Matthew 9:35-10:5

New American Standard Bible

³⁵ Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, ^(A)teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness.

^36 (B)Seeing the crowds, He felt compassion for them, ^(C)because they were ^[a]distressed and downcast, like sheep ^[b]without a shepherd. ³⁷ Then He *said to His disciples, “^(D)The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. ³⁸ Therefore, plead with the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.”

The Twelve Disciples; Instructions for Service

10 Jesus ^(E)summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to ^(F)heal every disease and every sickness.

^2 (G)Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, ^(H)Simon, who is called Peter, and his brother ^(I)Andrew; and ^[c](J)James the son of Zebedee, and his brother ^[d]John; ^3 (K)Philip and ^[e]Bartholomew; ^(L)Thomas and ^(M)Matthew the tax collector; ^[f](N)James the son of Alphaeus, and ^(O)Thaddaeus; ⁴ Simon the ^[g]Zealot, and ^(P)Judas Iscariot, the one who also betrayed Him.

^5 (Q)These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them, saying, “Do not go on a road ^[h]to Gentiles, and do not enter a city of ^(R)Samaritans;