8. and He instructed them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff-no bread, no bag, no money in their belt-
9. but to wear sandals; and He added, "Do not put on two tunics."
10. And He said to them, "Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave town.
11. Any place that does not receive you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake the dust off the soles of your feet for a testimony against them."
12. They went out and preached that men should repent.
13. And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them.
14. And King Herod heard of it, for His name had become well known; and people were saying, "John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are at work in Him."
15. But others were saying, "He is Elijah." And others were saying, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old."
16. But when Herod heard of it, he kept saying, "John, whom I beheaded, has risen!"
17. For Herod himself had sent and had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her.
18. For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."
19. Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death and could not do so;
20. for Herod was afraid of John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was very perplexed; but he used to enjoy listening to him.
21. A strategic day came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his lords and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee;