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Sections for Luke 9
Lu 9:1-6 Mission of the Twelve Apostles.
Lu 9:7-9 Herod Troubled at What He Hears of Christ Desires to See Him.
Lu 9:10-17 On the Return of the Twelve Jesus Retires with Them to
Lu 9:18-27 Peter's Confession of Christ--Our Lord's First Explicit
Lu 9:28-36 Jesus Transfigured.
Lu 9:37-45 Demoniac and Lunatic Boy Healed--Christ's Second Explicit
Lu 9:46-48 Strife among the Twelve Who Should Be Greatest--John
Lu 9:51-56 The Period of His Assumption Approaching Christ Takes His
Lu 9:57-62 Incidents Illustrative of Discipleship.
Lu 9:1-6 Mission of the Twelve Apostles.

The mission of the Twelve Apostles is closely related to that described in Matthew 10:1-15.

Jesus gave the apostles both the power and the authority they needed for their task.