Go and proclaim this message: The kingdom of heaven is near. Heal the sick, bring the dead back to life, cleanse the lepers, and drive out demons. You received this as a gift, so give it as a gift. Do not carry any gold, silver or copper in your purses. Do not carry a traveler's bag, or an extra shirt, or sandals, or walking stick: workers deserve their living.
When you come to a town or a village, look for a worthy person and stay there until you leave.
As you enter the house, wish it peace. If the people in the house deserve it your peace will be on them; if they do not deserve it, your blessing will come back to you.
And if you are not welcomed and your words are not listened to, leave that house or that town and shake the dust off your feet. I assure you, it will go easier for the people of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment that it will for the people of that town." - Matthew 10:7-15
The First Christian Missionaries
(The successors of the apostles will be missionaries like them. They will not be primarily the administrators of an established Church, but living poorly among them the poor, they will establish new Churches. This new chapter will speak of a mission, the major responsibility of a Christian community.)
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