Mark 6:8

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He instructed them to take nothing for the road except a staff—no bread, no traveling bag, no money in their belts,

King James Version (1611)
And commanded them that they should take nothing for their iourney, saue a staffe onely: no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:

King James Version
And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:

English Standard Version
He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—

New American Standard Bible
and He instructed them that they were to take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belt—

New Century Version
This is what Jesus commanded them: "Take nothing for your trip except a walking stick. Take no bread, no bag, and no money in your pockets.

Amplified Bible
He told them to take nothing for the journey except a mere walking stick—no bread, no [traveler's] bag, no money in their belts—

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and He instructed them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belt—

Legacy Standard Bible
and He instructed them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a staff only—no bread, no bag, no money in their belt—

Berean Standard Bible
He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey-no bread, no bag, no money in their belts-

Contemporary English Version
He told them, "You may take along a walking stick. But don't carry food or a traveling bag or any money.

Complete Jewish Bible
He instructed them, "Take nothing for your trip except a walking stick — no bread, no pack, no money in your belt.

Darby Translation
and he commanded them that they should take nothing for the way, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their belt;

Easy-to-Read Version
This is what he told them: "Take nothing for your trip except a stick for walking. Take no bread, no bag, and no money.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And commanded them that they should take nothing for their iourney, saue a staffe onely: neither scrip, neither bread, neither money in their girdles:

George Lamsa Translation
And he commanded them not to take anything for the journey, except a staff only; no bag, no bread, no copper money in their purses;

Good News Translation
and ordered them, "Don't take anything with you on the trip except a walking stick—no bread, no beggar's bag, no money in your pockets.

Lexham English Bible
And he commanded them that they take along nothing for the journey except only a staff—no bread, no traveler's bag, no money in their belts—

Literal Translation
and charged them that they take nothing in the way, except only a staff; no bag, no bread, no copper in the belt;

American Standard Version
and he charged them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse;

Bible in Basic English
And he said that they were to take nothing for their journey, but a stick only; no bread, no bag, no money in their pockets;

Hebrew Names Version
He charged them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a staff only: no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse,

International Standard Version
He instructed them to take nothing along on the trip except a walking stick - no bread, no traveling bag, nothing in their moneybag.

Etheridge Translation
And he instructed them to take nothing for the journey, except a staff only; not a wallet, nor bread, nor brass in their purses;

Murdock Translation
And he commanded them to take nothing for the journey, except a staff only; neither a wallet, nor bread, nor brass in their purses;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And commaunded them, that they shoulde take nothyng in their iourney, saue a staffe only: no scrippe, no bread, no money in their purse.

English Revised Version
and he charged them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse;

World English Bible
He charged them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a staff only: no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And commanded them to take nothing for the journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no mony in their purse;

Weymouth's New Testament
He charged them to take nothing for the journey except a stick; no bread, no bag, and not a penny in their pockets,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and comaundide hem, that thei schulde not take ony thing in the weie, but a yerde oneli, not a scrippe, ne breed, nether money in the girdil,

Update Bible Version
and he charged them that they should take nothing for [their] journey, save a staff only; no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse;

Webster's Bible Translation
And commanded them that they should take nothing for [their] journey, save a staff only; no bag, no bread, no money in [their] purse:

New English Translation
He instructed them to take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—

New King James Version
He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff--no bag, no bread, no copper in their money belts--

New Living Translation
He told them to take nothing for their journey except a walking stick—no food, no traveler's bag, no money.

New Life Bible
He told them to take nothing along with them but a walking stick. They were not to take a bag or food or money in their belts.

New Revised Standard
He ordered them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and charged them that they should take, nothing, for a journey, save a staff only, - no bread, no satchel, no copper, for the belt;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he commanded them that they should take nothing for the way, but a staff only; no scrip, no bread, nor money in their purse,

Revised Standard Version
He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts;

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And comaunded the that they shuld take nothinge vnto their Iorney save a rodde only: Nether scrippe nether breed nether mony in their pourses:

Young's Literal Translation
and he commanded them that they may take nothing for the way, except a staff only -- no scrip, no bread, no brass in the girdle,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And commaunded the, that they shulde take nothinge with them towarde their iourney, saue onely a rodde: no scrippe, no bred, no money in the gerdell,

Mace New Testament (1729)
he order'd them to take nothing for their journey, but a single staff, no scrip, no bread, nor money in their purse:

Simplified Cowboy Version
He gave them authority over evil spirits and told them to take nothing along on their journey except their saddles. They couldn't fill their saddlebags with money nor morsels of any kind.

