Mark 6:7-13

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

7 ¹And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

8 He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—

9 but to ²wear sandals and not put on two tunics. ^[a]

10 And he said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there.

11 And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, ³shake off the dust that is on your feet ⁴as a testimony against them. ”

12 ⁵So they went out and ⁶proclaimed ⁷that people should repent.

13 ⁸And they cast out many demons and ⁹anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them.

Cross References

• 1. 6:7 ch. 3:13-15; For ver. 7-11, see Matt. 10:1, 5, 9-14; Luke 9:1, 3-5; [Luke 10:4-11; 22:35]
• 2. 6:9 Acts 12:8
• 3. 6:11 Acts 13:51; [Neh. 5:13; Acts 18:6]
• 4. 6:11 See ch. 1:44
• 5. 6:12 Luke 9:6
• 6. 6:12 Matt. 10:7, 8
• 7. 6:12 Matt. 3:2; 4:17
• 8. 6:13 [See ver. 12 above]
• 9. 6:13 James 5:14

Footnotes

• [a] 6:9 Greek 'chiton', a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin