3. Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.
4. And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.”
5. And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them.
6. And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went about among the villages teaching.
7. And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.
8. He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—
9. but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics.
10. And he said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there.
11. And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.”
12. So they went out and proclaimed that people should repent.
13. And they cast out many demons and anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them.
14. King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.”
15. But others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
16. But when Herod heard of it, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.”