5 Jesus sent out the twelve apostles with these instructions:
Stay away from the Gentiles and don’t go to any Samaritan town. 6 Go only to the people of Israel, because they are like a flock of lost sheep. 7 Lk 10.4-12.As you go, announce that the kingdom of heaven will soon be here.10.7 will soon be here: Or "is already here."8 Heal the sick, raise the dead to life, heal people who have leprosy,10.8 leprosy: See the note at 8.2. and force out demons. You received without paying, now give without being paid. 9 Don’t take along any gold, silver, or copper coins. 10 1 Co 9.14;1 Ti 5.18.And don’t carry10.9,10 Don’t take along … don’t carry: Or "Don’t accept … don’t accept." a traveling bag or an extra shirt or sandals or a walking stick.
Workers deserve their food. 11 So when you go to a town or a village, find someone able and willing to have you as their guest and stay with them until you leave. 12 When you go to a home, give it your blessing of peace. 13 If the home is deserving, let your blessing remain with them. But if the home doesn’t accept you, take back your blessing of peace. 14 Ac 13.51.If someone won’t welcome you or listen to your message, leave their home or town. And shake the dust from your feet at them.10.14 shake the dust from your feet at them: This was a way of showing rejection (see Acts 13.51).15 Mt 11.24;Gn 19.24-28.I promise you the day of judgment will be easier for the towns of Sodom and Gomorrah10.15 Sodom and Gomorrah: During the time of Abraham the Lord destroyed these towns because the people there were so evil. than for that town.