Luke 6:13

New Century Version

The next morning, Jesus called his followers to him and chose twelve of them, whom he named apostles:

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
The next morning he called his followers. He chose twelve of them and called them apostles. These are the ones he chose:

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And assone as it was daye he called his disciples and of the he chose twelve which also he called apostles.

Hebrew Names Version
When it was day, he called his talmidim, and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles:

International Standard Version
When daylight came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also called apostles:Matthew 10:1;">[xr]

New American Standard Bible
And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles:

Update Bible Version
And when it was day, he called his disciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom also he named apostles:

Webster's Bible Translation
And when it was day, he called [to him] his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named Apostles;

Amplified Bible
When day came, He called His disciples and selected twelve of them, whom He also named apostles (special messengers, personally chosen representatives):

English Standard Version
And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles:

World English Bible
When it was day, he called his disciples, and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles:

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And when it was day, he called to him his disciples, and chose twelve of them, whom also he named Apostles:

Weymouth's New Testament
When it was day, He called His disciples; and He selected from among them twelve, whom He also named Apostles.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne the day was come, he clepide hise disciplis, and chees twelue of hem, whiche he clepide also apostlis;

English Revised Version
And when it was day, he called his disciples: and he chose from them twelve, whom also he named apostles;

Berean Standard Bible
When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:

Contemporary English Version
The next morning he called his disciples together and chose twelve of them to be his apostles.

American Standard Version
And when it was day, he called his disciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom also he named apostles:

Bible in Basic English
And the day came and, turning to his disciples, he made a selection from among them of twelve, to whom he gave the name of Apostles;

Complete Jewish Bible
When day came, he called his talmidim and chose from among them twelve to be known as emissaries:

Darby Translation
And when it was day he called his disciples, and having chosen out twelve from them, whom also he named apostles:

Etheridge Translation
And when the day brake, he called his disciples, and chose from them twelve, those whom he named Apostles,

Murdock Translation
And when the day dawned, he called his disciples, and selected from them twelve, whom he named Legates:

King James Version (1611)
And when it was day, he called vnto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelue; whom also hee named Apostles:

New Living Translation
At daybreak he called together all of his disciples and chose twelve of them to be apostles. Here are their names:

New Life Bible
In the morning He called His followers to Him. He chose twelve of them and called them.

New Revised Standard
And when day came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles:

Geneva Bible (1587)
And when it was day, he called his disciples, and of them he chose twelue which also he called Apostles.

George Lamsa Translation
And at daybreak, he called his disciples; and he chose twelve from them, whom he called apostles;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when it became day, he called his disciples, and chose from them, twelve, whom also he named, Apostles, -

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when day was come, he called unto him his disciples: and he chose twelve of them (whom also he named apostles):

Revised Standard Version
And when it was day, he called his disciples, and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And assoone as it was day, he called his disciples: And of them he chose twelue, whom he called Apostles:

Good News Translation
When day came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he named apostles:

Christian Standard Bible®
When daylight came, he summoned his disciples, and he chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles:

King James Version
And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;

Lexham English Bible
And when day came, he summoned his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he also named apostles:

Literal Translation
And when it became day, He called His disciples, also choosing out twelve from them, whom He also named apostles:

Young's Literal Translation
and when it became day, he called near his disciples, and having chosen from them twelve, whom also he named apostles,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And wha it was daye, he called his disciples, and chose twolue of them, whom he called also apostles.

Mace New Testament (1729)
when it was day, he called his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom he stiled missionarys: Simon,

New English Translation
When morning came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles:

New King James Version
And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; and from them He chose twelve whom He also named apostles:

Simplified Cowboy Version
The next day, he gathered all his followers to him and announced they were going to be his cowboys:

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles:

Legacy Standard Bible
And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles:

Contextual Overview

¹² At that time Jesus went off to a mountain to pray, and he spent the night praying to God. ¹³ The next morning, Jesus called his followers to him and chose twelve of them, whom he named apostles: ¹⁴ Simon (Jesus named him Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, ¹⁵ Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon (called the Zealot), ¹⁶ Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who later turned Jesus over to his enemies. ¹⁷ Jesus and the apostles came down from the mountain, and he stood on level ground. A large group of his followers was there, as well as many people from all around Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast cities of Tyre and Sidon. ¹⁸ They all came to hear Jesus teach and to be healed of their sicknesses, and he healed those who were troubled by evil spirits. ¹⁹ All the people were trying to touch Jesus, because power was coming from him and healing them all.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

when: Luke 9:1, Luke 9:2, Matthew 9:36-38, Matthew 10:1-4, Mark 3:13-19, Mark 6:7

twelve: Luke 22:30, Matthew 19:28, Revelation 12:1, Revelation 21:14

apostles: Luke 11:49, Ephesians 2:20, Ephesians 4:11, Hebrews 3:1, 2 Peter 3:2, Revelation 18:20

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 18:21 - How long Matthew 5:1 - his Matthew 9:38 - Pray Matthew 10:2 - apostles John 6:3 - General John 6:70 - Have John 15:16 - have not Acts 1:2 - the apostles Acts 1:13 - Peter Acts 1:24 - they 1 Corinthians 1:1 - an

Cross-References

Genesis 6:1
The number of people on earth began to grow, and daughters were born to them.

Genesis 6:2
When the sons of God saw that these girls were beautiful, they married any of them they chose.

Genesis 6:4
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days and also later. That was when the sons of God had sexual relations with the daughters of human beings. These women gave birth to children, who became famous and were the mighty warriors of long ago.

Genesis 6:6
He was sorry he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain.

Genesis 6:7
So the Lord said, "I will destroy all human beings that I made on the earth. And I will destroy every animal and everything that crawls on the earth and the birds of the air, because I am sorry I have made them."

Genesis 6:10
He had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 6:11
People on earth did what God said was evil, and violence was everywhere.

Genesis 6:12
When God saw that everyone on the earth did only evil,

Genesis 7:23
God destroyed from the earth every living thing that was on the land—every man, animal, crawling thing, and bird of the sky. All that was left was Noah and what was with him in the boat.

Genesis 49:5
"Simeon and Levi are brothers who used their swords to do violence.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when it was day,.... Or morning; having spent the whole night in prayer to God, no doubt for his disciples, whom he was about to send forth as his apostles, to preach his Gospel, and work miracles, and for their success therein:

he called unto him his disciples; the whole company of them, as in Luke 6:17 all that were his followers, and professed to believe in him, or as many as he pleased; see Mark 3:13.

And of them he chose twelve; and ordained them, and sent them out to preach, heal sicknesses, and cast out devils:

whom he also named apostles; or "messengers", from their being sent by him on such important business; and their names are as follow.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 10:1-4.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 6:13. He chose twelve — εκλεξαμενος απ αυτων, He chose twelve OUT of them. Our Lord at this time had several disciples, persons who were converted to God under his ministry; and, out of these converts, he chose twelve, whom he appointed to the work of the ministry; and called them apostles, i.e. persons sent or commissioned by himself, to preach that Gospel to others by which they had themselves been saved. These were favoured with extraordinary success:

1. Because they were brought to the knowledge of God themselves.

2. Because they received their commission from the great Head of the Church. And

3. Because, as he had sent them, he continued to accompany their preaching with the power of his Spirit.

These three things always unite in the character of a genuine apostle. See on Matthew 10:1-4.