Commissioning the Twelve

He(A) summoned(B) the Twelve(C) and began to send(D) them out in pairs and gave them authority over unclean(E) spirits.(F) He instructed them to take nothing for the road except a staff—no bread, no traveling bag,(G) no money in their belts, but to wear sandals and not put on an extra shirt.(H) 10 He said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that place. 11 If any place does not welcome(I) you or listen to you, when you leave there, shake the dust off your feet(J) as a testimony(K) against them.”[a] 12 So they went out and preached(L) that people should repent.(M) 13 They drove out many demons,(N) anointed(O) many sick(P) people with oil(Q) and healed them.(R)

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Footnotes

  1. 6:11 Other mss add Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom or Gomorrah on judgment day than for that town.

The Twelve Sent Out

(A)And (B)He *summoned the twelve and began to send them out (C)in pairs, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits; (D)and He instructed them that they were to take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff—no bread, no [a]bag, no money in their belt— but [b]to wear sandals; and He added, “Do not wear two [c]tunics.” 10 And He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you [d]leave town. 11 Any place that does not receive you or listen to you, as you go out from there, (E)shake the dust [e]off the soles of your feet as a testimony against them.” 12 (F)And they went out and [f]preached that people are to repent. 13 And they were casting out many demons and (G)were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 6:8 Or knapsack; or beggar’s bag
  2. Mark 6:9 Lit having tied on
  3. Mark 6:9 A long shirt worn next to the skin
  4. Mark 6:10 Lit go out from there
  5. Mark 6:11 Lit under your feet
  6. Mark 6:12 Or proclaimed as heralds