthew

 1 And when he had ^acalled unto him his ^btwelve disciples, he gave them ^cpower against ^dunclean spirits, to cast them out, and to ^eheal all manner of ^fsickness and all manner of disease.

 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

 3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the ^apublican; James the son of Alphæus, and Lebbæus, whose surname was Thaddæus;

 4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also ^abetrayed him.

 5 These twelve Jesus ^asent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the ^bSamaritans enter ye not:

 6 But go rather to the ^alost ^bsheep of the house of Israel.

 7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven ^ais at hand.

 8 ^aHeal the sick, cleanse the ^blepers, raise the dead, ^ccast out devils: ^dfreely ye have received, freely ^egive.

 9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your ^apurses,

 10 Nor ^ascrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is ^bworthy of his ^cmeat.

 11 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall ^aenter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.

 12 And when ye come into an house, salute it.

 13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

 14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the ^adust of your ^bfeet.

 15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of ^aSodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

 16 ¶Behold, I send you forth as ^asheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore ^bwise as serpents, and ^charmless as doves.

 17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;

 18 And ye shall be brought before governors and ^akings ^bfor my sake, for a ^ctestimony against them and the Gentiles.

 19 But when they deliver you up, ^atake no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall ^bspeak.

 20 For it is not ye that speak, but the ^aSpirit 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 cause them to be put to death.

 22 And ye shall be ^ahated of all men ^bfor my ^cname’s sake: but he that ^dendureth 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, till the Son of man be come.

 24 The ^adisciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.

 25 It is enough for the disciple ^athat 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 call them of his household?

 26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing ^acovered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

 27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.

 28 And ^afear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather ^bfear him which is able to ^cdestroy both ^dsoul and body in ^ehell.

 29 Are not two ^asparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

 30 But the very ^ahairs of your head are all numbered.

 31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more ^avalue than many ^bsparrows.

 32 Whosoever therefore shall ^aconfess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

 33 But whosoever shall ^adeny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

 34 Think not that I am come to send ^apeace on earth: I came 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 mother in law.

 36 And a man’s ^afoes shall be they of his own ^bhousehold.

 37 He that ^aloveth father or mother ^bmore than me is not worthy of me: and he that ^cloveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

 38 And he that taketh not his ^across, and followeth after me, is not ^bworthy of me.

 39 ^aHe that findeth his life shall ^blose it: and he that ^closeth his ^dlife for my sake shall find it.

 40 ¶He that ^areceiveth you ^breceiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

 41 He that ^areceiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s ^breward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.

 42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the ^aname of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise ^blose his reward.