Mark 6:13

The followers sent a lot of bad spirits out of people, and they put olive oil on anyone that was sick and those sick people got better. And you can read this story in Matthew 14:1-12 and in Luke 9:7-9

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In The King James Version

And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

In Context

12So they went all over that country, telling everyone to turn around, change their lives and live God's way.

14This is the story of what happened to John the Baptist. Before this time, King Herod's brother Philip was married to a woman whose name was Her-road-ias (Herodias). But Her-road-ias left her husband and married King Herod. So John said to Herod, “You should not be with your brother's wife. You are breaking God's law!” Her-road-ias hated John for saying this and she wanted to kill him. But to stop Her-road-ias from hurting John, Herod sent some men to arrest John and keep him safe in jail. King Herod knew that John was a man that told God's messages and he liked talking to him. He respected John but he did not always understand what John was talking about and he was a little bit frightened of him too. On his birthday, Herod had a party. He invited all the leaders of his army, all the important government workers and community leaders from Galilee. At this party Her-road-ias got her chance to get back at John. Her-road-ias' daughter came in and danced at the party. Everyone liked her dancing so much that Herod said to her, “You have danced really well, and I want to give you a present. I promise you that you can ask for anything you want, even if I have to give you half of my country.” The girl did not know what to ask for, so she went outside and said to her mother, “King Herod wants to give me a present. What will I ask for?” Her mother said, “Go back in and ask for the head of John the Baptist.” Straight away the girl went back to the party and said to Herod, “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a big plate and I want it right now!” Herod was really sad to hear these words. But he did not want to break his promise and be shamed in front of all the people at the party. So he sent a man to cut off John's head and bring it back on a big plate. The man went to the jail. He cut off John's head and then he took it back to the party. Herod gave it to the girl, and she gave it to her mother. When John's friends heard the bad news, they came and took his body away and buried it. Everywhere in that country, people were talking about Jesus and all the powerful things he was doing. Some people said Jesus was that old man from a long time ago named Elijah. Other people said that Jesus was like those men from a long time ago who told people God's messages. But some people reckoned that Jesus was really John the Baptist come back to life. When King Herod heard these stories he said, “I got a man to cut off John's head. So Jesus must be John the Baptist come back to life again! That is how he does all those powerful things.” And you can read this story in Matthew 14:13-21 in Luke 9:10-17 and in John 6:1-14

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Cross References

Mark 6:7Jesus called his 12 close followers to come to him. He said to them, “I want you to go to all the towns and tell the people my message. Do not take a bag, or food, or money, or spare clothes with you. Just take your shoes and a walking stick. When you get to a town, let the people look after you. If the people are happy for you to be there, stay there in one of the houses. Don't move from house to house. But if the people in that town do not want you to stay, or they will not listen to you, then I want you to leave that town. And when you are leaving that town, shake the dirt off your foot as a warning that they did not take notice of God's words.” And Jesus said to his followers, “I am giving you my power to send bad spirits out of people.” Then Jesus split his followers up into 6 teams with 2 men in each team, and he sent them out to do God's work.

Matthew Henry on Mark 6:8-14

The Apostolic Commission. 7 And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits; 8 And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse: 9 But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats. 10 And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place. 11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye… Read the whole commentary →

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