Matthew 10:1
And having called his twelve disciples together, he gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of diseases, and all manner of infirmities.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. Amen.
Matthew 26:20But when it was evening, he sat down with his twelve disciples.
Matthew 28:18And Jesus coming, spoke to them, saying: All power is given to me in heaven and in earth.
Mark 6:7And he called the twelve; and began to send them two and two, and gave them power over unclean spirits.
Luke 6:13And when day was come, he called unto him his disciples; and he chose twelve of them (whom also he named apostles):
Luke 10:19Behold, I have given you power to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and upon all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall hurt 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 →