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He went up into the mountain, and called to himself whom he wanted, and they went to him.
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A Sovereign Call
Commentators emphasize the phrase "whom he himself would," highlighting that Jesus's selection of his core disciples was a deliberate act of his sovereign will and grace. John Calvin notes their calling was not based on their own merit but on Christ's free mercy, demonstrating that roles in God's kingdom are gifts.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For an account of the appointment of the apostles, see Matthew 10:1-4.
And calleth unto him whom he would. Those whom he chose; whom…
He goeth up into the mountain (αναβαινε εις το ορος). So Matthew (Matthew 5:1) and Luke (Luke 6:12), "to p…
19th Century
Anglican
And he goeth up into a mountain.—The sequence of events in St. Mark varies much, it will be seen, from St. Matthew, and c…
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Jesus withdrew to the hill country of Galilee and called twelve disciples to be his special followers. The designation of the Twelve suggests the f…
16th Century
Protestant
And he went up into a mountain. By this election he does not yet ordain them to be Apostles, to enter immediately into the discha…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he goeth up into a mountain Near Capernaum, being solitary, and a place of recess and retirement, "to pray", as …
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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…
