Pastors Jim and Marie Watt
(From: MATTHEW - #16 - 10:5b-11:1 )
B. 10:5b-42 THE GREAT COMMISSION
1. 10:5b-15 POWER INSTRUCTIONS
a. 10:5b-6 PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS
Eis hoDON ethNON meaPELthe-te, kai eis POlin Sa-ma-reiTON [4541]meeiSELthe-te:
Go not into the way of thenations, and enter not into a city of Samaritans:
poREUes-the de MALlon pros ta PROba-ta [4263] ta a-po-loLOta [622]OIkou Is-raEL.
6but go rather to the :lost :sheep of thehouse of Israel.
b. 10:7 And as you go, preach, saying [that] The kingdom of the heavens is at hand.
po-reuOme-noi de, keRUSse-te, LEgon-tes [HOti] EGgi-ken [1448]he ba-siLEIa ton ou-raNON.
c. 10:8 DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL: A DUTY
as-theNOUNtas[770] the-raPEUe-te, neKROUS [3015] eGEIre-te, lePROUS [3498] ka-thaRIze-te [1483],
Heal the sick, raise thedead, cleanse lepers,
daiMOni-a [1140] ekBALle-te [1544]: do-reAN [1482]eLAbe-te, do-reAN DOte.
cast out demons: freely you received, freely give.
d. 10:9-10 EQUIPMENT
MeKTEses-the [2932]chruSON[5557], meDE ARgu-ron, meDE chalKON eis tas ZOnas [2223]huMON;
Get no gold, nor silver, nor brass in your :purses;
mePEran [4082]eis hoDON, meDE DUo chiTOnas [5509],
10no wallet for yourjourney, neither two coats,
meDE hu-poDEma-ta [5266], meDE 'RABdon [4464]: Axi-os gar ho erGAtes [2040]tes troPHES [5160]auTOU.
nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his :food.
e. 10:11 RULES FOR LODGING
eis hen d' 'AN POlin eKOmen [2968]eiSELthe-te,
And into whatever city or village you enter,
e-xeTAsa-te [1833] tis en auTE AxiOS [514]es-tin; ka' 'KEI MEIna-te [3306]HEos an eXELthe-te.
search out who in it is worthy; and there abide till you go forth.
f. 10:12 And as you enter into the house, greet it.
ei-serCHOme-noi de eis ten oiKIan, aSPAsas-the [782]auTEN.
g. 10:13 ACCEPTANCE VERSUS REJECTION
kai eAN men he oiKIa aXIa, elTHAto he eiREne [1515] huMON ep' auTEN:
And if the house be worthy, let your :peace come upon it:
eAN de me e aXIa [514], he eiREne huMON pros huMAS e-pi-straPHEto [1994].
but if it be not worthy, let your :peace return to you.
h. 10:14 SIGN OF REJECTION
kai hos an me DExe-tai [1209] huMAS, meDE aKOUse tous LOgous huMON,
And whoever does not receive you, nor hear your :words,
e-xerCHOme-noi Exo tes oiKIas he tes POle-os eKEInes,
as you go forth out of the house or that :city,
ek-tiNAxa-te [1621]ton ko-ni-orTON [2868]ton poDON [4228]huMON.
shake off the dust of your :feet.
i. 10:15 DEGREES OF JUDGMENT
aMEN LEgo huMIN, a-nekTOte-ron [414] EStai ge
Amen I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land
SoDOmon kai GoMORron en heMEra KRIse-os he te POlei eKEIne.
of Sodom and Gomorrah on judgment day than for that city.
2. 10:16-33 PATTERN-MINISTRY
a. 10:16 WISDOM AND INNOCENCE TO BE UNITED
I-DOU, eGO a-poSTELlo huMAS hos PROba-ta en MEso LUkon [3074]: GInes-the oun
Lo, I send you forth as sheep amidst wolves: become therefore
PHROni-moi [5429] hos hoi Opheis [3789], kai aKErai-oi [185] hos hai pe-ri-steRAI [4058].
wise as the serpents, and harmless as the doves.
b. 10:17-18 BEWARE OF MEN
proSEche-te [4337] de aPO ton anTHROpon: pa-raDOsou-sin [3860] gar huMAS eis suNEdri-a [4892],
But beware of :men: for they will deliver you up to councils,
kai en tais su-na-goGAIS auTON ma-stiGOsou-sin [3146] huMAS;
and in their :synagogues they will scourge you;
kai ePI hegeMOnas [2232] de kai ba-siLEIS achTHEses-the [71] HEne-ken eMOU,
18yes before governors and kings shall you be brought for my sake,
eis marTUri-on auTOIS kai tois ETHne-sin.
for a witness to them and to the nations.
c. 10:19 PROMISE OF WORDS TO SAY
HOtan de pa-raDOsin [3860] huMAS, me me-rimNEse-te [3309] pos e ti laLEse-te:
But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what you shall speak:
doTHEse-tai [1325] gar huMIN en eKEIne te HOra ti laLEse-te [2980].
