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Selected Verse: Mark 3:13 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
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| Mr 3:13 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] he goeth up [305] into [1519] a mountain [3735], and [2532] calleth [4341] unto him whom [3739] he [846] would [2309]: and [2532] they came [565] unto [4314] him [846]. |
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King James |
And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
For an account of the appointment of the apostles, see the notes at Mat 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 Joh 15:16.
Mar 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.
Mar 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 Mat 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, Luk 9:54. It is, however, more probable that it was on account of something fervid, and glowing, and powerful in their genius and eloquence. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Whom he would (οὓς ἤθελεν αὐτός)
Rev., more strictly, "whom he himself would;" not allowing any to offer themselves for special work. Out of the larger number thus called he selected twelve. See Mar 3:14. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| He calleth whom he would - With regard to the eternal states of men, God always acts as just and merciful. But with regard to numberless other things, he seems to us to act as a mere sovereign. Luk 6:12 |
54 And [1161] when his [846] disciples [3101] James [2385] and [2532] John [2491] saw [1492] this, they said [2036], Lord [2962], wilt thou [2309] that we command [2036] fire [4442] to come down [2597] from [575] heaven [3772], and [2532] consume [355] them [846], even [2532] as [5613] Elias [2243] did [4160]?
1 The book [976] of the generation [1078] of Jesus [2424] Christ [5547], the son [5207] of David [1138], the son [5207] of Abraham [11].
17 And [2532] James [2385] the son [3588] of Zebedee [2199], and [2532] John [2491] the brother [80] of James [2385]; and [2532] he surnamed [2007] [3686] them [846] Boanerges [993], which is [3603], The sons [5207] of thunder [1027]:
14 And [2532] he ordained [4160] twelve [1427], that [2443] they should be [5600] with [3326] him [846], and [2532] that [2443] he might send [649] them [846] forth [649] to preach [2784],
16 Ye [5210] have [1586] not [3756] chosen [1586] me [3165], but [235] I [1473] have chosen [1586] you [5209], and [2532] ordained [5087] you [5209], that [2443] ye [5210] should go [5217] and [2532] bring forth [5342] fruit [2590], and [2532] that your [5216] fruit [2590] should remain [3306]: that [2443] whatsoever [3739] [302] [3748] ye shall ask [154] of the Father [3962] in [1722] my [3450] name [3686], he may give it [1325] you [5213].
1 And [2532] when he had called [4341] unto him his [846] twelve [1427] disciples [3101], he gave [1325] them [846] power [1849] against unclean [169] spirits [4151], to [5620] cast [1544] them [846] out [1544], and [2532] to heal [2323] all manner [3956] of sickness [3554] and [2532] all manner [3956] of disease [3119].
2 Now [1161] the names [3686] of the twelve [1427] apostles [652] are [2076] these [5023]; The first [4413], Simon [4613], who [3588] is called [3004] Peter [4074], and [2532] Andrew [406] his [846] brother [80]; James [2385] the son of [3588] Zebedee [2199], and [2532] John [2491] his [846] brother [80];
3 Philip [5376], and [2532] Bartholomew [918]; Thomas [2381], and [2532] Matthew [3156] the publican [5057]; James [2385] the son of [3588] Alphaeus [256], and [2532] Lebbaeus [3002], whose surname was [1941] Thaddaeus [2280];
4 Simon [4613] the Canaanite [2581], and [2532] Judas [2455] Iscariot [2469], who [3588] also [2532] betrayed [3860] him [846].
14 And [2532] he ordained [4160] twelve [1427], that [2443] they should be [5600] with [3326] him [846], and [2532] that [2443] he might send [649] them [846] forth [649] to preach [2784],
12 And [1161] it came to pass [1096] in [1722] those [5025] days [2250], that he went out [1831] into [1519] a mountain [3735] to pray [4336], and [2532] continued all night [1273] [2258] in [1722] prayer [4335] to God [2316].