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Mark 3:16 KJV
Mark · chapter 3 · verse 16
And Simon he surnamed Peter;Mark 3:16 · King James Version
Mark 3:16 in context
14And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
15And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
16And Simon he surnamed Peter;
17And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
18And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- surnamedepitithēmiin the active voice, to put or lay upon, to add to, in the middle voice, to have put on…G2007 →
- surnamedonomaname univ. of proper names, the name is used for everything which the name covers…G3686 →
- SimonsimōnPeter = " a rock or stone" , Peter was one of the apostles, Simon called Zelotes…G4613 →
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In these verses, we have, I. The choice Christ made of the twelve apostles to be his constant followers and attendants, and to be sent abroad as there was occasion, to preach the gospel. Observe, 1. The introduction to this call or promotion of disciples; He goes up into a mountain, and his errand thither was to pray.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-21