He commanded them to take nothing for their journey — That they might be always unincumbered, free, ready for motion. Save a staff only — He that had one might take it; but he that had not was not to provide one, Matthew 10:9. Luke 9:3.
Related Commentaries of Mark 6:8
Mark 6:8
8 And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no moneyb in their purse: