Appointed (ανεδειξεν). First aorist active indicative of αναδεικνυμ, an old verb, not only common, but in LXX. In the N.T. only he…

After these things. After the appointment of the twelve apostles, and the transactions recorded in the previous chapters.

Other…

After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also.—Some important manuscripts give “seventy-two,” but the evidence…

They were to go before Christ, and be his heralds. What a mercy it is when the preacher knows that his Master is coming after him, when he can hear…

St. Cyril of Alexandria: God had made known through the Prophets that the preaching of the Gospel of salvation was to embrace …

The title “Lord” (GK 3261) emphasized the serious dominical aspect of the instructions—namely, that they came from the Lord Jesus himself. Not only…

And after these things the Lord appointed—That the Apostles had returned to Christ before these seventy were substituted in…

After these things
After the calling and mi ion of the twelve apostles, and giving them their powers, commi ions, an…

Christ sent the seventy disciples, two and two, that they might strengthen and encourage one another. The ministry of the gospel calls people to re…