unfoldingWord_en_tn/mrk/06/07.md

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Connecting Statement:

Jesus sends his disciples out in sets of two to preach and to heal.

General Information:

Jesus' instructions in verses 8 and 9 can be reordered to separate what he told the disciples to do from what he told them not to do, as in the UDB. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-versebridge)

he called the twelve

Here the word "called" means that he summoned the twelve to come to him.

two by two

"2 by 2" or "in pairs" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)

no bread

Here "bread" is a synecdoche for food in general. AT: "no food" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

no money in their belts

In that culture, men carried their money tucked into their belt. AT: "no money in their moneybags" or "no money"

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