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Isn't this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?" So they took offense at him.
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But Jesus told them, "The only place a prophet isn't honored is in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own house."
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He couldn't work any miracles there except to lay his hands on a few sick people and cure them.
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Their unbelief amazed him. Then Jesus went around to the villages and taught.
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He called the twelve apostles, sent them out two by two, and gave them authority over evil spirits.
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He instructed them to take nothing along on the trip except a walking stick. They were not to take any food, a traveling bag, or money in their pockets.
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They could wear sandals but could not take along a change of clothes.
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He told them, "Whenever you go into a home, stay there until you're ready to leave that place.
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Wherever people don't welcome you or listen to you, leave and shake the dust from your feet as a warning to them."
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So the apostles went and told people that they should turn to God and change the way they think and act.
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They also forced many demons out of people and poured oil on many who were sick to cure them.