Mark 6:7-18 And he called to him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;… Armies most amply furnished with stores and comforts are most inefficient. The Zulu hordes, with but spear and shield, held long at bay the well-provisioned and disciplined troops of England. Baggage is well termed "impedimenta." It checks, by just so much, the quickness, and fosters, by hardness. The soul heavily freighted with the luxuries and appliances of this life is at a disadvantage for the sudden movements and missions on which the great Captain would send it. (De W. S. Clark.) Parallel Verses 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; |
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