Two By Two
Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits. These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. Wear sandals but not an extra shirt. Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.” They went out and preached that people should repent. They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them. Jesus sent his apostles out in pairs — two by two. Why? Because as a wise man once said, "two are better than one” (Ecclesiastes 4:9). Two men working together will be able to work more efficiently and do more work than two men singly. But more than this, they can be of vital assistance to each other, especially spiritually. Working in the vineyard of God is arduous, even perilous work, th