Verse 14

He appointed twelve so that they might be with Him, and He might send them out to preach.

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  • John 15:16 : 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give you.
  • Acts 1:8 : 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
  • Acts 1:24-25 : 24 Then they prayed, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show us which of these two you have chosen. 25 To take up the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”
  • Gal 1:1 : 1 Paul, an apostle—not sent from men or by human agency, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—
  • Luke 9:1-6 : 1 Then Jesus called together the twelve disciples and gave them power and authority over all demons and to heal diseases. 2 He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. 3 He said to them, 'Take nothing for the journey—no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, and do not take two tunics.' 4 Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave the town. 5 If people do not welcome you, leave that town and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them. 6 So they went out, traveling through the villages, preaching the good news and healing people everywhere.
  • Luke 10:1-9 : 1 After this, the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place where He was about to go. 2 He said to them, 'The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.' 3 Go on your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs among wolves. 4 Do not carry a money bag, a traveling bag, or sandals; and do not greet anyone along the way. 5 When you enter a house, first say, 'Peace to this house.' 6 If a peaceful person is there, your peace will rest on them; but if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay in that house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move from house to house. 8 When you enter a town and they welcome you, eat what is set before you. 9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.' 10 But when you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, 11 'Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a warning to you. Yet know this: The kingdom of God has come near.'
  • Luke 24:47 : 47 And repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
  • Gal 1:15-20 : 15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me by His grace, was pleased 16 to reveal His Son in me, so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood, 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia, and then returned to Damascus. 18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter and stayed with him for fifteen days. 19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord's brother. 20 Now in what I am writing to you, I assure you before God that I am not lying.