KJV King James Version
And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
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Mark 3:14
And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,
WEB World English Bible
He appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them out to preach,
ASV American Standard Version
And he appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he appointed twelve, that they may be with him, and that he may send them forth to preach,
Surrounding context — Mark 3
11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
12 And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.
13 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth [unto him] whom he would: and they came unto him.
14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
16 And Simon he surnamed Peter;
17 And James the [son] of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandἐποίησενG4160 · poieōto do/make: doδώδεκαG1427 · dōdekatwelveἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toὦσινG1510 · eimito beμετ᾽G3326 · metawith/afterαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toἀποστέλλῃG649 · apostellōto sendαὐτοὺςG846 · autosit/s/heκηρύσσεινG2784 · kērussōto preach
Cross-references
Acts 1:8But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.Luke 9:1-6Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.John 15:16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and [that] your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.Luke 10:1-11After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.Acts 1:24-25And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all [men], shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,Galatians 1:1Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)Galatians 1:15-20But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called [me] by his grace,Luke 24:47And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
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