The last three verses of the ninth chapter form the proper introduction to the mission of the twelve as is evident from the remarkable fact that the mission of the seventy was prefaced by the very same words.
Mat 10 8 comission.
James son of zebedee and his brother john.
5 15 directions to the apostles.
16 42 1 4 the word apostle signifies messenger.
Matthew 10 1 5 mission of the twelve apostles.
The opening of this commission in a world eaten up by selfishness proclaimed the advent of a new era and was the sign of the establishment of the kingdom of god among men.
7 and as ye go preach saying the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
They were christ s messengers sent forth to proclaim his kingdom.
1 4 the apostles instructed and sent forth.
2 these are the names of the twelve apostles.
8 heal the sick cleanse the lepers raise the dead cast out devils.
16 then the eleven disciples went to galilee to the mountain where jesus had told them to go.
In the grace of the gospel there is a slave.
5 these twelve jesus sent forth and commanded them saying go not into the way of the gentiles and into any city of the samaritans enter ye not.
Freely ye have received freely.
The details are not given in luke 9 1 2 or luke 10 9.
1 then he summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness.
We have here the details of the orders summarized in ver.
First simon who is called peter and his brother andrew.
Heal the sick etc according to the true order of these commands solely physical ills are mentioned first in their partial sick and in their final effect dead.
17 when they saw him they worshiped him.
Matthew 10 new international version niv jesus sends out the twelve.
And commanded go not into the way of the gentiles that is into their country.
Commentary for matthew 10.
10 jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.
The mission of the twelve.
Their commission was thus confined now because the calling of the gentiles was deferred till after the more plentiful effusion of the holy ghost on the.
James the son of zebedee and his brother john.
From that time forth there would be a band of men upon earth consecrated to minister to its woes and needs.
Christ gave them power to heal all manner of sickness.
Then physical and ceremonial pollution lepers which forms a transition to the mention of ills.
3 philip and bartholomew.
First simon called peter and his brother andrew.
3 philip and bartholomew thomas and matthew the tax.
Matthew 10 is the tenth chapter in the gospel of matthew in the new testament section of the christian bible matthew 10 comes after jesus had called some of his disciples and before the meeting with the disciples of john the baptist this section is also known as the mission discourse or the little commission in contrast to the great commission matthew 28 18 20.
6 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of israel.
6 7 13 luke 9 1 6.
These twelve jesus sent forth namely to preach the gospel and to work miracles.