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Marc 8:14-21 : Shaking the Dust off of the Feet

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14 Agus dhiochuimhnich iad aran a thoirt leo agus cha robh aca ach aon bhonnach maille riutha san eathar.

15 Is dh' aithn e orra, ag radh bithibh sealltuinneach agus faicilleach bho thaois-ghoirt nam Phairiseach, 's bho thaois ghoirt Heroid.

16 Agus bha iadsan a reusonachadh ri cheile, ag radh: 'S ann a chionn 's nach eil aran againn.

17 Thuirt Iosa riutha, 's e tuigsinn so: Carson tha sibh smaoineachadh a chionn 's nach eil aran agaibh? nach eil sibh a faicinn fhathast no a tuigsinn? a bheil ur cridhe dall fhathast?

18 Tha suilean agaibh, 's nach eil sibh a faicinn? Agus cluasan agaibh, 's nach eil sibh a cluinntinn? Cha mhua tha sibh a cuimhneachadh,

19 Nuair a bhrist mi na coig bonnaich am measg choig mile, co miad lan cleibh de phronnagan a thog sibh? Thuirt iad ris: A dha dhiag.

20 A rithist, na seachd bonnaich am measg cheithir mile, co miad cliabh do phronnagan a thog sibh? Is thuirt iad ris: A seachd.

21 Is thuirt e riutha: Ciamar nach eil sibh a tuigsinn fhathast?

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Shaking the Dust off of the Feet

By Junchol Lee


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It most likely happened in the second year of his ministry that Jesus sent out the twelve with a very specific assignment: proclaim the good news and heal people. However, the three Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke differ on exactly what this instruction of Jesus was about. Matthew emphasizes "Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel (10:5-6)." Mark emphasizes "began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits (6:7)." And, Luke's focus is "to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal (9:2)." And yet, all of them mention a special action that they should take as a testimony against those who reject them: to shake the dust off from their feet! What does this mean?

(References: Joel 2:18)