Rejected and Relentless
and to wear sandals, but not a second tunic. Mark 6:9 · Berean Standard Bible
They could wear sandals but shouldn't take an extra shirt. Just the basics — nothing that would make them feel self-sufficient.
Every detail of these instructions points to the same lesson: you don't need a backup plan when God is your provider.
Jesus continues instructing the disciples about what to bring.
Sandals, yes. Extra clothes, no. Jesus is teaching them that mission work runs on faith, not supplies.
Sandals (sandalia) are permitted, but not a second tunic (duo chitonas) — the inner garment. This allows basic travel necessities while prohibiting excess provision that would suggest self-sufficiency.
The chiton was the standard undergarment; carrying a spare indicated wealth or long-journey planning. The prohibition reinforces the theme of urgent, trust-based mission dependent on divine provision.
Jesus continues his specific instructions about the disciples' attire and provisions.
Jesus permits sandals for practical travel but forbids a spare tunic. The instructions balance practical necessity with radical simplicity — enough to walk, not enough to be self-reliant.
7Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.
8He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—
9and to wear sandals, but not a second tunic.
10And He told them, “When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that area.
11If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”
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