Mark 3:14

Good News Translation

and he chose twelve, whom he named apostles. "I have chosen you to be with me," he told them. "I will also send you out to preach,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles, to be with him, to send them out to preach,

King James Version (1611)
And he ordeined twelue, that they should be with him, and that hee might send them foorth to preach:

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

English Standard Version
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 American Standard Bible
And He appointed twelve, so that they would be with Him and that He could send them out to preach,

New Century Version
Jesus chose twelve and called them apostles. He wanted them to be with him, and he wanted to send them out to preach

Amplified Bible
And He appointed twelve [disciples], so that they would be with Him [for instruction] and so that He could send them out to preach [the gospel as apostles—that is, as His special messengers, personally chosen representatives],

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And He appointed twelve, so that they would be with Him and that He could send them out to preach,

Legacy Standard Bible
And He appointed twelve (whom He also named apostles) to be with Him and to send them out to preach,

Berean Standard Bible
He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,

Contemporary English Version
Then he chose twelve of them to be his apostles, so that they could be with him. He also wanted to send them out to preach

Complete Jewish Bible
He appointed twelve to be with him, to be sent out to preach

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

Easy-to-Read Version
And he chose twelve men and called them apostles. He wanted these twelve men to be with him, and he wanted to send them to other places to tell people God's message.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And hee appoynted twelue that they should be with him, and that he might send them to preache,

George Lamsa Translation
And he chose twelve to be with him, that he might send them to preach,

Lexham English Bible
And he appointed twelve, so that they would be with him and so that he could send them out to preach

Literal Translation
And He made disciples of twelve, that they might be with Him; and that He might send them to proclaim,

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

Bible in Basic English
And he took twelve to be with him, so that he might send them out as preachers,

Hebrew Names Version
He appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them out to preach,

International Standard Version
He appointed twelve whom he called apostles to accompany him, to be sent out to preach,

Etheridge Translation
And he chose twelve to be with him, and to send them to preach,

Murdock Translation
And he chose twelve to be with him, whom he would send out to preach,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he ordeyned twelue, that they shoulde be with him, and that he might sende them foorth to preache,

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

World English Bible
He appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them out to preach,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he ordained twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,

Weymouth's New Testament
He appointed twelve of them, that they might be with Him, and that He might also send them to proclaim His Message,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he made, that there weren twelue with hym, to sende hem to preche.

Update Bible Version
And he appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles, that they might be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,

Webster's Bible Translation
And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,

New English Translation
He appointed twelve (whom he named apostles), so that they would be with him and he could send them to preach

New King James Version
Then He appointed twelve, [fn] that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach,

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

New Life Bible
He picked out twelve followers to be with Him so He might send them out to preach.

New Revised Standard
And he appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles, to be with him, and to be sent out to proclaim the message,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and he appointed a twelve, whom also he named, Apostles, - that they might be with him, and that he might be sending them forth to make proclamation,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he made that twelve should be with him, and that he might send them to preach.

Revised Standard Version
And he appointed twelve, to be with him, and to be sent out to preach

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he ordeyned ye .xii. that they shuld be wt him and that he myght sende the to preache:

Young's Literal Translation
and he appointed twelve, that they may be with him, and that he may send them forth to preach,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he ordeyned ye twolue, that they shulde be with him, and that he might sende them out to preach,

Mace New Testament (1729)
then he chose twelve of them to be near his person, and afterwards to be gospel-missionaries.

Simplified Cowboy Version
He chose twelve cowboys to ride with him so he could teach them his ways and they could show others. He also gave them the power to

Contextual Overview

¹³ Then Jesus went up a hill and called to himself the men he wanted. They came to him, ¹⁴ and he chose twelve, whom he named apostles. "I have chosen you to be with me," he told them. "I will also send you out to preach, ¹⁵ and you will have authority to drive out demons." ¹⁶ These are the twelve he chose: Simon (Jesus gave him the name Peter); ¹⁷ James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee (Jesus gave them the name Boanerges, which means "Men of Thunder"); ¹⁸ Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Patriot, ¹⁹ and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus. ²⁰ Then Jesus went home. Again such a large crowd gathered that Jesus and his disciples had no time to eat. ²¹ When his family heard about it, they set out to take charge of him, because people were saying, "He's gone mad!"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he ordained: John 15:16, Acts 1:24, Acts 1:25, Galatians 1:1, Galatians 1:15-20

and: Luke 9:1-6, Luke 10:1-11, Luke 24:47, Acts 1:8

Reciprocal: Joshua 4:4 - prepared Matthew 10:1 - called Mark 6:7 - the twelve Acts 14:23 - they had

Cross-References

Genesis 3:1
Now the snake was the most cunning animal that the Lord God had made. The snake asked the woman, "Did God really tell you not to eat fruit from any tree in the garden?"

Genesis 3:15
I will make you and the woman hate each other; her offspring and yours will always be enemies. Her offspring will crush your head, and you will bite her offspring's heel."

Genesis 3:20
Adam named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all human beings.

Genesis 9:6
Human beings were made like God, so whoever murders one of them will be killed by someone else.

Leviticus 20:25
So then, you must make a clear distinction between animals and birds that are ritually clean and those that are not. Do not eat unclean animals or birds. I have declared them unclean, and eating them would make you unclean.

Psalms 72:9
The peoples of the desert will bow down before him; his enemies will throw themselves to the ground.

Isaiah 29:4
Jerusalem will be like a ghost struggling to speak from under the ground, a muffled voice coming from the dust.

Isaiah 65:25
Wolves and lambs will eat together; lions will eat straw, as cattle do, and snakes will no longer be dangerous. On Zion, my sacred hill, there will be nothing harmful or evil."

Micah 7:17
They will crawl in the dust like snakes; they will come from their fortresses, trembling and afraid. They will turn in fear to the Lord our God.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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, for this constitution of them was before that mission, and was in order to it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For an account of the appointment of the apostles, see the notes at Matthew 10:1-4.

And calleth unto him whom he would - Those whom he chose; whom he was about to appoint to the apostleship. See the notes at John 15:16.

Mark 3:14

He ordained twelve - The word rendered “ordained” here does not express our notion of ordination to the ministry. It means, literally, “he made” - that is, he “appointed” twelve to be with him.

Twelve - The reason why “twelve” were chosen was, probably, that such a number would be deemed competent witnesses of what they saw; that they could not be easily charged with being excited by sympathy, or being deluded, as a multitude might; and that, being destined to go into all the world, a considerable number seemed indispensable. Perhaps, also, there was some reference to the fact that “twelve” was the number of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Mark 3:17

Boanerges - This word is made up of two Hebrew words signifying “sons of thunder,” meaning that they, on some accounts, “resembled” thunder. See the notes at Matthew 1:1. It is not known why this name was given to James and John. They are nowhere else called by it. Some suppose it was because they wished to call down fire from heaven and consume a certain village of the Samaritans, Luke 9:54. It is, however, more probable that it was on account of something fervid, and glowing, and powerful in their genius and eloquence.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Mark 3:14. He ordained twelve — εποιησε, he made twelve. Here is nothing of what we call ordaining. Christ simply appointed them to be with him; and that he might send them occasionally to preach, &c.

To preach — The Codex Bezae, Saxon, and all the Itala, except one, add το ευαγγελιον, the Gospel.