¹Jesus left that place and went to his hometown. His disciples followed him. ²When the day of rest—a holy day, came, he began to teach in the synagogue. He amazed many who heard him. They asked, “Where did this man get these ideas? Who gave him this kind of wisdom and the ability to do such great miracles? ³Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” So they took offense at him.

⁴But Jesus told them, “The only place a prophet isn’t honored is in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own house.” ⁵He couldn’t work any miracles there except to lay his hands on a few sick people and cure them. ⁶Their unbelief amazed him.

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve—Matthew 10:5–42; Luke 9:1–6

Then Jesus went around to the villages and taught.

⁷He called the twelve apostles, sent them out two by two, and gave them authority over evil spirits. ⁸He instructed them to take nothing along on the trip except a walking stick. They were not to take any food, a traveling bag, or money in their pockets. ⁹They could wear sandals but could not take along a change of clothes.

¹⁰He told them, “Whenever you go into a home, stay there until you’re ready to leave that place. ¹¹Wherever people don’t welcome you or listen to you, leave and shake the dust from your feet as a warning to them.”

¹²So the apostles went and told people that they should turn to God and change the way they think and act. ¹³They also forced many demons out of people and poured oil on many who were sick to cure them.

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