for it shall be given you in that :hour what you shall speak.
d. 10:20 For it is not you that speak, but the Spirit of your :Father that speaks in you.
ou gar huMEIS es-te hoi laLOUNtes, alLA to PNEUma tou paTROS huMON to laLOUN en huMIN.
e. 10:21 HOUSEHOLD ENEMIES
pa-raDOsei [3860] de a-delPHOS a-delPHON eis THAna-ton,
And brother shall deliver up brother unto death,
kai paTER TEKnon: kai e-pa-naSTEson-tai [1881] TEKna ePI goNEIS, kai tha-naTOsou-sin auTOUS.
and a father his child: and children shall rise up against parents, to put them to death.
f. 10:22 ENDURING UNTO THE END
kai Eses-the miSOUme-noi [3404] huPO PANton diA to OnoMA mou:
And you shall be hated of all for my :name's sake:
ho de hu-poMEInas [5278] eis TElos [5056], HOUtos soTHEse-tai [4982].
but who endures to the end, the same shall be saved.
g. 10:23 SON OF MAN: FOLLOWS THOSE PERSECUTED
HOtan de diOko-sin [1377] huMAS en te POlei TAUte, PHEUge-te [5343] eis ten heTEran:
But when they persecute you in this :city, flee into the other:
aMEN gar LEgo huMIN, ou me teLEse-te [5055]
for Amen I say unto you, You shall in no wise go through
tas POleis tou Is-raEL, HEos ELthe ho huiOS tou anTHROpou.
the cities of :Israel, till the Son of :man be come.
h. 10:24 A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a bondman above his :lord.
Ouk EStin ma-theTES huPER ton diDAska-lon [1320], ouDE DOUlos [1401] huPER ton KUri-on auTOU.
i. 10:25a HONOR - FOR DISCIPLES TO BE TREATED AS THEIR TEACHER AND LORD
ar-keTON [713] to ma-theTE HIna GEne-tai hos ho diDAska-los auTOU,
Enough for the disciple that he become as his :teacher,
kai ho DOUlos hos ho KUri-os auTOU.
and the bondman as his :lord.
j. 10:25b If they have called the house-master Beelzebul, how much rather them of his household!
ei ton oi-ko-deSPOten [3617] Be-el-zeBOUL e-peKAle-san, POso MALlon tous oi-ki-aPOUS auTOU!
k. 10:26 BUT - PERSECUTORS SHALL BE UNCOVERED
me oun pho-beTHEte [5399] auTOUS: ouDEN GAR es-tin ke-ka-lumMEnon [2572],
Fear not therefore them: for nothing is covered,
ho ouk a-po-ka-luphTHEse-tai [601], kai krupTON [2927], ho ou gnosTHEse-tai [1097].
that shall not be revealed, and hid, that shall not be known.
l. 10:27 SECRET INSIGHTS - TO BE DECLARED OPENLY
ho LEgo huMIN en te skoTIa [4653], EIpa-te en to phoTI [5457]:
What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light:
kai ho eis to ous aKOUete, keRUxa-te [2784] ePI ton doMAton [1430].
and what you hear in the ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
m. 10:28 FEAR ONLY THOSE WHO DESTROY SOULS
kai me pho-beTHEte aPO ton a-pok-teiNONton to SOma, ten de psuCHEN me du-naMEnon a-pokTEInai:
And fear not them that kill the body, but cannot kill the soul:
phoBEISthe de MALlon ton duNAme-non kai psuCHEN kai SOma a-poLEsai [622] en geENne [1067].
but rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in geenna.
n. 10:29-30 OUR VALUE IN SIGHT OF OUR FATHER
ouCHI DUo strouTHIa [4765] as-saRIou [4453] poLEItai [4098]?
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?
kai hen ex auTON ou peSEItai ePI ten gen Aneu tou paTROS huMON:
and not one of them shall fall to the ground without your :Father:
huMON de, kai hai TRIches [2359] tes ke-phaLES PAsai e-rith-meMEnai [705] eiSIN.
30but of you, the very hairs of the head are all numbered.
o. 10:31 Fear not therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
meoun phoBEISthe; polLON strouTHIon di-aPHEre-te [1308]huMEIS.
p. 10:32 IMPORTANCE OF OUR CONFESSION
pas oun HOstis ho-mo-loGEsei [3670] en eMOI EMpros-then ton anTHROpon,
Every one therefore who shall confess in me before :men,
ho-mo-loGEso ka' 'GO en auTO EMpros-then tou paTROS mou tou en tois ou-raNOIS.
in him will I also confess before my :Father who is in the heavens.
q. 10:33 DANGER IN DENIAL
HOstis de arNEseTAI [720] me EMpros-then ton anTHROpon,
But whoever shall deny me before :men,
arNEso-mai ka' 'GO auTON EMpros-then tou paTROS mou tou en tois ou-raNOIS.
him will I also deny before my :Father who is in the heavens.
3. 10:34-39 PERSECUTION - CROSS
a. 10:34 PEACE VERSUS SWORD!
