1. JESUS WENT away from there and came to His [own] country and hometown [Nazareth], and His disciples followed [with] Him.
2. And on the Sabbath He began to teach in the synagogue; and many who listened to Him were utterly astonished, saying, Where did this Man acquire all this? What is the wisdom [the broad and full intelligence which has been] given to Him? What mighty works and exhibitions of power are wrought by His hands!
3. Is not this the Carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not His sisters here among us? And they took offense at Him and were hurt [that is, they disapproved of Him, and it hindered them from acknowledging His authority] and they were caused to stumble and fall.
4. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor (deference, reverence) except in his [own] country and among [his] relatives and in his [own] house.
5. And He was not able to do even one work of power there, except that He laid His hands on a few sickly people [and] cured them.
6. And He marveled because of their unbelief (their lack of faith in Him). And He went about among the surrounding villages and continued teaching.
7. And He called to Him the Twelve [apostles] and began to send them out [as His ambassadors] two by two and gave them authority and power over the unclean spirits.
8. He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a walking stick–no bread, no wallet for a collection bag, no money in their belts (girdles, purses)–
9. But to go with sandals on their feet and not to put on two tunics (undergarments).
10. And He told them, Wherever you go into a house, stay there until you leave that place.