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Jesus is the Source of Power
Commentators emphasize that the disciples' ability to perform miracles was not their own. Jesus, described by one scholar as the "fountain of power and authority," delegated his own divine power to them. They were acting as his official representatives, equipped directly by him for the mission he gave them.
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AT Robertson
On Luke 9:1
He called the twelve together (συνκαλεσαμενος τους δωδεκα). Mr 6:7; Matthew 10:1 have προσκαλεωμα, to call to him. Both…
Charles Ellicott
On Luke 9:1
19th Century
Bishop
Then he called his twelve disciples. See Notes on Matthew 10:5-15, and Mark 6:7-13.
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On Luke 9:1
The “Twelve” receive both the “power” (GK 1539) and the “authority” (GK 2026) to do works of the sort that Jesus has performed in the episodes Luke…
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John Gill
On Luke 9:1
17th Century
Pastor
Then he called his twelve disciples together
The Persic version reads, "all his twelve disciples", the other nine, b…
Matthew Henry
On Luke 9:1–9
17th Century
Minister
Christ sent His twelve disciples out, who by this time were able to teach others what they had received from the Lord. They were not to be anxious …