Rachel Workman: 13 Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. 14 He appointed twelve[a] that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach 15 and to have authority to drive out demons. 16 These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter), 17 James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”), 18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot 19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. I find it interesting that Jesus went up on the mountainside and called those he wanted to him. Often times we wait for Jesus to show up in our situation when what we really need to do is go to him.
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John Burnett:
13 And
He *went up on the mountain and *summoned those whom He Himself wanted,
and they came to Him. 14 And
He appointed twelve, so that they would be with Him and that He could send
them out to preach, 15 and
to have authority to cast out the demons. 16 And He appointed the
twelve: Simon (to whom He gave the name Peter), 17 and [a]James,
the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of [b]James
(to them He gave the name Boanerges, which means, “Sons of Thunder”); 18 and Andrew, and Philip, and
Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and [c]James
the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the[d]Zealot; 19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed
Him. The differences and professions of these men would make you
think twice about why He chose them but Jesus had a plan for each and every disciple
he chose. Some were more out front preaching and others were more behind
the scenes in support roles but they all were chosen for the purpose of
spreading the gospel.
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Tomorrow's reading for Mark 3:20-35
20 Then Jesus
entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were
not even able to eat. 21 When
his family[b] heard about this, they went to take charge
of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”22 And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.”
23 So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come. 27 In fact, no one can enter a strong man’s house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man’s house. 28 Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter, 29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.”
30 He said this because they were saying, “He has an impure spirit.”
31 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him. 32 A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.”
33 “Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked.
34 Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 35 Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”
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