They are to eat any food offered , heal the sick and spread the word ; that God 's reign is coming , that whoever hears them hears Jesus , whoever rejects them rejects Jesus and whoever rejects Jesus rejects the One who sent him . They are to eat any food offered , heal the sick and spread the word that God 's reign is coming , that whoever hears them hears Jesus , whoever rejects them rejects Jesus , and whoever rejects Jesus rejects the One who sent him .