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Luke 6:13 KJV
Luke · chapter 6 · verse 13
And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;Luke 6:13 · King James Version
Luke 6:13 in context
11And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.
12And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
13And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
14Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
15Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- disciplesmathētēsa learner, pupil, discipleG3101 →
- calledprosphōneōto call to, to address by calling, to call to one's self, summonG4377 →
- twelvedōdekatwelve, the twelve apostles of Jesus, so called by way of eminenceG1427 →
- choseeklegomaito pick out, choose, to pick or choose out for one's self, choosing one out of manyG1586 →
- namedonomazōto name, to name, to utter, to make mention of the name, to name, give name to, one, be…G3687 →
- dayhēmerathe day, used of the natural day, or the interval between sunrise and sunset, as…G2250 →
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In these verses, we have our Lord Jesus in secret, in his family, and in public; and in all three acting like himself. I. In secret we have him praying to God, Luk 6:12.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-19