“Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.”
When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases — the commission of the twelve combines power (dynamis, inherent capacity) and authority (exousia, delegated permission) — both necessary for the mission. To drive out all demons and to cure diseases: the same two-part ministry as Jesus' own Galilean campaign. The all communicates the comprehensiveness of the authority — no demon or disease is beyond its scope.
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