Matthew 10:1

And having called in his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and to heal every sickness and every disease.

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And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

In Context

2Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: First, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother,

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Cross References

Matthew 6:13And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, because from thee is the kingdom and the power and the glory into the ages. Truly.

Matthew 26:20Now having become evening, he was sitting with the twelve.

Matthew 28:18And Jesus having come, he spoke to them, saying, All authority in heaven and on earth was given to me.

Mark 6:7And he summons the twelve, and began to send them forth in pairs. And he gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

Luke 6:13And when it became day, he called his disciples, and chose twelve from them, whom he also named apostles:

Luke 10:19Behold, I give you authority to tread over serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and, no, nothing will harm you.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 10:1

This chapter is an ordination sermon, which our Lord Jesus preached, when he advanced his twelve disciples to the degree and dignity of apostles. In the close of the foregoing chapter, he had stirred up them and others to pray that God would send forth labourers, and here we have an immediate answer to that prayer: while they are yet speaking he hears and performs. What we pray for, according to Christ's direction, shall be given, Now here we have, I. The general commission that was given them, ver. 1 . II. The… Read the whole commentary →

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