Choosing the Twelve

12 Now it was [a]at this time that He went off to (A)the mountain to (B)pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer with God. 13 And when day came, (C)He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as (D)apostles: 14 Simon, whom He also named Peter, and his brother Andrew; and [b]James and John; and Philip and Bartholomew; 15 and (E)Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot; 16 Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 6:12 Lit in these days
  2. Luke 6:14 Or Jacob, also vv 15 and 16

The Twelve Apostles(A)

12 Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in (B)prayer to God. 13 And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; (C)and from them He chose (D)twelve whom He also named apostles: 14 Simon, (E)whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; 15 Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called the Zealot; 16 Judas (F)the son of James, and (G)Judas Iscariot who also became a traitor.

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