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 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. These are the names of the 12 apostles: Simon, (Jesus called him Peter). 17James and John who were the sons of Zebedee. Jesus called them ‘Boanerges’. It means ‘men who are like thunder’. 18Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James, who was the son of Alphaeus, 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 1:16One day, Jesus was walking along the shore of Lake Galilee. He saw two brothers called Simon and Andrew. Their job was to catch fish. They were throwing their nets into the lake to catch fish.
• Matthew 16:16Simon Peter answered him. ‘You are the Messiah. You are the Son of God, the God who lives for ever.’
• John 1:42Then he brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at Simon and he said, ‘You are Simon, John's son. Your name will be Cephas.’ This name is the same as Peter, which means ‘rock’.
• 1 Corinthians 1:12It happens like this: One of you says, ‘I belong to Paul's group.’ Another person says, ‘I belong to Apollos's group.’ Another person says, ‘I belong to Peter's group.’ And another person says, ‘I belong to Christ's group.’
• 1 Corinthians 3:22Do not be proud of Paul, Apollos or Peter. We belong to you. All of this world, and life and death belong to you. The things of today and tomorrow belong to you. Everything belongs to you,
• 1 Corinthians 9:5If we have a Christian wife, we should take her with us as we travel. The other apostles do this. So do the Lord's brothers, and also Peter. We have the same authority that they have.
• Galatians 2:7Instead they saw that God had given a special job to me. God wanted me to tell the good news about Christ to the Gentiles. In the same way, he had told Peter to tell the good news to the Jews.
• 2 Peter 1:1This letter is from me, Simon Peter. I am Jesus Christ's servant and his apostle. I am writing to you people who believe in Jesus Christ, as we do. That is a valuable gift that God has given to us all. He has done this because Jesus is completely good and right. Jesus is the one who saves us. He is the God that we serve.

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