Luke 9:1
And having called together his twelve disciples, he gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure sicknesses,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
2and he sent them to proclaim the reign of God, and to heal the ailing.
Cross References
Matthew 16:19and I will give to thee the keys of the reign of the heavens, and whatever thou mayest bind upon the earth shall be having been bound in the heavens, and whatever thou mayest loose upon the earth shall be having been loosed in the heavens.'
Mark 6:7and he doth call near the twelve, and he began to send them forth two by two, and he was giving them power over the unclean spirits,
Luke 6:13and when it became day, he called near his disciples, and having chosen from them twelve, whom also he named apostles,
John 14:12'Verily, verily, I say to you, he who is believing in me, the works that I do — that one also shall do, and greater than these he shall do, because I go on to my Father;
Acts 3:16and on the faith of his name, this one whom ye see and have known, his name made strong, even the faith that [is] through him did give to him this perfect soundness before you all.
Acts 9:34and Peter said to him, 'Aeneas, heal thee doth Jesus the Christ; arise and spread for thyself;' and immediately he rose,
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 →