He appointed twelve (εποιησεν δωδεκα). This was a second selection out of those invited to the hills and after the night of prayer…

He ordained twelve. The word rendered ordained, here, does not express our notion of ordination to the ministry. It means, litera…

The Venerable Bede: After forbidding the evil spirits to preach about Him, He chose holy men to cast out unclean spirits and to…

The purpose for which the Twelve were appointed was twofold: (1) they were to be brought into close association with the Son of God, live with him,…

And he ordained twelve
Or made, constituted, and appointed twelve men, out of those he called to him. The Arabic ver…

Christ calls whomever He wills; for His grace is His own. He had called the apostles to separate themselves from the crowd, and they came to Him. H…