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He was not able to perform any miracles there, except that he placed his hands on a few sick people and healed them.
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He was greatly surprised, because the people did not have faith. Then Jesus went to the villages around there, teaching the people.
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He called the twelve disciples together and sent them out two by two. He gave them authority over the evil spirits
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and ordered them, "Don't take anything with you on the trip except a walking stick - no bread, no beggar's bag, no money in your pockets.
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Wear sandals, but don't carry an extra shirt."
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He also told them, "Wherever you are welcomed, stay in the same house until you leave that place.
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If you come to a town where people do not welcome you or will not listen to you, leave it and shake the dust off your feet. That will be a warning to them!"
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So they went out and preached that people should turn away from their sins.
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They drove out many demons, and rubbed olive oil on many sick people and healed them.
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Now King Herod heard about all this, because Jesus' reputation had spread everywhere. Some people were saying, "John the Baptist has come back to life! That is why he has this power to perform miracles."
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Others, however, said, "He is Elijah." Others said, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago."