Mark 3:16

Mark 3:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Simon he surnamed Peter;
• New International Version (NIV)These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter),
• English Standard Version (ESV)He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);
• New King James Version (NKJV)Simon, to whom He gave the name Peter;

Context of Mark 3:16

14He appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles, to be with him, to send them out to preach, 15and to have authority to drive out demons. He appointed the Twelve: To Simon, he gave the name Peter; 17and to James the son of Zebedee, and to his brother John, he gave the name “Boanerges” (that is, “Sons of Thunder”); 18Andrew; Philip and Bartholomew; Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot,

Mark 3:16 word by word

καὶ ἐπέθηκεν ὄνομα τῷ Σίμωνι Πέτρον,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• Simonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
• heἐπιτίθημιepitithēmi · to put/lay onG2007
• surnamedὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074

Cross-references for Mark 3:16

• Mark 1:16As he passed alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother, casting a net into the sea — for they were fishermen.
• Matthew 16:16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
• John 1:42and he brought Simon to Jesus. When Jesus saw him, he said, “You are Simon, son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated “Peter”).
• 1 Corinthians 1:12What I am saying is this: One of you says, “I belong to Paul,” or “I belong to Apollos,” or “I belong to Cephas,” or “I belong to Christ.”
• 1 Corinthians 3:22whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or things present or things to come — everything is yours,
• 1 Corinthians 9:5Don’t we have the right to be accompanied by a believing wife like the other apostles, the Lord’s brothers, and Cephas?
• Galatians 2:7On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel for the uncircumcised, just as Peter was for the circumcised,
• 2 Peter 1:1Simeon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ: To those who have received a faith equal to ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ.

Commentaries on Mark 3:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Simon, etc. - See on Matthew 10:2; (note), etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13-19Verses 13-19 For an account of the appointment of the apostles, see the notes at Matthew 10:1-4. And calleth unto him whom he would - Those whom he chose; whom he was about to appoint to the apostleship. See the notes at John 15:16. Mark 3:14 He ordained twelve - The word rendered “ordained” here does not express our notion of ordination to the ministry. It means, literally, “he made” - that is, he “appointed” twelve to be with him. Twelve - The reason…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-21Verses 13-21 Christ calls whom he will; for his grace is his own. He had called the apostles to separate themselves from the crowd, and they came unto him. He now gave them power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils. May the Lord send forth more and more of those who have been with him, and have learned of him to preach his gospel, to be instruments in his blessed work. Those whose hearts are enlarged in the work of God, can easily bear with what is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-18Simon and Andrew were brothers, just like James and John (1:16–20). Peter is the Greek version of the Aramaic word kepa’, which means “rock.”Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 3:16

• Apostles
• Call
• Jesus, the Christ
• Peter

In the dictionaries

• Peter
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• Apostle
• Blaspheme
• Ordain
• Surname
• Thunder
• Virtue
• Whole
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on Mark 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings