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Jesus Chooses His Twelve Apostles(A)

13 Then Jesus went up ·on a mountain [to the hills] and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. 14 Jesus ·chose [appointed] twelve [C paralleling the twelve tribes of Israel] and called them apostles[a] [C “apostle” means a messenger, or someone sent with a commission]. He wanted them to be with him, and he wanted to send them out to preach 15 and to have the authority to ·force [drive; cast] demons out of people. 16 These are the twelve he ·chose [appointed]: Simon (Jesus named him Peter), 17 James and John, the sons of Zebedee (Jesus named them Boanerges, which [C in Aramaic] means “Sons of Thunder”), 18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot [C either religiously zealous, or a (former) member of the revolutionary movement known as Zealots], 19 and Judas Iscariot [C Iscariot probably means “man of Kerioth”], who later ·turned against [betrayed] Jesus.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 3:14 and called them apostles Some Greek copies do not have this phrase.

13 And kai he went anabainō up into eis the ho mountain oros and kai called proskaleō those hos whom he himself autos wanted thelō, and kai they came aperchomai to pros him autos. 14 And kai he appointed poieō twelve dōdeka ( whom hos he onomazō also kai named onomazō apostles apostolos) so hina that they might be eimi with meta him autos and kai so hina that he might send apostellō them autos out to preach kēryssō 15 and kai have echō authority exousia to drive ekballō out · ho demons daimonion. 16 · kai He appointed poieō the ho twelve dōdeka: · kai Peter Petros (the name onoma he gave epitithēmi to ho Simon Simōn); 17 · kai James Iakōbos the ho son of ho Zebedee Zebedaios, · kai John Iōannēs the ho brother adelphos of ho James Iakōbos · kai ( he gave epitithēmi to them autos the name onoma Boanerges Boanērges, that hos is eimi, Sons hyios of Thunder brontē); 18 · kai Andrew Andreas, · kai Philip Philippos, · kai Bartholomew Bartholomaios, · kai Matthew, · kai Thomas Thōmas, · kai James Iakōbos the ho son of ho Alphaeus Halphaios, · kai Thaddaeus Thaddaios, · kai Simon Simōn the ho Canaanite Kananaios; 19 and kai Judas Ioudas Iscariot Iskariōth, who hos betrayed paradidōmi him autos.

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