Mark Chapter 3 verse 13 Holy Bible
And he goeth up into the mountain, and calleth unto him whom he himself would; and they went unto him.
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And he went up into the mountain, and sent for those whom it was his pleasure to have with him: and they went to him.
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And he goes up into the mountain, and calls whom he himself would, and they went to him.
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And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.
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He went up into the mountain, and called to himself those whom he wanted, and they went to him.
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And he goeth up to the mountain, and doth call near whom he willed, and they went away to him;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 13. - Into a mountain; literally, into the mountain (εἰς τὸ ὄρος). Similarly, St. Luke (Luke 6:12) says," He went out into the mountain to pray." The use of the definite article might either point to some well-known eminence, or to the high table-land as distinguished from the plain, and in which there would be many recesses, which would explain the use of the preposition Tradition indicates Mount Hatten as the place, about five miles to the west of the Sea of Galilee. The summit rises above a level space, where large numbers might stand within hearing. It is supposed, with good reason, that it was from thence that the sermon on the mount was delivered. It was at daybreak, as we learn from St. Luke (Luke 6:13), after this night of prayer, that he called unto him whom he himself would (ου{ς ἤθελεν αὐτός): and they went unto him (καὶ ἀπῆλθον πρὸς); literally, they went away to him, the word implying that they forsook their former pursuits. His own will was the motive power: he called "whom he himself would;" but their will consented. "When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will seek."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(13) And he goeth up into a mountain.--The sequence of events in St. Mark varies much, it will be seen, from St. Matthew, and comes nearer to that in St. Luke. What follows is, like the parallel narrative of Luke 6:12-13, the selection rather than the mission of the Twelve, the latter appearing in Matthew 10. In St. Luke we find the noticeable fact that the night had been spent in prayer, apparently, as usual, alone, and that when it was day He called the company of the disciples, who had waited below, and made choice of the Twelve.
