This occurs in Tertullian's discussion of Luke 10:1-20, the sending of the seventy. The reference to "antitheses" and the contrast with the Exodus story assures us that we are dealing with a reference to the Antitheses or, at least, a Marcionite argument. A common pattern of these Marcionite arguments is to set side by side something from the Bible with something from their Gospel. The only detail we are given about this antithesis argument is that Christ had told the disciples not to carry even a staff for the journey.
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6.7 And he called to him the twelve, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. 6.8 He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; 6.9 but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics. 6.10 And he said to them, "Where you enter a house, stay there until you leave the place. 6.11 And if any place will not receive you and they refuse to hear you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet for a testimony against them." 6.12 So they went out and preached that men should repent. 6.13 And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick and healed them. | 9.1 And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, 9.2 and he sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal. 9.3 And he said to them, "Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics. 9.4 And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. 9.5 And wherever they do not receive you, when you leave that town shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them." 9.6 And they departed and went through the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere. | 10.2 And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. 10.3 Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. 10.4 Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and salute no one on the road. 10.5 Whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace be to this house!' 10.6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not, it shall return to you. 10.7 And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages; do not go from house to house. 10.8 Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you; 10.9 heal the sick in it and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.' 10.10 But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, 10.11 ' Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off against you; nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.' | 10.5 These twelve Jesus sent out, charging them, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, 10.6 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 10.7 And preach as you go, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' 10.8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying, give without pay. 10.9 Take no gold, nor silver, nor copper in your belts, 10.10 no bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the laborer deserves his food. 10.11 And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it, and stay with him until you depart. 10.12 As you enter the house, salute it. 10.13 And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. 10.14 And if any one will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town. |
This reference is based on the parallel passages in Matthew 10:10 // Luke 9:3. Whichever one it is, it isn't the sending of the seventy. So once more we see that Tertullian has set about to try to bring arguments found in other contexts into the order of Luke, frequently with dislocations.