Matthew 10:1
And when he had called to him his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of infirmity.
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Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Matthew 26:20Now when the evening had come, he sat down with the twelve.
Matthew 28:18And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All power has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
Mark 6:7And he called to him the twelve, and began to send them forth two by two; and gave them authority over unclean spirits;
Luke 6:13And when it was day, he called his disciples: and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles;
Luke 10:19Behold, I give to you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power 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 →