12. During those days He went out to the mountain to pray and spent all night in prayer to God.
13. When daylight came, He summoned His disciples, and He chose 12 of them — He also named them apostles:
14. Simon, whom He also named Peter,and Andrew his brother;James and John;Philip and Bartholomew;
15. Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus,and Simon called the Zealot;
16. Judas the son of James,and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
17. After coming down with them, He stood on a level place with a large crowd of His disciples and a great number of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.
18. They came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases; and those tormented by unclean spirits were made well.
19. The whole crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming out from Him and healing them all.
20. Then looking up at His disciples, He said: You who are poor are blessed,because the kingdom of God is yours.
21. You who are now hungry are blessed,because you will be filled.You who now weep are blessed,because you will laugh.
22. You are blessed when people hate you,when they exclude you, insult you,and slander your name as evil because of the Son of Man.