These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: “Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.” Matthew 10:5-8
Do not go [yet] into the way of the Gentiles. To the Jew first, for they have been chosen to evangelize the world. I know they have the slain the prophets who were sent to them, but perhaps now, perhaps now they will take heed…
