Matthew 10:1

And, calling near his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over impure spirits,—so as to be casting them out, and curing every disease and every infirmity.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

In Context

2Now, the twelve apostles’ names, are these:—first Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother,—and James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother;

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Cross References

Matthew 6:13And bring us not into temptation, but rescue us from the evil one.

Matthew 26:20And, when, evening, came, he was reclining with the twelve [disciples];

Matthew 28:18And Jesus, coming near, spake unto them, saying—All authority, in heaven and on earth, hath been given unto me;

Mark 6:7And he calleth near the twelve, and began to be sending them forth two and two,—and was giving them authority over the impure spirits:

Luke 6:13And, when it became day, he called his disciples, and chose from them, twelve, whom also he named, Apostles,—

Luke 10:19Lo! I have given you the authority—to be treading upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and, nothing, unto you, shall in anywise do harm;

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 →

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