Mark 3:14

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

Mark 3:14 in Other Translations

14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,

14 And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach

New Living Translation (NLT)

14 Then he appointed twelve of them and called them his apostles. They were to accompany him, and he would send them out to preach,

The Message Bible (MSG)

14 He settled on twelve, and designated them apostles. The plan was that they would be with him, and he would send them out to proclaim the Word

American Standard Version (ASV)

14 And he appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,

GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)

14 He appointed twelve whom he called apostles. They were to accompany him and to be sent out by him to spread [the Good News].

Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

14 He also appointed 12-He also named them apostles-to be with Him, to send them out to preach,

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

14 He appointed 12 of them and called them apostles. From that time on they would be with him. He would also send them out to preach.

Mark 3:14 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 3:14

And he ordained twelve
Or made, constituted, and appointed twelve men, out of those he called to him. The Arabic version adds, "and called them apostles"; which seems to be taken out of ( Luke 6:13 ) .

That they should be with him;
constantly, in private and in public; be taken into his family, and reckoned such; be his familiars, and privy to all his affairs; hear all his discourses, and see his miracles; that so they might be trained up and fitted for the great work he designed them for:

and that he might send them forth to preach;
the Gospel in Judea first, and then in all the world: for he did not at this time send them to preach, only chose; called, and appointed them; and after they had been with him some time, and were better qualified for such service, he sent them forth, as in ( Matthew 10:1 Matthew 10:5 ) , for this constitution of them was before that mission, and was in order to it.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Mark 3:14 In-Context

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

1. S Mark 6:30

Footnotes 1

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