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I. Christ's ministers receive from Him power for their appointed work.

II. When called to high service, they need not care for common wants.

III. The rejection of the greatest good leads to the greatest ill.

(J. H. Godwin.)

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

WEB: He called to himself the twelve, and began to send them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits.