Luke 9:1
And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,
English Standard Version (ESV)
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This wasn't just handing out jobs; Jesus "called the twelve together" for a solemn, intentional gathering, commissioning them not just as learners, but as empowered representatives, entrusting them with authority over spiritual and physical ailments. This deliberate act signals that their mission was far more than a simple assignment; it was a transfer of His own divine power.
As Jesus' Galilean ministry winds down, He gathers his twelve closest followers for a solemn occasion. He commissions them with divine power to cast out demons and heal diseases, preparing them for their own outreach before He begins His final journey toward Jerusalem. This sends them out as representatives of God's kingdom, equipped to confirm His message through miraculous signs.
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dōdeka · Greek Noun
The chosen inner circle of Jesus' followers whom He commissioned as His primary witnesses and the foundational leaders of the early church. They were granted special authority to carry out Jesus' ministry and mission.
dynamis · Greek Noun
The divine capacity and enabling force to perform supernatural acts. In Scripture, it is often tied to the Holy Spirit’s activity and the manifestation of God’s rule.
exousia · Greek Noun
The legitimate right, sovereignty, or delegated mandate to act on behalf of another. In a biblical context, it signifies the authority Jesus delegates to His disciples to command spiritual and physical realities.
daimonion · Greek Noun
c. AD 27-28— this verse
Jesus Calls the Twelve Apostles
Jesus selects his core group of twelve disciples, whom he also names apostles, to be with him and to eventually spread his message.
c. AD 28
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve
Jesus commissions the twelve apostles, granting them authority over demons and the power to heal diseases, sending them to preach the coming of the Kingdom of God.
c. AD 28
Herod Antipas Hears About Jesus
The tetrarch Herod Antipas hears reports of Jesus's miraculous deeds and wonders if John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, showing the impact of Jesus's ministry.
c. AD 28
Feeding of the Five Thousand
After the twelve return from their mission, Jesus takes them to a remote place to rest, but they are followed by a large crowd, whom Jesus compassionately feeds with five loaves and two fish.
This passage mirrors Luke 9:1 by detailing Jesus gathering His twelve disciples and commissioning them with authority over unclean spirits and the power to heal various diseases.
Mark 6:7Mark's account also aligns with Luke 9:1, emphasizing Jesus calling the Twelve and sending them out in pairs, granting them authority over the spirits of impurity.
Exodus 3:10This verse shows God commissioning Moses with a divine mandate to go and deliver the Israelites, paralleling Jesus' act of giving His disciples authority and a mission.
2 Kings 4:29-31This passage describes Elisha sending his servant Gehazi to heal a child, illustrating a similar pattern of a prophet bestowing a delegated power to overcome death and illness.
Isaiah 61:1This prophecy speaks of the Spirit of the Lord anointing a messenger to proclaim freedom for captives and comfort those who mourn, which aligns with the healing and liberating power Jesus gave His disciples.
barnesLuke 9:1: "Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases."
See the notes at Matthew 10:1-14 . See the notes at Matthew 10:1-14.
expositorsLuke 9:1: "Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases."
Chapter 17THE MIRACLE OF THE LOAVES. Luke 9:1-17 THE Galilean ministry was drawing to a close, for the "great Light" which had risen over the northern province must now move southward, to set behind a cross and a grave. Jesus, however, is reluctant-to leave these borders, amid whose hills the greater part of His life has been spent, and among whose composite populat…
This wasn't just handing out jobs; Jesus "called the twelve together" for a solemn, intentional gathering, commissioning them not just as learners, but as empowered representatives, entrusting them with authority over spiritual and physical ailments. This deliberate act signals that their mission was far more than a simple assignment; it was a transfer of His own divine power.
As Jesus' Galilean ministry winds down, He gathers his twelve closest followers for a solemn occasion. He commissions them with divine power to cast out demons and heal diseases, preparing them for their own outreach before He begins His final journey toward Jerusalem. This sends them out as representatives of God's kingdom, equipped to confirm His message through miraculous signs.
As Jesus' Galilean ministry winds down, He gathers his twelve closest followers for a solemn occasion. He commissions them with divine power to cast out demons and heal diseases, preparing them for their own outreach before He begins His final journey toward Jerusalem. This sends them out as representatives of God's kingdom, equipped to confirm His message through miraculous signs.
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