1And 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.
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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 he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they 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; …
Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-4)Here we are told, I. Who they were that Christ ordained to be his apostles or ambassadors; they were his disciples, Matt. 10:1. He had called them some time before to be disciples, his immediate followers and constant attendants, and he then told them that they should be made fishers of men, which promise he now performed. Note, Christ commonly confers honours and graces by degrees; the light of b…
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