Matthew 10:1
Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them power to throw out evil spirits, and to heal all kinds of diseases and sicknesses.
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Matthew 6:13Please don't let us give in to temptation, and save us from the evil one.
Matthew 26:20When evening came he sat down to eat with the Twelve.
Matthew 28:18Jesus came to them and told them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Mark 6:7He called together the twelve disciples, and began sending them out two by two, giving them authority over evil spirits.
Luke 6:13When morning came he called together his disciples, and chose twelve of them. These are the names of the apostles:
Luke 10:19Yes, I have given you power to tread on snakes and scorpions, and to overcome all the enemy's strength, and 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 →