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742 B
742 B
Connecting Statement:
Jesus sends his disciples out in sets of two to preach and to heal.
General Information:
The UDB uses a verse bridge to combine verses 8 and 9 in order to make Jesus' instructions clearer to read. (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 moneybag" or "no money"