9Summoning the Twelve, ^rHe gave them power and authority over all the demons, and power to heal ^sdiseases. ^t²Then He sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. ^u

³“Take nothing for the road,” ^vHe told them, “no walking stick, ^wno traveling bag, no bread, no money; and don’t take an extra shirt. ⁴Whatever house you enter, stay there and leave from there. ⁵If they do not welcome you, when you leave that town, shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them.” ^x⁶So they went out and traveled from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing everywhere.

Herod’s Desire to See Jesus

⁷Herod the tetrarch ^yheard about everything that was going on. ^zHe was perplexed, because some said that John had been raised from the dead, ⁸some that Elijah had appeared, ^aand others that one of the ancient prophets had risen. ^b⁹“I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this I hear such things about?” And he wanted to see Him. ^c

Feeding 5,000

¹⁰When the apostles returned, ^dthey reported to Jesus all that they had done. ^eHe took them along and withdrew privately to a ^ftown called Bethsaida. ^g

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Footnotes

s9:1 In this passage, different Gk words are translated as heal. In Eng, “to heal” or “to cure” are synonyms with little distinction in meaning. Technically, we do not heal or cure diseases. People are healed or cured from diseases.
f9:10 Other add deserted place near a

Cross references

r9:1 Lk 6:12–16
t9:1 Mt 10:1; Mk 3:13–15; 6:7
u9:2 Mt 10:5, 7–8; Lk 4:43; 9:11, 60; 10:1, 9
v9:3–5 Mt 10:9–15; Mk 6:8–11; Lk 10:4–12; 22:35
w9:3 Mk 6:8
x9:5 Neh 5:13; Ac 13:51; 18:6
y9:7 Lk 3:1, 19; 13:31; 23:7; Ac 13:1
z9:7–9 Mt 14:1–2; Mk 6:14–16
a9:8 Mt 11:14; 16:14; 17:3–4, 10–12; Lk 1:17; 4:26
b9:8 Mk 6:15
c9:9 Lk 23:8
d9:10–17 Mt 14:13–21; Mk 6:32–44; Jn 6:5–13
e9:10 Mk 6:30
g9:10 Mt 11:21; Mk 8:22; Jn 1:44; 12:21