It appears that the purpose of Jesus' disciples performing exorcisms was to show Christ's dominion over the demons (Luke 10:17) and to verify that the disciples were acting in His name and by His authority.
Inaonekana kuwa lengo la wanafunzi wa Yesu kufanya upungaji mapepo ilikuwa kuonyesha mamlaka ya Kristo juu ya mapepo (Luka 10:17) na kuthibitisha kwamba wanafunzi wake walikuwa kaimu katika jina lake na kwa mamlaka yake.