SEV Biblia, Chapter 3:13
¶ Y subi al monte, y llam a sí a los que l quiso; y vinieron a l.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 13. And he goeth up into a mountain , etc..] Near Capernaum, being solitary, and a place of recess and retirement, to pray, as Luke says, ( Luke 6:12), who adds, and continued all night in prayer to God, notwithstanding the great fatigue of the day past. His prayer, as is very probable, was chiefly concerning the great and important work, which was upon his mind, and he was about to do; the making and constituting twelve of his disciples, as his apostles, to preach in his name, and work miracles: and calleth unto him whom he would ; that is, when it was day, as the above evangelist observes; when he called his disciples, such as had been for some time followers of him, as many of them as he thought fit: for it seems by the same evangelist, that others were called to him besides the twelve; and out of them he chose them: the phrase whom he would, is in the Arabic version rendered, whom he loved; and it is a common observation of expositors, that the choice and call of the apostles to office, were not according to their will, works and merits, but according to the sovereign will and grace of Christ, who chose them, and not they him: but to me there seems no foundation for such a remark here, though it is a truth; because this regards not the call of the twelve only, and much less of them to office, but a call of many of the followers of Christ to come to him on the mountain: and they came unto him ; as many as he called out of the multitude; and from among these he made the following choice.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 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. Ma the Lord send forth more and more of those who have been with him, an 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 inconvenient to themselves, and will rathe lose a meal than an opportunity of doing good. Those who go on with zeal in the work of God, must expect hinderances, both from the hatre of enemies, and mistaken affections of friends, and need to guar against both.
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ αναβαινει 305 5719 V-PAI-3S εις 1519 PREP το 3588 T-ASN ορος 3735 N-ASN και 2532 CONJ προσκαλειται 4341 5736 V-PNI-3S ους 3739 R-APM ηθελεν 2309 5707 V-IAI-3S αυτος 846 P-NSM και 2532 CONJ απηλθον 565 5627 V-2AAI-3P προς 4314 PREP αυτον 846 P-ASM
Vincent's NT Word Studies
13. Whom he would (ouv hqelen autov). Rev., more strictly, "whom he himself would; " not allowing any to offer themselves for special work. Out of the larger number thus called he selected twelve. See verse 14.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
3:13 {He goeth up into the mountain} (anabainei eis to oros). So Matthew (#Mt 5:1) and Luke (#Lu 6:12), "to pray" Luke adds. Historical present so common in Mark's vivid narrative. Neither Gospel gives the name of the mountain, assuming it as well known, probably not far from the lake. {Whom he himself would} (hous eqelen autos). Emphatic use of autos (himself) at end of sentence. Whether by personal imitation or through the disciples Jesus invites or calls to himself (proskaleitai, historical middle present indicative) a select number out of the vast crowds by the sea, those whom he really wished to be with him. {They went off to him} (apelqon pros auton). Luke states that Jesus "continued all night in prayer, to God." It was a crisis in the ministry of Christ. this select group up in the hills probably respected the long agony of Jesus though they did not comprehend his motive. They formed a sort of spiritual body-guard around the Master during his night vigil in the mountain.
