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Luke 6:12–13

The Twelve Apostles

6:13–16pp—Mt 10:2–4; Mk 3:16–19; Ac 1:13

12 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.i 13 When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles:j

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Luke 6:12–13 — English Standard Version (ESV)

12 In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. 13 And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles:

Luke 6:12–13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. 13 And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;

Luke 6:12–13 — New Living Translation (NLT)

12 One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night. 13 At daybreak he called together all of his disciples and chose twelve of them to be apostles. Here are their names:

Luke 6:12–13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

12 Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. 13 And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; and from them He chose twelve whom He also named apostles:

Luke 6:12–13 — New Century Version (NCV)

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:

Luke 6:12–13 — American Standard Version (ASV)

12 And it came to pass in these days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God. 13 And when it was day, he called his disciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom also he named apostles:

Luke 6:12–13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

12 And it came to pass in those days that he went out into the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. 13 And when it was day he called his disciples, and having chosen out twelve from them, whom also he named apostles:

Luke 6:12–13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

12 At that time Jesus went to a mountain to pray. He spent the whole night in prayer to God. 

13 When it was day, he called his disciples. He chose twelve of them and called them apostles.

Luke 6:12–13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

12 During those days He went out to the mountain to pray and spent all night in prayer to God. 13 When daylight came, He summoned His disciples, and He chose 12 of them—He also named them apostles:

Luke 6:12–13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

12 Now during those days he went out to the mountain to pray; and he spent the night in prayer to God. 13 And when day came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles:

Luke 6:12–13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

12 Now it happened that in these days he went away to the mountain to pray, and was spending the whole night in prayer to God. 13 And when day came, he summoned his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he also named apostles:

Luke 6:12–13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

12 On one of those days, Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray. He spent the night praying to God. 13 When morning came, he called for his disciples to come to him. He chose 12 of them and made them apostles.

Luke 6:12–13 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

12 It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.

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


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