Luke 6:13

And when it was day, he called to him his disciples; and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles:

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;

In Context

12And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he spent the night in prayer to God.

14Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

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Cross References

Matthew 9:36And when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were troubled and scattered as sheep that had no shepherd.

Mark 3:13And he went up into a mountain, and called to him such as he wished, and they came to him.

Mark 6:30And the apostles came together to Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught.

Luke 11:49For this reason also the Wisdom of God said: I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill, and persecute,

Acts 1:13And when they had come in, they went up into an upper room, in which dwelt Peter and James, and John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphæus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

Ephesians 4:11And he himself gave some to be apostles, and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:13-20

The Twelve Apostles Chosen. 12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. 13 And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles; 14 Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, 15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphæus, and Simon called Zelotes, 16 And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the… Read the whole commentary →

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