1. Now when Yeshua called the twelve together, He gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases.
2. He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.
3. And He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey—no walking stick, no travel bag, no bread, no money, nor even to have two shirts.
4. Whatever house you enter, stay there and depart from there.
5. And whoever does not receive you, when you leave that town, shake off the dust from your feet as a witness against them.”
6. So they went out and began traveling throughout the villages, proclaiming the Good News and healing everywhere.
7. Now Herod the tetrarch heard all that was happening. He was very confused, because some were saying that John had been raised from the dead,
8. but others that Elijah had appeared, and others that some prophet from among the ancients had arisen.
9. But Herod said, “I beheaded John, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” And he kept trying to see Him.
10. When the emissaries returned, they described to Yeshua all they had done. Then He took them along and withdrew privately to a city named Bethsaida.
11. But the crowds found out and followed Him. So Yeshua welcomed them and began speaking to them about the kingdom of God and curing those in need of healing.