13And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.
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Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. …
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. …
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-21)In these verses, we have, I. The choice Christ made of the twelve apostles to be his constant followers and attendants, and to be sent abroad as there was occasion, to preach the gospel. Observe, 1. The introduction to this call or promotion of disciples; He goes up into a mountain , and his errand thither was to pray . Ministers must be set apart with solemn prayer for the pouring out of the Spir…
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