Gideon OuseleyJesus Sendeth
Forth The Twelve And Their Fellows
1. AND Jesus went
up into a mountain to pray. And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples,
he gave them power against unclean spirits to cast them out and to heal all
manner of sickness and all manner of disease. Now the names of the twelve
apostles are these who stood for the twelve tribes of Israel:
2. Peter, called Cephas, for the tribe of Reuben James, for the tribe of Naphtali;
Thomas, called Dydimus, for the tribe of Zabulon; Matthew, called Levi for
the tribe of Gad; John, for the tribe of Ephraim Simon, for the tribe of Issachar.
3. Andrew, for the tribe of Joseph; Nathanael, for the tribe of Simeon; Thaddeus,
for the tribe of Zabulon; Jacob, for the tribe of Benjamin; Jude, for the tribe
of Dan; Philip, for the tribe of Asher. And Judas Iscariot, a Levite, who betrayed
him, was also among them (but was not of them). And Matthia and Barsabbas were
also present with them.
4. Then he called in like manner twelve others to be Prophets, men of light
to be with the Apostle and shew unto them the hidden things of God. And their
names were Hermes, Aristobulus, Selenius, Nereus, Apollos, and Barsabbas; Andronicus,
Lucius, Apelles, Zachaeus, Urbanus, and Clementos. And then he called twelve
who should be Evangelists, and twelve who should be Pastors. A fourfold twelve
did he call that he might send them forth to the twelve tribes of Israel, unto
each, four.
5. And they stood around the Master, clad in white linen raiment, called to
be a holy priesthood unto God for the service of the twelve tribes whereunto
they should be sent.
6. These fourfold Twelve Jesus sent forth and charged them, saying, I will
that ye be my Twelve Apostle with your companions, for a testimony into Israel.
Go ye into the cities of Israel and to the lost sheep of the House of Israel.
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. As I have baptized
you in wader, so baptize ye them who believe.
7. Anoint and heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils,
freely ye have received, freely give. Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor
brass in your purses. Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither
shoes, nor yet staves; for the workman is worthy of his food; and eat that
which is set before you, but of that which is gotten by taking of life, touch
not, for it is not lawful to you.
8. And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy;
and there abide till ye go thence. And when ye come into an house, salute it.
And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy,
let your peace return to you.
9. Be ye wise as serpents and harmless as doves. Be ye innocent and undefiled.
The Son of Man is: not come to destroy but to save, neither to take life, but
to give life, to body and soul.
10. And fear not them which 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.
11. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall
on the ground without permission of the All Holy. Yea, the very hairs of your
head are all numbered. Fear yet not therefore, if God careth for the sparrow,
shall he not care for you!
12. It is enough for disciples that they be as their master, and the servants
as their lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much
more shall they call them of his household? Fear them not therefore, for there
is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; or hid, that shall not be known.
13. What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light when the time cometh:
and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. Whosoever therefore
shall confess the truth before men, them will I confess also before my Parent
Who is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny the truth before men, them will
I also deny before my Parent Who is in heaven.
14. Verily I am come to send peace upon earth, but when I speak, behold a sword
followeth. I am come to unite, but, behold, a man shall be at variance with
his father, and the daughter with her mother, and the daughter-in-law with
her mother-in-law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. For
the unjust cannot mate with them that are just.
15. They who take not their cross and follow after me are not worthy of me.
He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my
sake, shall find it.
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