Luke 9:2

Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. For the exposition, see the notes at ; Matthew 10:5....

1-9 Christ sent his twelve disciples abroad, who by this time were able to teach others what they had received from the Lord. They must not be anxious to commend themselves to people's esteem by outward appearance. They must go as they were. The Lord Jesus is the fountain of power and authority, to whom all creatures must, in one way or another, be subject; and if he goes with the word of his ministers in power, to deliver sinners from Satan's bondage, they may be sure that he will care for their wants. When truth and love thus go together, and yet the message of God is rejected and despised, it leaves men without excuse, and turns to a testimony against them. Herod's guilty conscience was ready to conclude that John was risen from the dead. He desired to see Jesus; and why did he not go and see him? Probably, because he thought it below him, or because he wished not to have any more re...

Verse Luke 9:2. _TO PREACH THE KINGDOM OF GOD_] For an explication of this phrase, Matthew 3:1, Matthew 3:1....

See the notes at Matthew 10:1. See the notes at Matthew 10:1....

EXPOSITION LUKE 9:1 _The Master sends out the twelve on a mission_. LUKE 9:1 THEN HE CALLED HIS TWELVE DISCIPLES TOGETHER. The Galilee ministry was just over; _outwardly_ it had been a triumphant success; vast crowds had been gathered together. The Master was generally welcomed with a positive enthusiasm; the people heard him gladly. Here and there were visible, as in the eases of the woman who touched him and the synagogue ruler who prayed him to heal his little daughter, just related (Luke 8:1.), conspicuous examples of a strange or mighty faith; but the success, the Master knew too well, was only on the surface. The crowds who to-day shouted "Ho

AND HE SENT THEM TO PREACH THE KINGDOM OF GOD,.... The Gospel, which gives an account of the kingdom of the Messiah; of his kingly office and power; of his church, which is his kingdom, and of the government of it, by the ministration of the word, and the administration of ordinances; of the kingdom of grace in the hearts of Christ's subjects, and the nature of it; and of the kingdom of glory, and what is the saints' meetness for it, and right unto it: AND TO HEAL THE SICK; of every disease of body, and thereby confirm their mission and commission from Christ, to preach the Gospel; and recommend it to men....

LUKE 9:2 iva/sqai @tou.j avsqenei/j# {C} Impressed by the concurrence of B and syrc, s in supporting the shorter text, the Committee was somewhat inclined to regard the other forms of text as scribal expansions introduced in order to relieve the abruptness of the simple verb. At the same time, however, the evidence of the Old Syriac is weakened by its reading “the infirm” as the object of “heal” at the close of ver. Luke 9:1. Likewise, in Luke iva,omai, except when passive, always has a direct object. Faced with these conflicting data, the Committee decided that the least unsatisfactory solution was to include the words tou.j avsqenei/j (supported by...

CHAPTER 9 CHAPTER 9:1-50 _ 1. Christ Sends Forth the Twelve Apostles. (Luke 9:1)_ 2. Herod Perplexed. (Luke 9:7) 3. The Return of the Apostles. (Luke 9:10) 4. The Feeding of the Five Thousand. (Luke 9:11) 5. Peter's Confession of Christ. (Luke 9:18) 6. The Son of Man Announces His Death and Resurrection. (Luke 9:22) 7. Necessity of Self-Denial. (Luke 9:23) 8. The Trans

THE MISSION OF THE TWELVE (Mark 6:7 * [Mark 6:1 has already been used in Luke 4:14], Matthew 10:1; Matthew 10:5 *)....

Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God, and to cure those who were ill. He said to them, "Take nothing for the road, neither a staff nor a wallet, nor bread nor money, nor two tunics. Whatever house you go into, stay there, and leave from there. As for whoever do not receive you--when you leave that town shake off the dust from your feet as evidence against them." So they went out, and they went through the villages, preaching and healing everywhere. Herod, the tetrarch, heard about the things which were going on. He did not know what to make of them, because it was said by some, "John is risen from the dead"; and by some, "Elijah has appeared"; and by others, "One of the prophets of the ancient days has risen again." But Herod said, "John I myself beheaded. Who is this abo...