Contextual Overview

⁷Jesus called the Twelve to him, and sent them out in pairs. He gave them authority and power to deal with the evil opposition. He sent them off with these instructions: "Don't think you need a lot of extra equipment for this. You are the equipment. No special appeals for funds. Keep it simple. "And no luxury inns. Get a modest place and be content there until you leave. "If you're not welcomed, not listened to, quietly withdraw. Don't make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and be on your way." Then they were on the road. They preached with joyful urgency that life can be radically different; right and left they sent the demons packing; they brought wellness to the sick, anointing their bodies, healing their spirits. King Herod heard of all this, for by this time the name of Jesus was on everyone's lips. He said, "This has to be John the Baptizer come back from the dead—that's why he's able to work miracles!" Others said, "No, it's Elijah." Others said, "He's a prophet, just like one of the old-time prophets." But Herod wouldn't budge: "It's John, sure enough. I cut off his head, and now he's back, alive." Herod was the one who had ordered the arrest of John, put him in chains, and sent him to prison at the nagging of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. For John had provoked Herod by naming his relationship with Herodias "adultery." Herodias, smoldering with hate, wanted to kill him, but didn't dare because Herod was in awe of John. Convinced that he was a holy man, he gave him special treatment. Whenever he listened to him he was miserable with guilt—and yet he couldn't stay away. Something in John kept pulling him back. But a portentous day arrived when Herod threw a birthday party, inviting all the brass and bluebloods in Galilee. Herodias's daughter entered the banquet hall and danced for the guests. She dazzled Herod and the guests. The king said to the girl, "Ask me anything. I'll give you anything you want." Carried away, he kept on, "I swear, I'll split my kingdom with you if you say so!" She went back to her mother and said, "What should I ask for?" "Ask for the head of John the Baptizer." Excited, she ran back to the king and said, "I want the head of John the Baptizer served up on a platter. And I want it now!" That sobered the king up fast. But unwilling to lose face with his guests, he caved in and let her have her wish. The king sent the executioner off to the prison with orders to bring back John's head. He went, cut off John's head, brought it back on a platter, and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother. When John's disciples heard about this, they came and got the body and gave it a decent burial. The apostles then rendezvoused with Jesus and reported on all that they had done and taught. Jesus said, "Come off by yourselves; let's take a break and get a little rest." For there was constant coming and going. They didn't even have time to eat. So they got in the boat and went off to a remote place by themselves. Someone saw them going and the word got around. From the surrounding towns people went out on foot, running, and got there ahead of them. When Jesus arrived, he saw this huge crowd. At the sight of them, his heart broke—like sheep with no shepherd they were. He went right to work teaching them. When his disciples thought this had gone on long enough—it was now quite late in the day—they interrupted: "We are a long way out in the country, and it's very late. Pronounce a benediction and send these folks off so they can get some supper." Jesus said, "You do it. Fix supper for them." They replied, "Are you serious? You want us to go spend a fortune on food for their supper?" But he was quite serious. "How many loaves of bread do you have? Take an inventory." That didn't take long. "Five," they said, "plus two fish." Jesus got them all to sit down in groups of fifty or a hundred—they looked like a patchwork quilt of wildflowers spread out on the green grass! He took the five loaves and two fish, lifted his face to heaven in prayer, blessed, broke, and gave the bread to the disciples, and the disciples in turn gave it to the people. He did the same with the fish. They all ate their fill. The disciples gathered twelve baskets of leftovers. More than five thousand were at the supper. As soon as the meal was finished, Jesus insisted that the disciples get in the boat and go on ahead across to Bethsaida while he dismissed the congregation. After sending them off, he climbed a mountain to pray. Late at night, the boat was far out at sea; Jesus was still by himself on land. He could see his men struggling with the oars, the wind having come up against them. At about four o'clock in the morning, Jesus came toward them, walking on the sea. He intended to go right by them. But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and screamed, scared out of their wits. Jesus was quick to comfort them: "Courage! It's me. Don't be afraid." As soon as he climbed into the boat, the wind died down. They were stunned, shaking their heads, wondering what was going on. They didn't understand what he had done at the supper. None of this had yet penetrated their hearts. They beached the boat at Gennesaret and tied up at the landing. As soon as they got out of the boat, word got around fast. People ran this way and that, bringing their sick on stretchers to where they heard he was. Wherever he went, village or town or country crossroads, they brought their sick to the marketplace and begged him to let them touch the edge of his coat—that's all. And whoever touched him became well. ⁹Just a Carpenter He left there and returned to his hometown. His disciples came along. On the Sabbath, he gave a lecture in the meeting place. He made a real hit, impressing everyone. "We had no idea he was this good!" they said. "How did he get so wise all of a sudden, get such ability?" But in the next breath they were cutting him down: "He's just a carpenter—Mary's boy. We've known him since he was a kid. We know his brothers, James, Justus, Jude, and Simon, and his sisters. Who does he think he is?" They tripped over what little they knew about him and fell, sprawling. And they never got any further. Jesus told them, "A prophet has little honor in his hometown, among his relatives, on the streets he played in as a child." Jesus wasn't able to do much of anything there—he laid hands on a few sick people and healed them, that's all. He couldn't get over their stubbornness. He left and made a circuit of the other villages, teaching. Jesus called the Twelve to him, and sent them out in pairs. He gave them authority and power to deal with the evil opposition. He sent them off with these instructions: "Don't think you need a lot of extra equipment for this. You are the equipment. No special appeals for funds. Keep it simple. ¹⁰ "And no luxury inns. Get a modest place and be content there until you leave. ¹¹ "If you're not welcomed, not listened to, quietly withdraw. Don't make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and be on your way." ¹²Then they were on the road. They preached with joyful urgency that life can be radically different; right and left they sent the demons packing; they brought wellness to the sick, anointing their bodies, healing their spirits.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

take: Matthew 10:9, Matthew 10:10, Luke 10:4, Luke 22:35

save: Matthew says that they were to take "neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves;" but this precept plainly means, "Go just as you are; take no other coat, shoes, or staff than what you already have."

