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and he sent them to proclaim the reign of God, and to heal the ailing.
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And he said unto them, `Take nothing for the way, neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats each;
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and into whatever house ye may enter, there remain, and thence depart;
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and as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, even the dust from your feet shake off, for a testimony against them.'
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And going forth they were going through the several villages, proclaiming good news, and healing everywhere.
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And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things being done by him, and was perplexed, because it was said by certain, that John hath been raised out of the dead;
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and by certain, that Elijah did appear, and by others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;
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and Herod said, `John I did behead, but who is this concerning whom I hear such things?' and he was seeking to see him.
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And the apostles having turned back, declared to him how great things they did, and having taken them, he withdrew by himself to a desert place of a city called Bethsaida,
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and the multitudes having known did follow him, and having received them, he was speaking to them concerning the reign of God, and those having need of service he cured.
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And the day began to decline, and the twelve having come near, said to him, `Let away the multitude, that having gone to the villages and the fields round about, they may lodge and may find provision, because here we are in a desert place.'