Mark 3:13

11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

12 And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.

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:

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.
KJV
And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.
WEB
He went up into the mountain and called to himself those whom he wanted, and they went to him.
ASV
And he goeth up into the mountain, and calleth unto him whom he himself would; and they went unto him.
DARBY
And he goes up into the mountain, and calls whom he himself would, and they went to him.
BLB
And He goes up onto the mountain, and He summons those whom He Himself was wanting, and they went away to Him.
ÅB
Og han gikk opp i fjellet og kalte til seg dem han selv ville, og de gikk til ham.
OTB
Han gikk opp på en fjellside og kalte til seg dem Han ville, og de kom til Ham.
B1930
Og han gikk op i fjellet og kalte til sig dem han selv vilde, og de gikk til ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 6:12–16

    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.

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  • Luke 9:1

    Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.

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  • Matthew 10:1–4

    And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

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  • Matthew 5:1

    And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

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  • Mark 6:7

    And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;

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