God’s Word Translation
Mark 3:13
13Jesus went up a mountain, called those whom he wanted, and they came to him.
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
11Whenever people with evil spirits saw him, they would fall down in front of him and shout, “You are the Son of God!” 12He gave them orders not to tell people who he was. Jesus went up a mountain, called those whom he wanted, and they came to him. 14He appointed twelve whom he called apostles. They were to accompany him and to be sent out by him to spread ⌞the Good News⌟. 15They also had the authority to force demons out of people.
Read all of Mark 3Mark 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
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
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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
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