1 Jesus called His 12 friends. He gave them power to make bad spirits go and to heal sick people. ✋️ 2 Here are some of the 12: Simon (called Peter) and Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew. 3 Here are more: Thomas; Matthew the tax man; James son of Alphaeus; Thaddaeus. 4 Here are the last two: Simon the Zealot; Judas Iscariot (he would later hand Jesus to bad men). ⚠️ 5 <jesus>All of you, do not go to other people far away yet. Do not go to Samaria.</jesus> 6 <jesus>Go to the lost people of Israel.</jesus> ➡️ 7 <jesus>Say good news: God’s home is near.</jesus> ️✨ 8 <jesus>Heal sick. Make dead live. Clean sick skin. Make bad spirits go. You got this for free. Give for free.</jesus> ❤️ 9 <jesus>Do not pack gold, silver, or money.</jesus> 10 <jesus>Do not take a bag or extra shirts or extra shoes or a big stick. A worker can get food.</jesus> 11 <jesus>When you go in a town, find a good person. Stay there.</jesus> ️ 12 <jesus>When you go in a house, say hi and peace.</jesus> ️ 13 <jesus>If the house is good, let your peace stay. If not, your peace comes back.</jesus> ️↩️ 14 <jesus>If they do not take you in or hear you, leave. Shake the dust off your feet.</jesus> ♂️ 15 <jesus>On the last day, it will be very bad for that town.</jesus> ⚠️ 16 <jesus>I send all of you like lambs near wolves. Be smart like snakes. Be kind like doves.</jesus> ️ 17 <jesus>Watch out. Some people will take you to court and hit you in their church house.</jesus> ⚖️ 18 <jesus>Kings and leaders will ask you things. You will tell about Me to them and to other people.</jesus> ️ 19 <jesus>When they grab you, do not worry. God will give you what to say then.</jesus> ️ 20 <jesus>It is not you who speak. God’s Holy Spirit will speak in you.</jesus> ✨️ 21 <jesus>Family may hurt family. Some may even make them die.</jesus> 22 <jesus>People may hate you because of Me. Keep strong to the end. God will save you.</jesus> ⏳ 23 <jesus>When they hurt you in one town, run to the next. You will not finish all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.</jesus> ♂️️ 24 <jesus>A student is not above the teacher. A helper is not above the boss.</jesus> ➡️ 25 <jesus>It is enough to be like your teacher. If they call Me bad names, they will call you bad names too.</jesus> ➡️ 26 <jesus>So do not fear them. What is hidden will be seen.</jesus> 27 <jesus>What I tell you in quiet, say in the light. Say it loud on the roof.</jesus> ️ 28 <jesus>Do not fear people who can hurt your body. Fear God.</jesus> 29 <jesus>Two small birds cost a little coin. Not one falls without God seeing.</jesus> ️ 30 <jesus>God even counts the hairs on your head.</jesus> ➕ 31 <jesus>Do not fear. You are worth more than many birds.</jesus> ❤️ 32 <jesus>If you say you are with Me in front of people, I will say I am with you in front of My Father God.</jesus> ️✅ 33 <jesus>If you say you are not with Me, I will say I am not with you to My Father God.</jesus> ️❌ 34 <jesus>Do not think I came to bring peace. I came to bring a sword.</jesus> ⚔️ 35 <jesus>I will make some in a home fight: son vs dad, girl vs mom, son’s wife vs mom.</jesus> 36 <jesus>A person may find enemies in the same home.</jesus> 37 <jesus>If you love dad or mom more than Me, you are not ready for Me. If you love son or girl more than Me, you are not ready for Me.</jesus> ❤️➡️ 38 <jesus>If you do not take your cross and follow Me, you are not ready for Me.</jesus> ✝️♂️ 39 <jesus>If you try to keep your life, you will lose it. If you give your life for Me, you will find it.</jesus> 40 <jesus>If they take you in, they take Me in. And they take in God who sent Me.</jesus> 41 <jesus>If they help a God helper, they get a God gift. If they help a good person, they get a good gift.</jesus> 42 <jesus>If they give even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because the little one is My friend, they will get a gift. They will not lose it.</jesus> ❄️