Mark 6:1–13

REJECTION AT NAZARETH

6He^aq left there and came to his hometown,^ar and his disciples^as followed him. ²When the Sabbath^at came, he began to teach^au in the synagogue,^av and many who heard him were astonished. “Where did this man get these things?” they said. “What is this wisdom^aw that has been given to him, and how are these miracles^ax performed by his hands? ³Isn’t this the carpenter,^ay the son of Mary,^az and the brother of James,^ba Joses, Judas,^bb and Simon? And aren’t his sisters here with us?” So they were offended^bc by him.

⁴Jesus said to them, “A prophet^bd is not without honor^be except in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his household.” ⁵He was not able to do a miracle^bf there, except that he laid his hands on^bg a few sick^bh people and healed^bi them. ⁶And he was amazed^bj at their unbelief.^bk He was going around the villages teaching.^bl

COMMISSIONING THE TWELVE

⁷He^bm summoned^bn the Twelve^bo and began to send^bp them out in pairs and gave them authority over unclean^bq spirits.^{br 8}He instructed them to take nothing for the road except a staff—no bread, no traveling bag,^bs no money in their belts, ⁹but to wear sandals and not put on an extra shirt.^{bt 10}He said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that place. ¹¹If any place does not welcome^a you or listen to you, when you leave there, shake the dust off your feet^b as a testimony^c against them.”^{A 12}So they went out and preached^d that people should repent.^{e 13}They drove out many demons,^f anointed^g many sick^h people with oilⁱ and healed them.^j