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Berean Standard Bible

“He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—”

Mark 6:8

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Jesus sends out the twelve in pairs with authority over unclean spirits. He gives surprisingly spare instructions for the journey.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y les mandó que no llevasen nada para el camino, sino solamente báculo; no alforja, ni pan, ni dinero en la bolsa;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Les ordenó que no llevaran nada con ellos, excepto un bastón. No debían llevar alimentos ni bolsa ni dinero;

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