# 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"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/call]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/thetwelve]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/send]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/authority]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/demon]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/staff]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bread]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sandal]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/tunic]]