And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction.
The calling of the Apostles is here described to us, not as on a former occasion, when the Lord Jesus Christ, intending to prepare them for their office, selected them for admission into his private circle. They are now called to immediate performance, are ordered to prepare themselves for the work, receive injunctions, and, that there may be no want of authority, are endued with...
Christ conferred these high honors by degrees, like the morning light growing ever stronger. He kept these twelve under probation first, testing men before entrusting them with so great a charge, then fitted them by taking them to be with Him, for no preparation rivals acquaintance and communion with Jesus Christ Himself.
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Commenting on Matthew 10:1-4
MATTHEW CHAPTER 10 Verse 1. And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, etc. This account of sending the apostles forth is recorded also in . Mark says that he sent them out two and two. This was a kind arrangement, that each one might have a companion; and that they might visit more places, and accomplish more labour, than if they were all together.