Luke 9:6

So they set out and went from village to village, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Jesus has just instructed the twelve disciples to shake off rejection if a town refuses them (Luke 9:5). Immediately following that commission, the narrative records their departure and active ministry in the surrounding regions.

The words — The verb διήρχοντο (diērchonto) literally means “they were passing through,” denoting continuous movement. The participle εὐαγγελιζόμενοι (euangelizomenoi) indicates the ongoing, simultaneous action of “preaching the gospel” that accompanied their travel.

The thread — This pattern of departure and proclamation appears in Mark 6:12, where the disciples preach repentance, and Mark 16:20, which records them going out preaching everywhere. The early church later petitions for the same divine empowerment to heal and perform signs through Jesus’ name in Acts 4:30.

Why it lands — The text demands immediate obedience to a specific commission, showing that proclamation and physical healing are coupled actions. Readers are called to follow the same pattern of active, location-to-location witness rather than static or purely theoretical faith.

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The Greek words

ἐξερχόμενοιexerchomenoiGoing forth δὲdethen διήρχοντοdiērchontothey were passing κατὰkatathrough τὰςtasthe κώμαςkōmasvillages εὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoievangelising καὶkaiand θεραπεύοντεςtherapeuonteshealing πανταχοῦ.¶pantachoueverywhere.

King James Version

And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.

Cross-references

Mark 6:12 So they set out and preached that the people should repent.
Mark 16:20 And they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs that accompanied it.
Acts 4:30 as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”
Acts 5:15 As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.
Luke 9:1 Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.