Luke 6:13

And when the day was come, he called his disciples, and chose twelve of them, which he called [or he named] also apostles;

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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 was done in those days, he went out into an hill to pray (or he went up onto a hill to pray); and he was all night dwelling in the prayer of God.

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

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Cross References

Matthew 9:36And he saw the people, and had ruth on them; for they were travailed, and lying as sheep not having a shepherd. (And he saw the people, and had compassion for them; for they were troubled, and living like sheep not having a shepherd.)

Mark 3:13And he went (up) into an hill (or And he went up onto a hill), and called to him whom he would; and they came to him.

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

Luke 11:49Therefore the wisdom of God said, I shall send to them prophets and apostles, and of them they shall slay and pursue, (And so the wisdom of God said, I shall send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall persecute and kill,)

Acts 1:13And when they were entered into the house, where they dwelled, they went up into the solar, [or into the higher things], (or they went up into the upper room), Peter and John, and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes (or and Simon the Zealot), and Judas of James.

Ephesians 4:11And he gave some apostles (or And he made some of us apostles), some prophets, others evangelists, others shepherds 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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