11. But if any place refuses to welcome you or listen to you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.”
12. So the disciples went out, telling everyone they met to repent of their sins and turn to God.
13. And they cast out many demons and healed many sick people, anointing them with olive oil.
14. Herod Antipas, the king, soon heard about Jesus, because everyone was talking about him. Some were saying, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead. That is why he can do such miracles.”
15. Others said, “He’s the prophet Elijah.” Still others said, “He’s a prophet like the other great prophets of the past.”
16. When Herod heard about Jesus, he said, “John, the man I beheaded, has come back from the dead.”