⁶ He was amazed at their lack of faith.

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve^(A)

Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village.^{(B) 7} Calling the Twelve to him,^(C) he began to send them out two by two^(D) and gave them authority over impure spirits.^(E)

⁸ These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. ⁹ Wear sandals but not an extra shirt. ¹⁰ Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. ¹¹ And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet^(F) as a testimony against them.”

¹² They went out and preached that people should repent.^{(G) 13} They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil^(H) and healed them.

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand^(A)(B)

³⁰ The apostles^(C) gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught.^(D)