Luke 9:1–6

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve

9:3–5pp—Mt 10:9–15; Mk 6:8–11 9:7–9pp—Mt 14:1,2; Mk 6:14–16

9 When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demonsk and to cure diseases,l 2 and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of Godm and to heal the sick. 3 He told them: “Take nothing for the journey—no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra shirt.n 4 Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town. 5 If people do not welcome you, leave their town and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”o 6 So they set out and went from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.