2 He sent them out to proclaim God’s kingdom and to heal the sick.
3 He told them, "Take nothing for the journey—no walking stick, no bag, no bread, no money, not even an extra shirt.
4 Whatever house you enter, remain there until you leave that place.
5 Wherever they don’t welcome you, as you leave that city, shake the dust off your feet as a witness against them."
6 They departed and went through the villages proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.
7 Herod the ruler heard about everything that was happening. He was confused because some people were saying that John had been raised from the dead,
8 others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life.