Luke 9:1
And having called together the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all demons, and to heal diseases,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
2and sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
Cross References
Matthew 16:19And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of the heavens; and whatsoever thou mayest bind upon the earth shall be bound in the heavens; and whatsoever thou mayest loose on the earth shall be loosed in the heavens.
Mark 6:7And he calls the twelve to [him]; and he began to send them out two [and] two, and gave to them power over the unclean spirits;
Luke 6:13And when it was day he called his disciples, and having chosen out twelve from them, whom also he named apostles:
John 14:12Verily, verily, I say to you, He that believes on me, the works which I do shall he do also, and he shall do greater than these, because I go to the Father.
Acts 3:16And, by faith in his name, his name has made this [man] strong whom ye behold and know; and the faith which is by him has given him this complete soundness in the presence of you all.
Acts 9:34And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus, the Christ, heals thee: rise up, and make thy couch for thyself. And straightway he rose up.
Matthew Henry on Luke 9:1
In this chapter we have, I. The commission Christ gave to his twelve apostles to go out for some time to preach the gospel, and confirm it by miracles, ver. 1-6 . II. Herod's terror at the growing greatness of our Lord Jesus, ver. 7-9 . III. The apostles' return to Christ, his retirement with them into a place of solitude, the great resort of people to them notwithstanding, and his feeding five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes, ver. 10-17 . IV. His discourse with his disciples concerning himself and… Read the whole commentary →