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Matthew 10
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1 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.
2 And the names of the twelve Apostles are these: The first, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother,
3 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,
4 Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
5 These twelve Jesus sent: commanding them, saying: Go ye not into the way of the Gentiles, and into the city of the Samaritans enter ye not.
6 But go ye rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Fathers
7 And going, preach, saying: The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out devils: freely have you received, freely give. CCC
9 Do not possess gold, nor silver, nor money in your purses:
10 Nor scrip for your journey, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor a staff; for the workman is worthy of his meat. CCC · Fathers
11 And into whatsoever city or town you shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till you go thence.
12 And when you come into the house, salute it, saying: Peace be to this house.
13 And if that house be worthy, your peace shall come upon it; but if it be not worthy, your peace shall return to you.
14 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.
15 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. Fathers
16 Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves. CCC
17 But beware of men. For they will deliver you up in councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues. Fathers
18 And you shall be brought before governors, and before kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles: Fathers
19 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: CCC
20 For it is not you that speak, but the spirit of your Father that speaketh in you. CCC · Fathers
21 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.
22 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. CCC
23 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.
24 The disciple is not above the master, nor the servant above his lord.
25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the good man of the house Beelzebub, how much more them of his household? CCC · Fathers
26 Therefore fear them not. For nothing is covered that shall not be revealed: nor hid, that shall not be known.
27 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.
28 And fear ye not them that kill the body, and are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him that can destroy both soul and body in hell. CCC · Fathers
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father. Fathers
30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Fear not therefore: better are you than many sparrows.
32 Every one therefore that shall confess me before men, I will also confess him before my Father who is in heaven. CCC
33 But he that shall deny me before men, I will also deny him before my Father who is in heaven. CCC
34 Do not think that I came to send peace upon earth: I came not to send peace, but the sword.
35 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.
36 And a man’s enemies shall be they of his own household.
37 He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me. CCC
38 And he that taketh not up his cross, and followeth me, is not worthy of me. CCC
39 He that findeth his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for me, shall find it.
40 He that receiveth you, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. CCC
41 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.
42 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.
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“For why did the Lord send the twelve apostles to the lost sheep of the house of Israel,”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book III, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter XIII. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
“For He said to His disciples: "Go ye to the sheep of the house of Israel,”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book IV, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter II. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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- CCC 1509 “Heal the sick!" The Church has received this charge from the Lord and strives to carry it out by taking care of…”
- CCC 1627 “The consent consists in a "human act by which the partners mutually give themselves to each other": "I take you to be…”
- CCC 2121 “Simony is defined as the buying or selling of spiritual things. To Simon the magician, who wanted to buy the spiritual power…”
- CCC 2443 “God blesses those who come to the aid of the poor and rebukes those who turn away from them: "Give to him…”
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- CCC 2122 “The minister should ask nothing for the administration of the sacraments beyond the offerings defined by the competent authority, always being careful…”
“… "I do not seek after a gift, but I seek after fruit." To His disciples He said, who had a priesthood of the Lord, to whom it was lawful when hungry to eat the ears of corn, "For the workman is worthy of his meat.”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book IV, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter VIII. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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“… words, but done them not, and that it were better for them if they had not been born, and that it shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the judgment than for that city which did not receive the word of His disciples.”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book IV, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter XXVIII. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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- CCC 764 “This Kingdom shines out before men in the word, in the works and in the presence of Christ." To welcome Jesus' word…”
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“before governors and kings for My sake; and they shall scourge some of you, and slay you, and persecute you from city to city.”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book III, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter XVIII. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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“before governors and kings for My sake; and they shall scourge some of you, and slay you, and persecute you from city to city.”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book III, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter XVIII. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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- CCC 728 “Jesus does not reveal the Holy Spirit fully, until he himself has been glorified through his Death and Resurrection. Nevertheless, little by…”
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- CCC 728 “Jesus does not reveal the Holy Spirit fully, until he himself has been glorified through his Death and Resurrection. Nevertheless, little by…”
“And again: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed Me." That is the Spirit of whom the Lord declares, "For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book III, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter XVII. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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- CCC 1821 “We can therefore hope in the glory of heaven promised by God to those who love him and do his will. In…”
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- CCC 765 “The Lord Jesus endowed his community with a structure that will remain until the Kingdom is fully achieved. Before all else there…”
“For "He came to divide a man against his father, and the daughter against the mother, and the daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law;”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book V, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter XXVII. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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- CCC 363 “In Sacred Scripture the term "soul" often refers to human life or the entire human person. But "soul" also refers to the…”
- CCC 1034 “Jesus often speaks of "Gehenna" of "the unquenchable fire" reserved for those who to the end of their lives refuse to believe…”
“… our Master Jesus Christ said, that "what is impossible with men is possible with God," and, "Fear not them that kill you, and after that can do no more; but fear Him who after death is able to cast both soul and body into hell.”
Quoted in First Apology, St. Justin Martyr (c. AD 155), Chapter XIX. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
“For this purpose did He give them this exhortation: "Fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to send both soul and body into hell;”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book III, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter XVIII. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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“Moreover, since God rules over men and him too, and without the will of our Father in heaven not even a sparrow falls to the ground,”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book V, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter XXII. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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- CCC 14 “Those who belong to Christ through faith and Baptism must confess their baptismal faith before men. First therefore the Catechism expounds revelation,…”
- CCC 1816 “The disciple of Christ must not only keep the faith and live on it, but also profess it, confidently bear witness to…”
- CCC 2145 “The faithful should bear witness to the Lord's name by confessing the faith without giving way to fear. Preaching and catechizing should…”
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- CCC 1816 “The disciple of Christ must not only keep the faith and live on it, but also profess it, confidently bear witness to…”
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- CCC 2232 “Family ties are important but not absolute. Just as the child grows to maturity and human and spiritual autonomy, so his unique…”
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- CCC 1506 “Christ invites his disciples to follow him by taking up their cross in their turn. By following him they acquire a new…”
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- CCC 858 “Jesus is the Father's Emissary. From the beginning of his ministry, he "called to him those whom he desired; .... and he…”
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