The Twelve have been sent out on a mission and have returned. If we place in parallel columns the account in Luke 10:17–20 which reports the success the apostles had scored in their preaching and healing tour, we can see how disturbed Jesus was at their elation. Flushed with success, they were beginning to prepare for the immediate appearing of a glorious kingdom that Jesus would usher in. Their hopes were again raised when, after a period of retreat where no doubt
Mark 6:30–46