Matthew 10:1
And he called to him his twelve disciples, and gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every sickness and every disease.
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Matthew 6:13and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Matthew 26:20And when evening came, he took his place at table with the twelve disciples.
Matthew 28:18And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, All power was given to me in heaven and on earth.
Mark 6:7And he calleth to him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over the unclean spirits;
Luke 6:13And when it was day, he called to him his disciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom he also named apostles;
Luke 10:19Lo! I have given you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the might of the enemy; and nothing shall by any means 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 →