Mark 3:13-14

Jesus Appoints the Twelve

13 Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.

14 He appointed twelve^[a] that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach

Mark 3:13-14 In-Context

11 Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”

12 But he gave them strict orders not to tell others about him.

13 Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.

14 He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach

15 and to have authority to drive out demons.

16 These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter),

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 5:1
• 2. S Mark 6:30

Footnotes

• [a]. Some manuscripts "twelve—designating them apostles—"