Commissioning the Twelve

Summoning the Twelve,(A) He gave them power and authority over all the demons, and power to heal[a] diseases.(B) Then He sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.(C)

“Take nothing for the road,”(D) He told them, “no walking stick,(E) no traveling bag, no bread, no money; and don’t take an extra shirt.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 9:1 In this passage, different Gk words are translated as heal. In Eng, “to heal” or “to cure” are synonyms with little distinction in meaning. Technically, we do not heal or cure diseases. People are healed or cured from diseases.

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