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The Mission of the Twelve. 13 (A)He went up the mountain[a] and summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him. 14 (B)He appointed twelve [whom he also named apostles] that they might be with him[b] and he might send them forth to preach

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  1. 3:13 He went up the mountain: here and elsewhere the mountain is associated with solemn moments and acts in the mission and self-revelation of Jesus (Mk 6:46; 9:2–8; 13:3). Jesus acts with authority as he summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him.
  2. 3:14–15 He appointed twelve [whom he also named apostles] that they might be with him: literally “he made,” i.e., instituted them as apostles to extend his messianic mission through them (Mk 6:7–13). See notes on Mt 10:1 and 10:2–4.