Luke 9:1
Then calling the Twelve together He conferred on them power and authority over all the demons and to cure diseases;
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
In Context
2and sent them out to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to cure the sick.
Cross References
Matthew 16:19I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of the Heavens; and whatever you bind on earth shall remain bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall remain loosed in Heaven."
Mark 6:7Then summoning the Twelve to Him, He proceeded to send them out by twos, and gave them authority over the foul spirits.
Luke 6:13When it was day, He called His disciples; and He selected from among them twelve, whom He also named Apostles.
John 14:12In most solemn truth I tell you that he who trusts in me--the things which I do he shall do also; and greater things than these he shall do, because I am going to the Father.
Acts 3:16It is His name-- faith in that name being the condition--which has strengthened this man whom you behold and know; and the faith which He has given has made this man sound and strong again, as you can all see.
Acts 9:34Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ cures you. Rise and make your own bed." He at once rose to his feet.
Matthew Henry on Luke 9:1
In this chapter we have, I. The commission Christ gave to his twelve apostles to go out for some time to preach the gospel, and confirm it by miracles, ver. 1-6 . II. Herod's terror at the growing greatness of our Lord Jesus, ver. 7-9 . III. The apostles' return to Christ, his retirement with them into a place of solitude, the great resort of people to them notwithstanding, and his feeding five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes, ver. 10-17 . IV. His discourse with his disciples concerning himself and… Read the whole commentary →