^3:13Now²⁷ Jesus went up the mountain²⁸ and called for those he wanted, and they came to him. ^3:14He²⁹ appointed twelve (whom he named apostles³⁰),³¹ so that they would be with him and he could send them to preach ^3:15and to have authority to cast out demons.

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27 Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
28 Or “up a mountain” (εἰς τὸ ὅρος, eis to horos). The expression up the mountain here may be idiomatic or generic, much like the English “he went to the hospital” (cf. 15:29), or even intentionally reminiscent of Exod 24:12 (), since the genre of the Sermon on the Mount seems to be that of a new Moses giving a new law.
29 Grk “And he.”
30 The term apostles is rare in the gospels, found only here and Mark 6:30, Matt 10:2, and six more times in Luke (6:13; 9:10; 11:49; 17:5; 22:14; 24:10).
31 The phrase “whom he named apostles” is lacking in the majority of (A C2 [D] L f1 33 𝔐 latt sy). Several primary Alexandrian and Caesarean witnesses (א B [C* W] Θ f13 28 co) include the phrase, so the external evidence is strongly in favor of this reading, especially since Alexandrian witnesses tend to witness to the shorter reading. It is possible that the Alexandrian witnesses have inserted these words to bring the text in line with Luke 6:13 ( ), but against this is the internal evidence of Mark’s style: Mark tends toward gratuitous redundancy. Thus the inclusion of this phrase is supported by both internal and external evidence and should be regarded as more likely original than the omission.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him. And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach and have authority to cast out demons.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach and to have authority to drive out demons.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Jesus went up the mountain and summoned those he wanted, and they came to him. He appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles, to be with him, to send them out to preach, and to have authority to drive out demons.

NLTNew Living Translation

Afterward Jesus went up on a mountain and called out the ones he wanted to go with him. And they came to him. Then he appointed twelve of them and called them his apostles. They were to accompany him, and he would send them out to preach, giving them authority to cast out demons.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he went up on the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted, and they came to him. And he appointed twelve, so that they would be with him and so that he could send them out to preach and to have authority to expel demons.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him. And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:

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