Matthew 10:1, Christ sends out his twelve apostles, enabling them with power to do miracles; Matthew 10:5, giving them their charge, teaches them; Matthew 10:16, comforts them against persecutions; Matthew 10:40, and promises a blessing to those that receive them.
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Matthew 10 — OverviewMatthew 10 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis chapter is an ordination sermon, which our Lord Jesus preached,
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them some time before to be disciples, his immediate followers and…Matthew 10:1Matthew 10:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryParallel passages: Mark 6:7; Luke 9:1. The prayer (Matthew 9:38) is answered in the persons of those who were taught to pray. Christ establishes his new agency. And when he had called unto him. From the circle of the…Matthew 10:1Matthew 10:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe twelve apostles.
The commission of the twelve follows immediately on the expression of our Lord's compassion for the forlorn flock without a shepherd, and his more cheering view of the multitude as a ripe…Matthew 10:1Matthew 10:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe power to impart power.
"He gave them power." It does not strike us as remarkable that, being what Jesus was, he should have power over sickness, disease, disability, and even death. But it certainly is unusual,…Matthew 10:1-4Matthew 10:1-4 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe mission of the twelve.
I. THE CALL.
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