Mark 3:14

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

13 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.

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;

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
He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,
KJV
And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
WEB
He appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them out to preach
ASV
And he appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
DARBY
And he appointed twelve that they might be with him, and that he might send them to preach,
BLB
And He appointed twelve, whom also He named apostles, that they might be with Him and that He might send them to preach
ÅB
Og han utvalgte tolv, som skulle være med ham, og som han kunne sende ut for å forkynne ordet
OTB
Han utnevnte tolv, slik at de kunne være med Ham og at Han kunne sende dem ut for å forkynne
B1930
Og han utvalgte tolv, som skulde være med ham, og som han kunde sende ut for å forkynne ordet

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Acts 1:8

    But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

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  • John 15:16

    Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

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  • Luke 9:1–6

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

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  • Galatians 1:1

    Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)

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  • Luke 10:1–11

    After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.

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  • Acts 1:24–25

    And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

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  • Luke 24:47

    And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

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  • Galatians 1:15–20

    But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,

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