Luke 10:1

After this, the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.

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In The King James Version

After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.

In Context

2Therefore He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.

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Cross References

Numbers 11:16Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.

Matthew 10:1And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.

Luke 1:17And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

Luke 3:4as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.

Luke 9:1Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.

Acts 13:2While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

Matthew Henry on Luke 10:1

In this chapter we have, I. The ample commission which Christ gave to the seventy disciples to preach the gospel, and to confirm it by miracles; and the full instructions he gave them how to manage themselves in the execution of their commissions, and great encouragements therein, ver. 1-16 . II. The report which the seventy disciples made to their Master of the success of their negotiation, and his discourse thereupon, ver. 17-24 . III. Christ's discourse with a lawyer concerning the way to heaven, and the… Read the whole commentary →

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