Mark 3:16
These are the twelve he chose: Simon (whom he called Peter),
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15and with the authority to drive out demons.
17James the son of Zebedee and his brother John (who he called Boanerges, meaning “sons of thunder”),
Cross References
Matthew 16:16“You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God,” Simon Peter replied.
Luke 6:14Simon (also called Peter by Jesus), Andrew his brother, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,
Acts 1:13When they arrived, they went upstairs to the upper room where they were staying: Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas; Bartholomew and Matthew; James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
1 Corinthians 3:22whether it's Paul or Apollos or Peter—or the world, or life, or death, or the present, or the future. You have everything—
Galatians 2:7On the contrary, once they realized that I'd been given responsibility to share the good news with the foreigners just as Peter had been given the responsibility to share the good news with the Jews,
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 →