“Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”

no bag for the journey, or an extra tunic, or sandals or staff, for the worker deserves his provisions.

Do not give the devil an opportunity.

Do not take gold, silver, or copper in your belts,

It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything that causes your brother to stumble.

Nor are you to be called ‘teacher,’ for you have one teacher, the Christ.

Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.

Now Jesus went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat.

Jesus sent him home, saying, “Do not even go into the village.”

And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.

But among you there must not be either sexual immorality, impurity of any kind, or greed, as these are not fitting for the saints.

Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.

Do not lay hands on anyone hastily and so identify with the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

Older women likewise are to exhibit behavior fitting for those who are holy, not slandering, not slaves to excessive drinking, but teaching what is good.

Give a shepherd’s care to God’s flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God’s direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly.

Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth.

So many gathered that there was no longer any room, not even by the door, and he preached the word to them.

The one on the roof must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house.

Then people will say to you, ‘Look, there he is!’ or ‘Look, here he is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.

And they called them in and ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.