Mark 3:14
He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach
Family 35 New Testament
In The King James Version
And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
In Context
13He went up on the mountain and summoned those whom He wanted, and they came to Him.
15—also to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:
Cross References
Luke 10:1Now after these things, the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place where He Himself was about to go.
John 15:16It was not you who chose me but I who chose you, and I appointed you so that you should go and produce fruit, and that your fruit should endure, so that whatever you may ask the Father in my name He may give you.
Acts 1:24And praying they said: “You, Lord, Knower of all hearts, show which one of these two You have chosen
Galatians 1:15But when God—who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me through His grace—resolved
Matthew Henry on Mark 3:14-22
The Calling of the Apostles. 13 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him. 14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, 15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils: 16 And Simon he surnamed Peter; 17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder: 18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas,… Read the whole commentary →