Mark 3:14

14 He appointed twelve of them, that they might be with Him, and that He might also send them to proclaim His Message,

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.

Mark 3:14 In-Context

12 But He many a time checked them, forbidding them to say who He was.

13 Then He went up the hill; and those whom He Himself chose He called, and they came to Him.

14 He appointed twelve of them, that they might be with Him, and that He might also send them to proclaim His Message,

15 with authority to expel the demons.

16 These twelve were Simon (to whom He gave the surname of Peter),