The 12 Apostles

13 Then(A) He went up the mountain(B) and summoned those He wanted, and they came to Him. 14 He also appointed 12—He also named them apostles[a](C)—to be with Him, to send them out to preach,(D) 15 and to have authority to[b] drive out demons.

16 He appointed the Twelve:[c](E)

To Simon,(F) He gave the name Peter;(G)
17 and to James(H) the son of Zebedee,(I)
and to his brother John,(J)
He gave the name “Boanerges”
(that is, “Sons of Thunder”(K));
18 Andrew;(L)
Philip(M) and Bartholomew;
Matthew(N) and Thomas;(O)
James the son of Alphaeus,
and Thaddaeus;
Simon the Zealot,[d]
19 and Judas Iscariot,[e](P)
who also betrayed Him.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 3:14 Other mss omit He also named them apostles
  2. Mark 3:15 Other mss add heal diseases, and to
  3. Mark 3:16 Other mss omit He appointed the Twelve
  4. Mark 3:18 Lit the Cananaean
  5. Mark 3:19 Iscariot is probably “a man of Kerioth,” a town in Judea.

Jesus Appoints the Twelve(A)

13 Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.(B) 14 He appointed twelve[a](C) that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach 15 and to have authority to drive out demons.(D) 16 These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter),(E) 17 James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”), 18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot 19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 3:14 Some manuscripts twelve—designating them apostles—

13 And they were driving out many demons,(A) anointing(B) many sick(C) people with olive oil,(D) and healing them.(E)

John the Baptist Beheaded

14 King(F) Herod(G) heard of this, because Jesus’ name(H) had become well known. Some[a] said, “John the Baptist(I) has been raised from the dead,(J) and that’s why supernatural powers(K) are at work(L) in him.” 15 But others said, “He’s Elijah.”(M) Still others said, “He’s a prophet[b]—like one of the prophets.”(N)

16 When Herod(O) heard of it, he said, “John,(P) the one I beheaded, has been raised!”(Q)

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 6:14 Other mss read He
  2. Mark 6:15 Lit Others said, “A prophet

13 They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil(A) and healed them.

John the Baptist Beheaded(B)(C)

14 King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying,[a] “John the Baptist(D) has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

15 Others said, “He is Elijah.”(E)

And still others claimed, “He is a prophet,(F) like one of the prophets of long ago.”(G)

16 But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised from the dead!”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 6:14 Some early manuscripts He was saying