Me noMIse-te [3543] HOti ELthon baLEIN [906] eiREnen [1575] ePI ten gen:
Think not that I came to bring peace on the earth:
ouk ELthon baLEIN eiREnen, alLA MAchai-ran [3162].
I came not to bring peace, but a sword.
b. 10:35-36 HOUSEHOLD ENMITY
ELthon gar diCHAsai [1369]ANthro-pon kaTA tou paTROS auTOU,
For I came to set a man at variance against his :father,
kai thu-gaTEra kaTA tes meTROS auTES, kai NUMphen [3565] kaTA tes pen-theRAS [3994] auTES:
and a daughter against her :mother, and a bride against her :mother in law:
kai echTHROI [2190] tou anTHROpou hoi oi-ki-aKOI [3615]auTOU.
36and the man's foes arethey of his household.
c. 10:37 LOVE TO JESUS: TO EXCEED HOUSEHOLD LOVE
Ho phiLON [5368]paTEra e meTEra huPER eME ouk EStin mou Axi-os [514]:
Who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me:
kai ho phiLON huiON e thu-gaTEra huPER eME ouk EStin mou Axi-os.
and who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
d. 10:38 And who takes not his :cross and follows after me, is not worthy of me.
kai hos ou lamBAnei ton stauRON [4716] auTOU kai a-ko-louTHEI oPIso mou, ouk EStin mou Axi-os.
e. 10:39 A STERN WARNING
ho heuRON ten psuCHEN auTOU a-poLEsei [622]auTEN;
Who finds his :life shall lose it;
kai ho a-poLEsas ten psuCHEN auTOU HEne-ken eMOU heuREsei [2147]auTEN.
and who loses his :life for my sake shall find it.
4. 10:40-42 PRESENCE - REWARD
a. 10:40 Who receives you receives me, and who receives me receives him that sent me.
Ho deCHOme-nos huMAS eME DEche-tai, kai ho eME deCHOme-nos DEche-tai ton a-poSTEIlanTA me.
b. 10:41 INCREASE OF REWARD
ho deCHOme-nos proPHEten eis Ono-ma proPHEtou misTHON [3408]proPHEtou LEMpse-tai [2983];
Who receives a prophet unto a prophet's name shall receive a prophet's reward;
kai ho deCHOme-nos DIkai-on [1342] eis Ono-ma diKAIou misTHON diKAIou LEMpse-tai.
and who receives a righteous manunto a righteous man'snameshall receive a righteous man'sreward.
c. 10:42 FURTHER INCREASE OF REWARD
kai hos an poTIse[4222]HEna ton miKRON [3398]TOUton
And whoever shall give to drink to one of these :little ones
poTEri-on [4221]psuCHROU [5593]MOnon, eis Ono-ma ma-theTOU,
a cup of cold water only, unto a disciple's name,
aMEN LEgo huMIN, ou mea-poLEse ton misTHON [3408]auTOU.
Amen I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his :reward.
C. 11:1 CONTINUATION
Kai eGEne-to, HOte eTEle-sen [5055] ho IeSOUS di-aTASson [1299]tois DOde-ka ma-theTAIS auTOU,
And it came to pass, when :Jesus had finished commanding his twelve :disciples,
meTEbeeKEIthen tou diDAskein kai keRUSsein [2784]en tais POle-sin auTON.
he departed thence to teach and preach in their :cities.
NOTE: It is important to see how “The Great Commission” of Matthew 28:18-20 ties in so closelyto what Jesus says to His 12 disciples here in chapter 10. These words here, plus those in the “Sermon on the Mount”, are absolutely relevant for you and me. Many water this down, and teach that these words prior to Jesus' death and resurrection are notrelevant for us today. Thisis completely contraryto the clear teachingof Jesus. I would fearto be in the shoes of such so-called teachers when they finally appear before the BEma, the Judgment Seat of Christ, to answer for their teaching and deeds done here in the body. Thisis why James in 3:1 says by the Spirit, “Be not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that weshall receive greater condemnation.”False teachers, false prophets, false apostles - all such face a fearfulend.
One of Ivan Panin's favorite verses in the Bible was Isaiah 66:2 - “But to this man will I look, even to him that is poorand of a contrite spirit, and that trembles at my word.”Thiswas why Panin spent 100,000 hours preparing his two Bible Numeric New Testaments: - one in Greek, plus its careful English translation. I tremble at those who so easily change his text, not understanding I am sure, that the 10 years he spent preparing a Numeric Greek Lexicon before he even started preparing the Greek NT text, and that very lexicon alsoguided him in the English translation. How could such a one change Panin's translation of “bapTIzo” (to baptize), to “to wash”!
But Jesus also said in Matthew 28:19 to His eleven disciples (Judas had already fallen), “Go therefore, and discipleall the nations (notjust make converts), baptizingthem into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching themto keep all things whatever I commanded you.” And Jesus commanded His disciples the Sermon on the Mount, andMatthew 10 above!
And Jesus said, “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments,” and pass them all unto all converts you disciple! J.A.W.