²When they had departed from Rephidim, and had come to the wilderness of Sinai, they encamped in the wilderness; and there Israel encamped before the mountain. ³Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him out of the mountain, saying, "This is what you shall tell the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel: ⁴'You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings, and brought you to myself. ⁵Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice, and keep my covenant, then you shall be my own possession from among all peoples; for all the earth is mine; ⁶and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation.' These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel." ⁷Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which the Lord commanded him. ⁸All the people answered together, and said, "All that the Lord has spoken we will do." Moses reported the words of the people to the Lord.

¹Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; ²through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God. ³Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering works perseverance; ⁴and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope: ⁵and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. ⁶For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. ⁷For rarely does one die for the righteous. Yet perhaps for a good person someone might dare to die. ⁸But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

³⁵And Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness. ³⁶But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd. ³⁷Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few. ³⁸Pray therefore that the Lord of the harvest will send out laborers into his harvest."

¹And he called to himself his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness. ²Now the names of the twelve apostles are these. The first, Simon, who is called Peter; and Andrew his brother; and Jacob the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; ³Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; Jacob the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; ⁴Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. ⁵Jesus sent these twelve out, and commanded them, saying, "Do not go among the Gentiles, and do not enter into any city of the Samaritans. ⁶Rather, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. ⁷And as you go, proclaim, saying, 'The Kingdom of Heaven is near!' ⁸Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you received, so freely give. ⁹Do not take any gold, nor silver, nor brass in your money belts. ¹⁰Take no bag for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food. ¹¹And into whatever city or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy; and stay there until you go on. ¹²And as you enter into the household, greet it. ¹³And if the household is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. ¹⁴And whoever does not receive you, nor hear your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake off the dust from your feet. ¹⁵Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city. ¹⁶"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. ¹⁷But beware of people: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you. ¹⁸Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations. ¹⁹But when they deliver you up, do not be anxious how or what you will say, for it will be given you in that hour what you will say. ²⁰For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you. ²¹"And brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child. Children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death. ²²And you will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved. ²³But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for truly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel, until the Son of Man has come.