Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles

Afterward Jesus went up on a mountain and called out the ones he wanted to go with him. And they came to him.

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

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

The apostles returned to Jesus from their ministry tour and told him all they had done and taught.

Then Jesus said, “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” He said this because there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his apostles didn’t even have time to eat.