Luke 9:1
And having called together the twelve, He gave them power and authority over all demons, and to heal diseases.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
In Context
2And He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
Cross References
Matthew 16:19And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on the earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on the earth will have been loosed in heaven.”
Mark 6:7And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits.
Luke 6:13And when it became day, He summoned His disciples, and having chosen twelve from them, whom He also named apostles:
John 14:12“Most assuredly I say to you, he that believes in Me, the works which I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.
Acts 3:16And on the basis of faith in His name, this one whom you observe and know, was made strong by His name. And the faith, which is by Him, has given to him this wholeness before you all.
Acts 9:34And Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals you. Arise and make your bed.” Then he arose immediately.
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 →