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 \v 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
-\v 9 Acquire no gold, silver, nor brass for your purses.
-\v 10 Take no traveling bag for your journey, neither two tunics, nor sandals, nor staff, for the laborer deserves his food.
+\v 9 Do not carry any gold, silver, or  brass in your purses.
+\v 10 Do not take a traveling bag for your journey, or an extra tunic, or sandals, or a staff; for a laborer deserves his food.
 
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 \v 11 Whatever city or village you enter, find who is worthy in it, and stay there until you leave.
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 \v 16 See, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be as wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
-\v 17 Be on your guard against people, for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will whip you.
+\v 17 Watch out for people! They will deliver you up to councils, and they will whip you in their synagogues.
 \v 18 And you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
 
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