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King James Bible - Mark 3:14

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 3:14

Y estableci� doce, para que estuviesen con �l, y para enviarlos a predicar.

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Clarke's Bible Commentary - Mark 3:14

Verse 14. He ordained twelve] epoihse, he made twelve. Here is nothing of what we call ordaining. Christ simply appointed them to be with him; and that he might send them occasionally to preach, &c.

To preach] The Codex Bezae, Saxon, and all the Itala, except one, add to euaggelion, the Gospel.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 14. And he ordained twelve , etc..] Or made, constituted, and appointed twelve men, out of those he called to him. The Arabic version adds, �and called them apostles�; which seems to be taken out of ( Luke 6:13). That they should be with him ; constantly, in private and in public; be taken into his family, and reckoned such; be his familiars, and privy to all his affairs; hear all his discourses, and see his miracles; that so they might be trained up and fitted for the great work he designed them for: and that he might send them forth to preach ; the Gospel in Judea first, and then in all the world: for he did not at this time send them to preach, only chose; called, and appointed them; and after they had been with him some time, and were better qualified for such service, he sent them forth, as in ( Matthew 10:1,5), for this constitution of them was before that mission, and was in order to it.

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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.

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Greek Textus Receptus

και 2532 CONJ εποιησεν 4160 5656 V-AAI-3S δωδεκα 1427 A-NUI ινα 2443 CONJ ωσιν 5600 5753 V-PXS-3P μετ 3326 PREP αυτου 846 P-GSM και 2532 CONJ ινα 2443 CONJ αποστελλη 649 5725 V-PAS-3S αυτους 846 P-APM κηρυσσειν 2784 5721 V-PAN

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Vincent's NT Word Studies

14. Ordained (epoihsen). Lit., made. Rev., appointed.

Might send them forth (apostellh). As apostles. Compare the kindred noun ajpostoloi, apostles.

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Robertson's NT Word Studies

3:14 {He appointed twelve} (epoiesen dwdeka). this was a second selection out of those invited to the hills and after the night of prayer and after day came (#Lu 6:13). Why he chose twelve we are not told, probably because there were twelve tribes in Israel. It was a good round number at any rate. They were to be princes in the new Israel (cf. #Mt 19:28; Lu 22:30; Re 21:14,15). Luke (#Lu 6:13-16) also gives the list of the twelve at this point while Matthew (#Mt 10:1-4) postpones giving the names till they are sent out in Galilee. There is a fourth list in #Ac 1:13. See discussion of the names of the apostles on �Mt 10:1-4 and pp. 271-3 of my _Harmony of the Gospels for Students of the Life of Christ_. The three groups of four begin alike (Simon, Philip, James). There are some difficulties. {Whom he also named apostles} (hous kai apostolous wnomasen). Margin of Revised Version, the text of Westcott and Hort after Aleph, B, C, etc. Genuine in #Lu 6:13 and probably so here. The meaning is that Jesus himself gave the name apostle or missionary (apostellw, to send) to this group of twelve. The word is applied in the New Testament to others besides as delegates or messengers of churches (#2Co 8:23; Php 2:25), and messenger (#Joh 13:16). It is applied also to Paul on a par with the twelve (#Ga 1:1,11f., etc.) and also to Barnabas (#Ac 14:14), and perhaps also to Timothy and Silas (#1Ti 2:6f.). Two purposes of Jesus are mentioned by Mark in the choice of these twelve, {that they might be with him} (hina "sin met' autou), {and that he might send them forth} (kai hina apostellei autous). They were not ready to be sent forth till they had been with Jesus for some time. this is one of the chief tasks of Christ to train this group of men. See Bruce's _The Training of the Twelve_. The very word apostolos is from apostellw. There were two purposes in sending them forth expressed by two infinitives, one to preach (kerussein, from kerux, herald), the other to have power to cast out demons (ecein exousian ekballein ta daimonia). this double ministry of preaching and healing was to mark their work. The two things are, however, different, and one does not necessarily involve the other.