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Jesus sends out the 12 apostles

Jesus asked his 12 apostles to come to him. He gave them power and authority. They could make sick people well. They could also send bad spirits out of people. Then he sent them out to tell people about the kingdom of God. He told them that they should also make sick people well again. He said to them, ‘Do not take anything for your journey. Do not take a stick, or a bag, or food. Do not take any money. Do not take extra clothes.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 9:3 Jesus wanted those that he was sending out to trust him. The Holy Spirit would cause other people to give them what they needed.