One day Jesus called together His twelve disciples and gave them the power and authority to cast out all demons and to heal all diseases. Then He sent them out to tell everyone about the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick. “Take nothing for your journey”, He instructed them. “Don’t take a walking stick, a traveler’s bag, food, money, or even a change of clothes. Wherever you go, stay in the same house until you leave town. And if a town refuses to welcome you, shake the dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned these people to their fate.”
So they began their circuit of the villages and preaching the Good News and healing the sick. (vv. 1-6, NLT)