Luke 9:1–10

Ministry of the Twelve

^1aAnd He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases.

²And He sent them out to ^aproclaim the kingdom of God and to perform healing.

³And He said to them, “^aTake nothing for your journey, ^bneither a staff, nor a ¹bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not even have ²two tunics apiece.

⁴“Whatever house you enter, stay there ¹until you leave that city.

⁵“And as for those who do not receive you, as you go out from that city, ^ashake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”

⁶Departing, they began going ¹throughout the villages, ^apreaching the gospel and healing everywhere.

^7aNow ^bHerod the tetrarch heard of all that was happening; and he was greatly perplexed, because it was said by some that ^cJohn had risen from the dead,

⁸and by some that ^aElijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen again.

⁹Herod said, “I myself had John beheaded; but who is this man about whom I hear such things?” And ^ahe kept trying to see Him.

^10aWhen the apostles returned, they gave an account to Him of all that they had done. ^bTaking them with Him, He withdrew by Himself to a city called ^cBethsaida.