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English Standard Version

Jesus called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

Mark 6:7

Jesus said to the disciples, Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.

John 20:21

Mark 6 (English Standard Version)

4 And Jesus said to them,
“A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.”
5 And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them.
6 And he marveled because of their unbelief.
And he went about among the villages teaching.
7 And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.
8 He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—
9 but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics.
10 And he said to them,
“Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there.

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John 20 (English Standard Version)

18 Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”—and that he had said these things to her.
19 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them,
“Peace be with you.”
20 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
21 Jesus said to them again,
“Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.”
22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them,
“Receive the Holy Spirit.
23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.”
24 Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came.

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Free Bible Version

Jesus called together the twelve disciples, and began sending them out two by two, giving them authority over evil spirits.

Mark 6:7

May you have peace! Jesus told the disciples again. In the same way the Father sent me, so I'm sending you.

John 20:21

Mark 6 (Free Bible Version)

4 “A prophet is treated with respect except in his home town, among his relatives, and within his own family,” Jesus told them.
5 The result was that Jesus could not do any miracles there, except to heal a few sick people.
6 He was amazed at their lack of trust.
Jesus traveled around the villages, teaching as he went.
7 He called together the twelve disciples, and began sending them out two by two, giving them authority over evil spirits.
8 He told them not to take anything with them except a walking stick—no bread, no bag, and no money in their belts.
9 They could wear sandals, but they were not to take an extra shirt.
10 “When you're invited into a home, stay there until you leave,” he told them.

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John 20 (Free Bible Version)

18 So Mary Magdalene went and told the disciples, “I've seen the Lord,” and she explained to them what he had said to her.
19 That evening, on the first day of the week, as the disciples were meeting together behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “May you have peace.”
20 After this greeting he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were full of joy to see the Lord.
21 “May you have peace!” Jesus told them again. “In the same way the Father sent me, so I'm sending you.”
22 Saying this, he breathed on them, and told them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
23 If you forgive anyone's sins, they are forgiven; if you hold them unforgiven, unforgiven they remain.”
24 One of the twelve disciples, Thomas, who was called the Twin, wasn't with them when Jesus came.

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