Mark 3:14

And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
KJV

καὶ ἐποίησεν δώδεκα, ἵνα ὦσιν μετ’ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἵνα ἀποστέλλῃ αὐτοὺς κηρύσσειν
Greek NT

Et fecit ut essent duodecim cum illo : et ut mitteret eos prædicare.
Vulgate

And he appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
ASV

And he made that twelve should be with him, and that he might send them to preach.
Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός

autos

pronoun · 5564×

δώδεκα

dodeka

adjective · 75×

εἰμί

eimi

verb · 2461×

καί

kai

conjunction · 8973×

κηρύσσω

kerusso

verb · 61×

μετά

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable

SBLGNT: δώδεκα | Treg/RP: δώδεκα | WH/NIV: + οὓς καὶ ἀποστόλους ὠνόμασεν

δώδεκα — SBLGNT
δώδεκα — Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
+ οὓς καὶ ἀποστόλους ὠνόμασεν — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)

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Historic Christian voices

7 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Catechism of the Catholic Church · 5 passages

§551From the beginning of his public life Jesus chose certain men, twelve in number, to be with him and to participate in his mission.280 He gives the Twelve a share in his authority and 'sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal."281 They remain associated for ever with Christ's kingdom, for through them he directs the Church: As my Father appointed a kingdom for me, …

§765The Lord Jesus endowed his community with a structure that will remain until the Kingdom is fully achieved. Before all else there is the choice of the Twelve with Peter as their head.168 Representing the twelve tribes of Israel, they are the foundation stones of the new Jerusalem.169 The Twelve and the other disciples share in Christ's mission and his power, but also in his lot…

§787From the beginning, Jesus associated his disciples with his own life, revealed the mystery of the Kingdom to them, and gave them a share in his mission, joy, and sufferings.215 Jesus spoke of a still more intimate communion between him and those who would follow him: "Abide in me, and I in you.... I am the vine, you are the branches."216 and he proclaimed a mysterious and real …

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

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Cross-references

Acts 1:2 — Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
Acts 1:8 — But 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
Acts 1:24 — And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
Gal 1:1 — Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)
John 15:16 — Ye 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 ma
Luke 9:1 — Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
Luke 10:1 — After 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.