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Mark 6:7

And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;

KJV

Καὶ προσκαλεῖται τοὺς δώδεκα, καὶ ἤρξατο αὐτοὺς ἀποστέλλειν δύο δύο, καὶ ἐδίδου αὐτοῖς ἐξουσίαν τῶν πνευμάτων τῶν ἀκαθάρτων,

Greek NT

Et vocavit duodecim : et cœpit eos mittere binos, et dabat illis potestatem spirituum immundorum.

Vulgate

And he calleth unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits;

ASV

And he called the twelve; and began to send them two and two, and gave them power over unclean spirits.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δίδωμι
didomi
verb · 414×
δύο
duo
adjective · 132×
δώδεκα
dodeka
adjective · 75×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
πνεῦμα
pneuma
noun · 379×
προσκαλέομαι
proskaleomai
verb · 29×
ἀκάθαρτος
akathartos
adjective · 31×
ἀποστέλλω
apostello
verb · 131×
ἄρχομαι
archomai
verb · 85×
ἐξουσία
exousia
noun · 102×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§765The Lord Jesus endowed his community with a structure that will remain until the Kingdom is fully achieved. Before all else there is the choice of the Twelve with Peter as their head.168 Representing the twelve tribes of Israel, they are the foundation stones of the new Jerusalem.169 The Twelve and the other disciples share in Christ's mission and his power, but also in his lot…
§1673When the Church asks publicly and authoritatively in the name of Jesus Christ that a person or object be protected against the power of the Evil One and withdrawn from his dominion, it is called exorcism. Jesus performed exorcisms and from him the Church has received the power and office of exorcizing.176 In a simple form, exorcism is performed at the celebration of Baptism. th…

Cross-references

  • Eccl 4:9 — Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
  • Eccl 4:9 — Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
  • John 17:22 — And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
  • Luke 6:13 — And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
  • Luke 6:13 — And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
  • Luke 9:1 — Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
  • Luke 9:1 — Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
  • Luke 10:1 — After these things the LORD appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.
  • Luke 10:1 — After these things the LORD appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.
  • Luke 10:3 — Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
  • Luke 10:17 — And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
  • Mark 3:13 — And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.
  • Mark 3:13 — And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.
  • Mark 6:13 — And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
  • Mark 11:1 — And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
  • Matt 10:1 — 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.
  • Matt 10:1 — 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.
  • Matt 10:9 — Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
  • Rev 11:3 — And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.