Matthew 10:16-31.
Matthew 10.16-31
Warning about Trouble
I am sending you like lambs into a pack of wolves. So be as wise as
snakes and as innocent as doves. Watch out for people who will take
you to court and have you beaten in their meeting places. Because of
me, you will be dragged before rulers and kings to tell them and the
Gentiles about your faith. But when someone arrests you, don't worry
about what you will say or how you will say it. At that time you will
be given the words to say. But you will not really be the one
speaking. The Spirit from your Father will tell you what to say.
Brothers and sisters will betray one another and have each other put
to death. Parents will betray their own children, and children will
turn against their parents and have them killed. Everyone will hate
you because of me. But if you remain faithful until the end, you will
be saved. When people mistreat you in one town, hurry to another one.
I promise you that before you have gone to all the towns of Israel,
the Son of Man will come. Disciples are not better than their teacher,
and slaves are not better than their master. It is enough for
disciples to be like their teacher and for slaves to be like their
master. If people call the head of the family Satan, what will they
say about the rest of the family?
The One To Fear
Don't be afraid of anyone! Everything that is hidden will be found
out, and every secret will be known. Whatever I say to you in the
dark, you must tell in the light. And you must announce from the
housetops whatever I have whispered to you. Don't be afraid of
people. They can kill you, but they cannot harm your soul. Instead,
you should fear God who can destroy both your body and your soul in
hell. Aren't two sparrows sold for only a penny? But your Father
knows when any one of them falls to the ground. Even the hairs on
your head are counted. So don't be afraid! You are worth much more
than many sparrows."
God bless you.
Warning about Trouble
I am sending you like lambs into a pack of wolves. So be as wise as
snakes and as innocent as doves. Watch out for people who will take
you to court and have you beaten in their meeting places. Because of
me, you will be dragged before rulers and kings to tell them and the
Gentiles about your faith. But when someone arrests you, don't worry
about what you will say or how you will say it. At that time you will
be given the words to say. But you will not really be the one
speaking. The Spirit from your Father will tell you what to say.
Brothers and sisters will betray one another and have each other put
to death. Parents will betray their own children, and children will
turn against their parents and have them killed. Everyone will hate
you because of me. But if you remain faithful until the end, you will
be saved. When people mistreat you in one town, hurry to another one.
I promise you that before you have gone to all the towns of Israel,
the Son of Man will come. Disciples are not better than their teacher,
and slaves are not better than their master. It is enough for
disciples to be like their teacher and for slaves to be like their
master. If people call the head of the family Satan, what will they
say about the rest of the family?
The One To Fear
Don't be afraid of anyone! Everything that is hidden will be found
out, and every secret will be known. Whatever I say to you in the
dark, you must tell in the light. And you must announce from the
housetops whatever I have whispered to you. Don't be afraid of
people. They can kill you, but they cannot harm your soul. Instead,
you should fear God who can destroy both your body and your soul in
hell. Aren't two sparrows sold for only a penny? But your Father
knows when any one of them falls to the ground. Even the hairs on
your head are counted. So don't be afraid! You are worth much more
than many sparrows."
God bless you.
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