^9:1After¹ Jesus² called³ the twelve⁴ together, he gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure⁵ diseases, ^9:2and he sent⁶ them out to proclaim⁷ the kingdom of God⁸ and to heal the sick.⁹^9:3He¹⁰ said to them, “Take nothing for your¹¹ journey—no staff,¹² no bag,¹³ no bread, no money, and do not take an extra tunic.¹⁴^9:4Whatever¹⁵ house you enter, stay there¹⁶ until you leave the area.¹⁷^9:5Wherever¹⁸ they do not receive you,¹⁹ as you leave that town,²⁰ shake the dust off²¹ your feet as a testimony against them.” ^9:6Then²² they departed and went throughout²³ the villages, proclaiming the good news²⁴ and healing people everywhere.

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Footnotes

1 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
2 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 An aorist participle preceding an aorist main verb may indicate either contemporaneous (simultaneous) action (“When he called … he gave”) or antecedent (prior) action (“After he called … he gave”). The participle συγκαλεσάμενος (sunkalesamenos) has been translated here as indicating antecedent action.
4 Some add ἀποστόλους (apostolous, “apostles”; א C* L Θ Ψ 070 0291 f13 33 579 892 1241 1424 2542 lat) or μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ (mathētas autou, “his disciples”; C3 al it) here, but such clarifying notes are clearly secondary.
5 Note how Luke distinguishes between exorcisms (authority over all demons) and diseases here.
6 “To send out” is often a term of divine commission in Luke: 1:19; 4:18, 43; 7:27; 9:48; 10:1, 16; 11:49; 13:34; 24:49.
7 Or “to preach.”
8 The kingdom of God is a major theme of Jesus. It is a realm in which Jesus rules and to which those who trust him belong. See Luke 6:20; 11:20; 17:20–21.
9 As Jesus’ own ministry (Luke 4:16–44) involved both word (to proclaim) and deed (to heal) so also would that of the disciples.
10 Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
11 Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun ( ).
12 Mark 6:8 allows one staff. It might be that Luke’s summary (cf. Matt 10:9–10) means not taking an extra staff or that the expression is merely rhetorical for “traveling light” which has been rendered in two slightly different ways.
13 Or “no traveler’s bag”; or possibly “no beggar’s bag” (L&N 6.145; πήρα).
14 Grk “have two tunics.” See the note on the word “tunics” in .
15 Grk “And whatever.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
16 Jesus telling his disciples to stay there in one house contrasts with the practice of religious philosophers in the ancient world who went from house to house begging.
17 Grk “and depart from there.” The literal wording could be easily misunderstood; the meaning is that the disciples were not to move from house to house in the same town or locality, but remain at the same house as long as they were in that place.
18 Grk “And wherever.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
19 Grk “all those who do not receive you.”
20 Or “city.”
21 To shake the dust off represented shaking off the uncleanness from one’s feet; see Luke 10:11; Acts 13:51; 18:6. It was a sign of rejection.
22 Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
23 This is a distributive use of κατά (kata); see L&N 83:12 where this verse is cited as an example of the usage.
24 Or “preaching the gospel.” This verse is similar to Luke 9:2, except for good news at this point. The change means that to “preach the kingdom” is to “preach the good news.” The ideas are interchangeable as summaries for the disciples’ message. They are combined in Luke 8:1.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. And he said to them, “Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics. And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. And wherever they do not receive you, when you leave that town shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them.” And they departed and went through the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. He told them: “Take nothing for the journey—no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra shirt. Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town. If people do not welcome you, leave their town and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.” So they set out and went from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Summoning the Twelve, he gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases. Then he sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

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

NLTNew Living Translation

One day Jesus called together his twelve disciples and gave them power and authority to cast out all demons and to heal all diseases. Then he sent them out to tell everyone about the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick. “Take nothing for your journey,” he instructed them. “Don’t take a walking stick, a traveler’s bag, food, money, or even a change of clothes. Wherever you go, stay in the same house until you leave town. And if a town refuses to welcome you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.”

So they began their circuit of the villages, preaching the Good News and healing the sick.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And summoning the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all the demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. And 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. And into whatever house you enter, stay there and depart from there. And 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.” So they departed and went throughout the villages, proclaiming the good news and healing everywhere.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece. And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them. And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.

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