Matthew 10:8. According to the best authorities, raise the dead should come before cleanse the lepers. The Apostles did raise the dead after the resurrection of Christ, whether they availed themselves of this power on this journey is not stated. The power to do these things was delegated to them for the specific purpose of calling attention to and confirming their words.

Freely ye received. This refers both to the instruction and the power. ‘Freely' means not abundantly, but gratuitously, thus they were to give. The grace and the instrumentality are alike unbought.

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Old Testament