Luke 9:2

9:2 and he sent ¹  them out to proclaim ²  the kingdom of God ³  and to heal the sick. ⁴ 

Luke 9:11

9:11 But when the crowds found out, they followed him. He ⁵  welcomed them, spoke to them about the kingdom of God, ⁶  and cured those who needed healing. ⁷ 

Luke 9:13

9:13 But he said to them, “You ⁸  give them something to eat.” They ⁹  replied, ¹⁰  “We have no more than five loaves and two fish – unless ¹¹  we go ¹²  and buy food ¹³  for all these people.”

¹ sn “To send out” is often a term of divine commission in Luke: 1:19; 4:18, 43; 7:27; 9:48; 10:1, 16; 11:49; 13:34; 24:49.

² tn Or “to preach.”

³ sn The kingdom of God is a major theme of Jesus. It is a realm in which Jesus rules and to which those who trust him belong. See Luke 6:20; 11:20; 17:20-21.

⁴ sn As Jesus’ own ministry (Luke 4:16-44) involved both word (to proclaim) and deed (to heal) so also would that of the disciples.

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁶ sn The kingdom of God is a major theme of Jesus. It is a realm in which Jesus rules and to which those who trust him belong. See Luke 6:20; 11:20; 17:20-21.

⁷ sn Again the combination of word (spoke to them) and healing (cured, compassionate deed) is what summarizes Jesus’ ministry: See Luke 4:38-44; 6:17-19; 7:22 (as also the disciples, 9:6).

⁹ tn Here the pronoun ὑμεῖς (Jumeis) is used, making “you” in the translation emphatic.

¹⁰ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

¹¹ tn Grk “said.”

¹² tn This possibility is introduced through a conditional clause, but it is expressed with some skepticism (BDF §376).

¹³ tn The participle πορευθέντες (poreuqente") has been taken as indicating attendant circumstance.

¹⁴ sn Not only would going and buying food have been expensive and awkward at this late time of day, it would have taken quite a logistical effort to get the food back out to this isolated location.