Mark 6:1-9 ▼

1 He went away from there and came to His hometown, and His disciples followed Him.

2 When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “ Where did this man get these things? ” they said. “ What is this wisdom given to Him, and how are these miracles performed by His hands?

3 Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren’t His sisters here with us ? ” So they were offended by Him.

4 Then Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his household.”

5 So He was not able to do any miracles there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.

6 And He was amazed at their unbelief. Now He was going around the villages in a circuit, teaching.

7 He summoned the Twelve and began to send them out in pairs and gave them authority over unclean spirits.

8 He instructed them to take nothing for the road except a walking stick: no bread, no traveling bag, no money in their belts.

9 They were to wear sandals, but not put on an extra shirt.