11And He called the twelvetogether, and gave them power and authorityoverall the demons and to healdiseases.
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And He sent them out to 2proclaim the kingdom of God and to performhealing.
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And He said to them, "3Takenothing for your journey, 4neither a staff, nor a bag, norbread, normoney; and do not even havetwotunicsapiece.
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"Whateverhouse you enter, staythereuntil you leave that city.
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"And as for those who do not receive you, as you go out from that city, 5shake the dustoff your feet as a testimonyagainst them."
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Departing, they began goingthroughout the villages, 6preaching the gospel and healingeverywhere.
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7Now8Herod the tetrarchheard of all that was happening; and he was greatlyperplexed, because it was said by some that 9John had risen from the dead,
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and by some that 10Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risenagain.
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Herodsaid, "I myself had Johnbeheaded; but who is thismanaboutwhom I hearsuchthings?" And 11he kept trying to see Him.
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12When the apostlesreturned, they gave an account to Him of all that they had done. 13Taking them with Him, He withdrew by Himself to a citycalled14Bethsaida.
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But the crowds were aware of this and followed Him; and welcoming them, He began speaking to them about the kingdom of God and curingthose who hadneed of healing.