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11 (A) If any place won't welcome you or listen to your message, leave and shake the dust from your feet[a] as a warning to them.”

12 The apostles left and started telling everyone to turn to God. 13 (B) They forced out many demons and healed a lot of sick people by putting olive oil[b] on them.

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Footnotes

  1. 6.11 shake the dust from your feet: This was a way of showing rejection.
  2. 6.13 olive oil: The Jewish people used olive oil as a way of healing people. Sometimes olive oil is a symbol for healing by means of a miracle (see James 5.14).

11 And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet(A) as a testimony against them.”

12 They went out and preached that people should repent.(B) 13 They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil(C) and healed them.

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