What does Matthew 10:1 say Jesus did for His twelve disciples?
Matthew 10:1 says that Jesus called His twelve disciples to Himself and gave them power. The context cites this verse to show the Lord Jesus in His earthly ministry granting power to the Twelve, and it connects that same Greek word with Paul's later reference to principalities and powers.
Les explains that Matthew 10:1 is the account where the Lord Jesus, in His earthly ministry, called His twelve disciples unto Himself and gave them power. Les then compares the same Greek word used there with Paul's statement that we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers. He emphasizes that these powers are in high places, not down in the gutter or on skid row, but in positions of tremendous power, so we are up against something beyond the normal.
And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.