Luke 9:1

1 Jesus now called the Twelve and gave them authority and power to deal with all the demons and cure diseases.

Luke 9:1 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 9:1

Then he called his twelve disciples together
The Persic version reads, "all his twelve disciples", the other nine, besides the three that were with him, when he raised Jairus's daughter, recorded in the foregoing chapter; the Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions read, "the twelve apostles", for so Christ had named his disciples; (See Gill on Matthew 6:13). The Syriac version only reads, "his own twelve"; and this is agreeably to Luke's way of speaking; see ( Luke 8:1 ) ( 9:12 ) .

And gave them power and authority over all devils;
that is, all kinds of devils, particularly to cast them out of the bodies of men, possessed by them:

and to cure diseases;
of all sorts.

Luke 9:1 In-Context

1 Jesus now called the Twelve and gave them authority and power to deal with all the demons and cure diseases.

2 He commissioned them to preach the news of God's kingdom and heal the sick.

3 He said, "Don't load yourselves up with equipment.

4 Keep it simple; you are the equipment. And no luxury inns - get a modest place and be content there until you leave.

5 If you're not welcomed, leave town. Don't make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and move on."