Mark 6:7
5 So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them.
6 And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.
Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.
8 He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—
9 and to wear sandals, but not a second tunic.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.
- KJV
- And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
- WEB
- He called to himself the twelve, and began to send them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits.
- ASV
- And he calleth unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits;
- DARBY
- And he calls the twelve to [him]; and he began to send them out two [and] two, and gave to them power over the unclean spirits;
- BLB
- And He summons the Twelve, and He began to send them forth two [by] two, and He was giving to them authority over the unclean spirits.
- ÅB
- Og han kalte de tolv til seg og begynte å sende dem ut, to og to, og gav dem makt over de urene ånder.
- OTB
- Han kalte de tolv til seg og begynte å sende dem ut to og to, og ga dem myndighet over urene ånder.
- B1930
- Og han kalte de tolv til sig og begynte å sende dem ut, to og to, og gav dem makt over de urene ånder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ecclesiastes 4:9–10
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.
Read in contextMatthew 10:1–5
And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.
Read in contextLuke 10:17–20
The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
Read in contextLuke 9:1–6
Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.
Read in contextLuke 10:1
After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
Read in contextRevelation 11:3
And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”
Read in contextLuke 10:3–12
Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
Read in contextLuke 6:13–16
When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:
Read in context