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And over all the power of the enemy (kai epi pāsan tēn dunamin tou echthrou). This is the heart of “the authority” (tēn exousian) here given by Jesus which is far beyond their expectations. The victory over demons was one phase of it. The power to tread upon serpents is repeated in Mar 16:18 (the Appendix) and exemplified in Paul’s case in Malta (Act 28:3-5). But protection from physical harm is not the main point in this struggle with Satan “the enemy” (Mat 13:25; Rom 16:20; 1Pe 5:8).
Nothing shall in any wise hurt you (ouden humās ou mē adikēsei). Text has future active indicative, while some MSS. read adikēsēi, aorist active subjunctive of adikeō, common verb from adikos (a privative and dikos), to suffer wrong, to do wrong. The triple negative here is very strong. Certainly Jesus does not mean this promise to create presumption or foolhardiness for he repelled the enemy’s suggestion on the pinnacle of the temple.