Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

The twelve

Mark 3:13
And He *went up on the mountain and *summoned those whom He Himself wanted, and they came to Him.
Matthew 10:1
Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.
Luke 6:13
And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles:
Luke 9:1
And He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases.
Luke 10:3
Go; behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.

Two and

Exodus 4:14
Then the anger of the Lord burned against Moses, and He said, “Is there not your brother Aaron the Levite? I know that he speaks fluently. And moreover, behold, he is coming out to meet you; when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.
Ecclesiastes 4:9
Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor.
Revelation 11:3
And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”

Power

Mark 16:17
These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues;
Luke 10:17
The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.”