Luke 9:2
Before he sent them out to heal people and to tell people what it meant to let God ◄rule/have complete control over► their lives,
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 10:7When you go to them, proclaim to them that God [EUP/MTY] will soon begin to rule over people.
Matthew 24:14Furthermore, the good message about my ruling over people’s lives will be preached in every part of the world, in order that people of all ethnic groups may hear it. Then the end of the world will come.”
Mark 6:12So after the disciples went out to various towns, they were preaching that people should stop their sinful behavior.
Luke 9:11But when the crowds of people who had been with Jesus found out about that, they followed him on land. When they got to where he was, he welcomed them. He taught them about how God is going to some day ◄rule as king/have complete control over people’s lives►. He also healed the sick people.
Luke 10:9Heal the people there who are sick. Tell them, ‘It is almost time for God to send his king to rule [MET] your lives.’
Luke 16:16The laws that God gave Moses and what the prophets [MTY] wrote were ◄ in effect/what you needed to obey► until John the Baptizer came. Since then I have been preaching about how God wants to rule people’s lives in a new way, and many people are accepting that message and very eagerly asking God to control their lives. But that does not mean that God has abolished the laws that he established previously.
Matthew Henry on Luke 9:2-10
The Mission of the Twelve Apostles. 1 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. 2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. 3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece. 4 And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. 5 And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off… Read the whole commentary →