Verse 7 By two and two; that they might render to each other mutual assistance and sympathy. Mark 6:8,9. That is, that they should go as they were, without making special preparations for the expedition. That the directions were not meant to be insisted upon literally and strictly, is evident from the fact that the accounts differ, in regard to the particulars, in the different evangelists. (Comp. Matthew 10:10, in respect to shoes and staves.) The script was a a leather bag or wallet for provisions,--such as shepherds used.