Mark 6:1–13

Teaching at Nazareth

^1aJesus went out from there and came into ^1bHis hometown; and His disciples followed Him.

²When the Sabbath came, He began ^ato teach in the synagogue; and the ^bmany listeners were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things, and what is this wisdom given to Him, and such ¹miracles as these performed by His hands?

³“Is not this ^athe carpenter, ^bthe son of Mary, and brother of ¹James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not ^cHis sisters here with us?” And they took ^doffense at Him.

⁴Jesus said to them, “^aA prophet is not without honor except in ^1bhis hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household.”

⁵And He could do no ¹miracle there except that He ^alaid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.

⁶And He wondered at their unbelief.

^aAnd He was going around the villages teaching.

The Twelve Sent Out

^7aAnd ^bHe summoned the twelve and began to send them out ^cin pairs, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits;

^8aand He instructed them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff—no bread, no ¹bag, no money in their belt—

⁹but ¹to wear sandals; and He added, “Do not put on two ²tunics.”

¹⁰And He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you ¹leave town.

¹¹“Any place that does not receive you or listen to you, as you go out from there, ^ashake the dust ¹off the soles of your feet for a testimony against them.”

^12aThey went out and ¹preached that men should repent.

¹³And they were casting out many demons and ^awere anointing with oil many sick people and healing them.