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The commissioning of the Twelve Apostles is an episode in the ministry of Jesus that appears in all three Synoptic Gospels: Matthew 10:1–4, Mark 3:13–19 and Luke 6:12–16. It relates the initial selection of the Twelve Apostles among the disciples of Jesus .
In verses 7–13, Jesus sends the twelve out to the various towns, in pairs, to heal the sick and drive out demons: 7 And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.
These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: The New International Version translates the passage as: These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: "Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans".
Mark 6:7–13 states that Jesus initially sent out these twelve in pairs (cf. Mt 10:5–42, Lk 9:1–6) to towns in Galilee. The text states that their initial instructions were to heal the sick and drive out demons . [ 6 ]
The Gospel of Luke is not alone among the synoptic gospels in containing multiple episodes in which Jesus sends out his followers on missions. The first occasion ( Luke 9:1–6 ) is closely based on the "limited commission" mission in Mark 6:6–13 , which, however, recounts the sending out of the twelve apostles , rather than seventy, though ...
Verse 5 refers to them simply as "the twelve" (Greek: τοὺς δώδεκα, tous dōdeka) but the verb which follows is "ἀπέστειλεν" (apesteilen), meaning "sent forth". [8] Dale Allison observes that they are implicitly called "to imitate Jesus the missionary". Peter is named first because he would go on to lead the church.
Jesus is stated in the Bible to have sent out the Twelve Apostles, "whom he also named apostles" , first before his death "to the lost sheep of Israel" , and after his resurrection, to spread the message of the Gospel to all nations (Matthew 28:16–28:20).
The Qumran community, which produced the Dead Sea Scrolls, also had a group of twelve leaders, perhaps for similar reasons. [4] In the culture of the time, a group of twelve indicated a complete set, and readers would thus consider a number slightly below or above twelve to be odd. [6] Jesus gives the disciples powers to heal.