Luke 9:1

1 Then calling the Twelve together He conferred on them power and authority over all the demons and to 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 Then calling the Twelve together He conferred on them power and authority over all the demons and to cure diseases;

2 and sent them out to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to cure the sick.

3 And He commanded them, "Take nothing for your journey; neither stick nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have an extra under garment.

4 Whatever house you enter, make that your home, and from it start afresh.

5 Wherever they refuse to receive you, as you leave that town shake off the very dust from your feet as a protest against them."