Luke 9:1–10

The Twelve Commissioned and Sent Out

9And summoning the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all the demons and to cure diseases, ²and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. ³And he said to them, “Take along nothing for the journey—neither a staff, nor a traveler’s bag, nor bread, nor money, nor to have two tunics apiece. ⁴And into whatever house you enter, stay there and depart from there. ⁵And as for all those who do not welcome you—when you^* depart from that town, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.” ⁶So they departed and^* went throughout the villages, proclaiming the good news and healing everywhere.

Herod Perplexed About Jesus

⁷Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was greatly perplexed, because it was said by some that John has been raised from the dead, ⁸and by some that Elijah had appeared, and others that some prophet of ancient times had risen. ⁹And Herod said, “John I beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” And he was wanting to see him.

The Feeding of Five Thousand

¹⁰And when they^* returned, the apostles described to him all that they had done. And he took them along and^* withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida.