2And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
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And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. …
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
And they went out, and preached that men should repent.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-9)We have here, I. The method Christ took to spread his gospel, to diffuse and enforce the light of it. He had himself travelled about, preaching and healing; but he could be only in one place at a time, and therefore now he sent his twelve disciples abroad, who by this time were pretty well instructed in the nature of the present dispensation, and able to instruct others and deliver to them what th…
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