1. Mark 6:10 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Are the principles in Mark 6:8–10 also applicable to later Christian missionary journeys?

Mark 6:10 (ESV)

10 And he said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there.

There is no evidence in the New Testament or other early church documents that the observation of these principles was to be understood as binding for later missions. Nevertheless, principles such as simplicity of lifestyle and contentment with what is received are always relevant, even today.1