Mark 3:14
and He appointed twelve, that they may be with Him, and that He may send them forth to preach,
Literal Standard Version
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
13And He goes up to the mountain, and calls near whom He willed, and they went away to Him;
15and to have power to heal the sicknesses, and to cast out the demons.
Cross References
Luke 10:1And after these things, the LORD also appointed seventy others, and sent them by twos before His face, to every city and place to where He Himself was about to come,
John 15:16You did not choose Me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you might go away, and might bear fruit, and your fruit might remain, that whatever you may ask of the Father in My Name, He may give you.
Acts 1:24and having prayed, they said, “You, LORD, who are knowing the heart of all, show which one You chose of these two,
Galatians 1:15and when God was well pleased—having separated me from the womb of my mother, and having called [me] through His grace—
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 →