money: "The word signifieth a piece of brass money in value something less than a farthing. Matthew 10:9, but here it is taken in general for money." Luke 9:3

Cross-References

Genesis 6:17
"I'm going to bring a flood on the Earth that will destroy everything alive under Heaven. Total destruction.

Psalms 145:20
God sticks by all who love him, but it's all over for those who don't.

Proverbs 12:2
A good person basks in the delight of God , and he wants nothing to do with devious schemers.

Jeremiah 31:2
This is the way God put it: "They found grace out in the desert, these people who survived the killing. Israel, out looking for a place to rest, met God out looking for them!" God told them, "I've never quit loving you and never will. Expect love, love, and more love! And so now I'll start over with you and build you up again, dear virgin Israel. You'll resume your singing, grabbing tambourines and joining the dance. You'll go back to your old work of planting vineyards on the Samaritan hillsides, And sit back and enjoy the fruit— oh, how you'll enjoy those harvests! The time's coming when watchmen will call out from the hilltops of Ephraim: ‘On your feet! Let's go to Zion, go to meet our God !'"

Romans 4:4
If you're a hard worker and do a good job, you deserve your pay; we don't call your wages a gift. But if you see that the job is too big for you, that it's something only God can do, and you trust him to do it—you could never do it for yourself no matter how hard and long you worked—well, that trusting-him-to-do-it is what gets you set right with God, by God. Sheer gift.

Romans 11:6
The Loyal Minority Does this mean, then, that God is so fed up with Israel that he'll have nothing more to do with them? Hardly. Remember that I, the one writing these things, am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham out of the tribe of Benjamin. You can't get much more Semitic than that! So we're not talking about repudiation. God has been too long involved with Israel, has too much invested, to simply wash his hands of them. Do you remember that time Elijah was agonizing over this same Israel and cried out in prayer? God, they murdered your prophets, They trashed your altars; I'm the only one left and now they're after me! And do you remember God's answer? I still have seven thousand who haven't quit, Seven thousand who are loyal to the finish. It's the same today. There's a fiercely loyal minority still—not many, perhaps, but probably more than you think. They're holding on, not because of what they think they're going to get out of it, but because they're convinced of God's grace and purpose in choosing them. If they were only thinking of their own immediate self-interest, they would have left long ago.

1 Corinthians 15:10
But because God was so gracious, so very generous, here I am. And I'm not about to let his grace go to waste. Haven't I worked hard trying to do more than any of the others? Even then, my work didn't amount to all that much. It was God giving me the work to do, God giving me the energy to do it. So whether you heard it from me or from those others, it's all the same: We spoke God's truth and you entrusted your lives.

Titus 2:11
God's readiness to give and forgive is now public. Salvation's available for everyone! We're being shown how to turn our backs on a godless, indulgent life, and how to take on a God-filled, God-honoring life. This new life is starting right now, and is whetting our appetites for the glorious day when our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, appears. He offered himself as a sacrifice to free us from a dark, rebellious life into this good, pure life, making us a people he can be proud of, energetic in goodness.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And commanded them that they should take nothing for [their] journey,.... To accommodate them in it, except those things after directed to:

save a staff only; a single one, for staves in the plural number are forbidden, :-;

no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse. Travellers used to put their bread, or any other sort of food into their scrips, and their money in their girdles; but the disciples were not allowed to carry either, because provision was to be made for them wherever they came at free cost, it being what their labour was worthy of;

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See these verses fully explained in the notes at Matthew 10:9-15. In Matthew 10:5 they were commanded not to go among the Gentiles or Samaritans. Mark omits that direction, perhaps, because he was writing for the “Gentiles,” and the direction might create unnecessary difficulty or offence. Perhaps he omits it also because the command was given for a temporary purpose, and was not in force at the time of his writing.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Mark 6:8. A staff only — It is likely he desired them to take only one with every two, merely for the purpose of carrying any part of their clothes on, when they should be obliged to strip them off by reason of the heat; for walking staves, or things of this kind, were forbidden, see Matthew 10:10. But, probably, no more is designed than simply to state that they must not wait to make any provision for the journey, but go off just as they were, leaving the provision necessary in the present case to the care of Divine Providence. St. James is represented in ancient paintings, as carrying a gourd bottle on a STAFF across his shoulder.