Mark 3:14
Twelve of them whom he also called "Apostles," he appointed to be with him, and also that he might send them out to preach,
Montgomery 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
13Then he went up the hillside and called to him those whom he chose, and they came to him.
15and to have authority to cast out demons.
Cross References
Luke 10:1After this the appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two before his face, into every city and place into which he himself intended to go.
John 15:16"You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
Acts 1:24and they prayed, saying. "Thou, O Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show clearly which of these two men thou hast chosen to fill the place
Galatians 1:15But when God who had set me apart from my very birth,
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 →