Luke 10:1

And after these things the Lord Jesus ordained also other seventy and twain (or two), and sent them by twain and twain before his face into every city and place, whither he was to come.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.

In Context

2And he said to them, There is much ripe corn, and few workmen; therefore pray ye the Lord of the ripe corn, that he send workmen into his ripe corn. (And he said to them, There is a great harvest, but few workers; and so beseech the Lord of the harvest, that he send workers to gather in his harvest.)

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Cross References

Numbers 11:16And the Lord said to Moses, Gather thou to me seventy men of the elder men of Israel, whom thou knowest to be (the) eld (er) men, and (the) masters of the people; and thou shalt lead them to the door of the tabernacle of [the] bond of peace (or and thou shalt bring them to the entrance to the Tabernacle of the Covenant), and thou shalt make them to stand there with thee,

Matthew 10:1And when his twelve disciples were called together, he gave to them power of unclean spirits (or he gave to them power over unclean spirits), to cast them out of men, and to heal every languor [or all ache], and [all] sickness.

Luke 1:17and he shall go before him in the spirit and virtue of Elias (or and he shall go before him in the spirit and in the power of Elijah); and he shall turn the hearts of the fathers into the sons, and men out of belief, [or that believe not], to the prudence of just men (or to the wisdom of the righteous), to make ready a perfect people to the Lord.

Luke 3:4As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias, the prophet, (or As it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah), The voice of a crier in (the) desert, [or The voice of one crying in (the) desert], Make ye ready the way of the Lord, make ye his paths right.

Luke 9:1And when the twelve apostles were called together, Jesus gave to them virtue and power on all devils, and that they should heal sicknesses. (And when the twelve apostles were called together, Jesus gave them authority and power over all demons, and so that they could heal sicknesses.)

Acts 13:2And when they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said to them, Separate ye to me Saul and Barnabas, into the work to which I have taken them. (And when they served the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said to them, Set apart Saul and Barnabas, for the work to which I have called them.)

Matthew Henry on Luke 10:1

In this chapter we have, I. The ample commission which Christ gave to the seventy disciples to preach the gospel, and to confirm it by miracles; and the full instructions he gave them how to manage themselves in the execution of their commissions, and great encouragements therein, ver. 1-16 . II. The report which the seventy disciples made to their Master of the success of their negotiation, and his discourse thereupon, ver. 17-24 . III. Christ's discourse with a lawyer concerning the way to heaven, and the… Read the whole commentary →

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