Mark 3:13

Mark 3:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He went up on the mountain and called to Him those He Himself wanted. And they came to Him.

Context of Mark 3:13

11Often, a person with a bad spirit saw Jesus. Then, the spirit caused the person to fall down on the ground in front of Jesus. The spirit caused that person to shout out, ‘You are the Son of God.’ 12Jesus often had to say to the bad spirits, ‘You must not tell anyone who I am.’ Jesus went up a mountain. He chose some men and he asked them to go there with him. So they met together with him there. 14He chose a group of 12 men. He called them his apostles. He wanted them to be with him. And he would send them to teach people about God. 15He gave these men authority to cause bad spirits to leave people.

Mark 3:13 word by word

Καὶ ἀναβαίνει εἰς τὸ ὄρος καὶ προσκαλεῖται οὓς ἤθελεν αὐτός, καὶ ἀπῆλθον πρὸς αὐτόν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he goeth upἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• a mountainὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• a mountainὄροςoros · mountainG3735
• callethπροσκαλέωproskaleomai · to call to/summonG4341
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• wouldθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• they cameἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314

Cross-references for Mark 3:13

• Matthew 10:1One day, Jesus asked his 12 disciples to come to him. He gave them authority over bad spirits so that they could send the spirits out of people. They could also make sick people well again from every kind of illness.
• Luke 6:12One day Jesus went up a mountain to pray. He remained there all night and he was praying to God.

Commentaries on Mark 3:13

• 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. 13-19The scene shifts to a mountain. Mark describes how Jesus called his disciples to come to him. This is similar to God's call to Old Testament prophets (Exodus 3:14–22; 1 Samuel 3:4–14; Jeremiah 1:5–19).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 3:13

• Apostles
• Call
• Jesus, the Christ

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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