Luke 9:2
And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
Cross-reference
Luke 9:6 shows the apostles immediately carrying out the command — preaching and healing as instructed here.
In Luke 16:16, the kingdom of God is being preached since John — this is the same proclamation Jesus sent his disciples to make, marking a new era.
Luke 10:9 gives the same dual task—heal and proclaim the kingdom—as the Twelve received in 9:2.
Luke 10:1 describes another sending, mirroring the Twelve's commission in 9:2—both sent to prepare the way.
Luke 6:13 records Jesus choosing the twelve apostles — these are the same men now being sent out.
Mark 6:12 records the disciples' actual mission: they went out and proclaimed repentance — the practical expression of the kingdom preaching in Luke 9:2.
Hebrews 2:4 says God confirmed the message with signs and wonders — the healing here is part of that divine attestation.
Mark 1:15 gives Jesus' precise proclamation: 'The time is fulfilled, repent and believe' — the content of what the disciples were sent to announce.
Mark 1:14 shows Jesus himself proclaiming the gospel of God — the same message the disciples are later sent to proclaim in Luke 9:2.
Matthew 24:14 reveals the ultimate goal: this gospel of the kingdom will be preached worldwide before the end — fulfilling the mission begun in Luke 9:2.
Matthew 10:8 expands on the healing mandate, adding raise the dead, cleanse lepers, and give freely — specifics to the general command in Luke 9:2.
Matthew 10:7 is the parallel commission: Jesus tells the twelve to proclaim 'the kingdom of heaven is at hand' — the core of their mission.
Matthew 10:5 gives the parallel commissioning with the added restriction to Israel — the same sending event from another gospel.
Acts 8:12 describes Philip preaching the kingdom and healing — a later example of the same apostolic pattern.
Matthew 4:17 records Jesus preaching the same kingdom message — the apostles continue his own proclamation.
Matthew 12:28 links healing/deliverance to the kingdom's arrival — the same connection underlies the apostles' mission here.
Matthew 3:2 has John preaching 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand' — the same message Jesus later entrusted to his disciples.
Hebrews 2:3 notes the gospel was first declared by the Lord and then attested by those who heard — the apostles sent here.