Introducing the Unitarian Standard Version Bible
References Used in the Unitarian Standard Version
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1 And he called unto him his twelve(a) disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of disease and all manner of sickness.
2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter(b), and Andrew his brother; and James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax-collector; James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him(c).
5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and charged them, saying, Go not into [any] way of the Gentiles, and enter not into any city of the Samaritans: 6 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven(d) is at hand. 8 Heal the sick, [raise the dead](e), cleanse the lepers, cast out demons: freely ye received, freely give. 9 Get you no gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses; 10 no wallet for [your] journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer deserves his food. 11 And into whatsoever city or village ye shall enter, search out who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go forth. 12 And as ye enter into the 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, as ye go forth out of that house or that city, shake off the dust of your feet. 15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city. 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in theirs synagogues they will scourge you; 18 yea and before governors and kings shall ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. 19 But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak. 20 For it is not ye that speak, but the spirit(f) of your Father that speaketh in you. 21 And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death. 22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name`s sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. 23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone through the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
24 A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord. 25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul(g), how much more them of his household! 26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. 27 What I tell you in the darkness, speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the house-tops. 28 And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna(h). 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny(i)? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father: 30 but the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. 32 Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven(j). 33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.
34 Think not that I came to send peace on
the earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword(k). 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 foes [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. 38 And he that doth not take his stake(l)
and follow after me, is not worthy of me. 39 He that findeth his
life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake
shall find it. 40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he
that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 41 He that
receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a
prophet`s reward: 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 name of a disciple, verily
I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his reward.
Footnotes
(a) "This number is typified by many
things in the Old Testament; by the twelve sons of Jacob, by the
twelve princes of the children of Israel, by the twelve running
springs in Helim, by the twelve stones in Aaron’s breastplate,
by the twelve loaves of the show-bread, by the twelve spies sent
by Moses, by the twelve stones of which the altar was made, by
the twelve stones taken out of Jordan, by the twelve oxen which
bare the brazen sea. Also in the New Testament, by the twelve
stars in the bride’s crown, by the twelve foundations of
Jerusalem which John saw, and her twelve gates." Rabanus Maurus,
"Catena aurea: commentary on the four Gospels, collected out of
the works of the Fathers: Volume 6, St. John. Oxford: Parker,
1874. Thomas Aquinas"
(b) Since Peter was mentioned first
(PRWTOS), some Catholics cite this verse to argue for the
primacy of the Roman see which they believe Peter founded.
(c) Ibid, "The Evangelist couples the
names throughout in pairs. So he puts together Peter and Andrew,
brothers not so much according to the flesh as in spirit; James
and John who left their father after the flesh to follow their
true Father; James the son of Zebedee and John his brother. He
calls him the son of Zebedee, to distinguish him from the other
James the son of Alphaeus." Jerome
(d) The ASV uses "kingdom of heaven"
32 times in the New Testament, and "kingdom of God" 66 times.
(e) About 94% of the Greek manuscripts
do not have “raise the dead” here. Darby has the phrase in
brackets, and 2001translation has marked it as questionable. The
ELB & Fenton omits it.
(f) JW: The word spirit is
eminently used of the divine powers with which the apostles were
endowed for the propagation and defence of the gospel, and by
which they were enabled, not only with the greatest
tranquillity, constancy, and freedom, but also with wisdom of
speech, and power of Christian doctrine and life, openly to
vindicate their Master's cause before emperors, kings,
governors, and magistrates ; and, though exposed to the utmost
dangers, to remain undaunted in mind, and unwavering in faith:
Matt. x. 20. Luke xii. 12. Mark xiii. 11, comp. Luke xxi. 15.
Acts iv. 8, 31. 1 Cor. ii. 4; vii. 40. 2 Tim. i. 14. 1 Pet. i.
12. -- SCHLEUSNER: Lex. in Nov. Test. v. PNEUMA, 13.
(g) ASV and KJV has Beelzebub,
however the Greek has Beelzebul. It is an Aramaic name
preserved in the Greek text.
(h) ASV has hell here, but the
Greek has Gehenna. "Gehenna occurs twelve times, and in
the New Testament only...The word literally means the valley of
Hinnom, the last word being the name of an owner, then long
dead. Its location was south of Jerusalem, where it ran along
under the ancient city wall, nearly half a mile south of the
present wall (Jeremiah 7 and 19). It was a noted spot, once the
place of human sacrifices; after that, of capital punishment;
and still later, the place to which the carcasses of animals,
and other refuse of the city, were carried...evidence is
entirely wanting that gehenna was used in the time of Christ to
denote a future hell. The Pharisees had no need of the term for
such a purpose. With their view, the wicked were punished in
hades. And here I would remind the reader that he must
distinguish between the New Testament usage of hades, and the
heathen usage, which the Pharisees (some of them, if not all)
had adopted." W. E. Manley, D.D. (Evangelical Magazine and
Gospel Advocate) 1889
(i) penny, KJV has farthing.
NAB has small coin (see also NWT.) Montgomery NT has half-penny.
Some translations simply opt to transliterate (assarion), see
Diaglott, ELB and YLT.
(j) Father who is in heaven is
a phrase used 13 times in the ASV.
(k) While Jesus considered the peacemaker a
representative of the highest type of character, he also
regarded the truth teller as one who, on the way to peace, must
break idols and excite animosities which, for the time, would
make peace impossible. (The Christian Register, Jan. 9 1908)
(l) Bullinger: In the Greek N.T. two words are used for
"the cross", on which the Lord was put to death. The word
stauros; which denotes an upright pale or stake, to which the
criminals were nailed for execution...It never means two pieces
of timber placed across one another at any angle, but always of
one piece alone...There is nothing in the Greek of the N.T. even
to imply two pieces of timber....The evidence is the same as to
the pre-Christian (phallic) symbol in Asia, Africa, and
Egypt...The Catacombs in Rome bear the same testimony:
"Christ" is never represented there as "hanging on a cross", and
the cross itself is only portrayed in a veiled and hesitating
manner. In the Egyptian churches the cross was a pagan symbol of
life, borrowed by the Christians, and interpreted in the pagan
manner.
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