• The staff for the journey

    The article explores the apparent contradiction in the Gospels concerning the use of a staff on missionary journeys, comparing the accounts of Matthew, Mark, and Luke and proposing a harmonious interpretation.

    Mark 6.8-9 (King James Version) :
    And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.
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