Matthew 10
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Matthew 10 is the tenth chapter in the Gospel of Matthew
in the New Testament
section of the Christian Bible
. Matthew 10 comes after Jesus had called some of his disciples and before the meeting with the disciples of John the Baptist
. This section is also known as the Mission Discourse or the Little Commission in contrast to the Great Commission
. The Little Commission is specifically to the Israelites while the Great Commission is to all nationalities.
, which is not found in the accepted New Testament canon.
Verses 2-4 of the chapter list the names of Jesus's disciples.
Besides giving his disciples instructions, the author also inserted many miscellaneous sayings, a majority of which have close or remote parallels found in the Gospel of Thomas
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Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel According to Matthew is one of the four canonical gospels, one of the three synoptic gospels, and the first book of the New Testament. It tells of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth...
in the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
section of the Christian Bible
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. Matthew 10 comes after Jesus had called some of his disciples and before the meeting with the disciples of John the Baptist
John the Baptist
John the Baptist was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure mentioned in the Canonical gospels. He is described in the Gospel of Luke as a relative of Jesus, who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River...
. This section is also known as the Mission Discourse or the Little Commission in contrast to the Great Commission
Great Commission
The Great Commission, in Christian tradition, is the instruction of the resurrected Jesus Christ to his disciples, that they spread his teachings to all the nations of the world. It has become a tenet in Christian theology emphasizing missionary work, evangelism, and baptism...
. The Little Commission is specifically to the Israelites while the Great Commission is to all nationalities.
Description
Matthew 10 consists almost entirely of Jesus's sayings. In this chapter, Jesus sends out the Twelve Apostles to heal and preach throughout the region and gives them careful instruction. Many of the sayings found in Matthew 10 are also found in Luke 10 and the Gospel of ThomasGospel of Thomas
The Gospel According to Thomas, commonly shortened to the Gospel of Thomas, is a well preserved early Christian, non-canonical sayings-gospel discovered near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in December 1945, in one of a group of books known as the Nag Hammadi library...
, which is not found in the accepted New Testament canon.
Verses 2-4 of the chapter list the names of Jesus's disciples.
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. (King James Version)
Besides giving his disciples instructions, the author also inserted many miscellaneous sayings, a majority of which have close or remote parallels found in the Gospel of Thomas
Gospel of Thomas
The Gospel According to Thomas, commonly shortened to the Gospel of Thomas, is a well preserved early Christian, non-canonical sayings-gospel discovered near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in December 1945, in one of a group of books known as the Nag Hammadi library...
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Parallels in the Gospel of Thomas
Matthew 10 contains many parallels found in the Gospel of ThomasGospel of Thomas
The Gospel According to Thomas, commonly shortened to the Gospel of Thomas, is a well preserved early Christian, non-canonical sayings-gospel discovered near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in December 1945, in one of a group of books known as the Nag Hammadi library...
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- Matthew 10:16 parallels saying 39 in the Gospel of Thomas.
- Matthew 10:37 parallels sayings 55 and 101
- Matthew 10:27b parallels saying 33a.
- Matthew 10:34-36 parallels saying 16.
- Matthew 10:26 parallels saying 5b.
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| Preceded by: Matthew 9 |
Gospel of Matthew Gospel of Matthew The Gospel According to Matthew is one of the four canonical gospels, one of the three synoptic gospels, and the first book of the New Testament. It tells of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth... |
Followed by: Matthew 11 |