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Mark 3:13-15
New Catholic Bible
Mark 3:13-15
New Catholic Bible
13 Jesus Establishes the Group of the Disciples.[a] Jesus then went up onto the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted, and they came to him. 14 [b]He appointed twelve—whom he also named apostles—[c]that they might be his companions and that he might send them out to proclaim the message, 15 with the authority to drive out demons.
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- Mark 3:13 Among those who listened to Jesus there was a group that included women and 72 men who were later sent on mission (see Lk 10:17). Following the Ascension, the group had swelled to 120 believers who waited in Jerusalem (Acts 1:15). From such followers, Jesus here chooses 12 to be apostles (those given a special commission).
- Mark 3:14 Lists of the apostles are also found in Mt 1:2-4; Lk 6:12-16; and Acts 1:13. The order in which the names are given varies, but Peter always comes first and Judas is always placed at the end.
- Mark 3:14 Whom he also named apostles: missing in some manuscripts.
