Mark 3:18

“and Andrew and Philip and Bartholomew and Matthew and Thomas and James the son of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus and Simon the Cananaean”

Mark 3:18 · direct translation from the Greek
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AndrewἈνδρέανAndrean

Andrew

Andrew, brother of Simon Peter, one of the Twelve.

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PhilipΦίλιππονPhilippon

Philip

Philip, the name of several men: one of the Twelve; Philip the evangelist (Acts 6:5; 8; 21:8); Philip the tetrarch, son of Herod (Luke 3:1); and the brother of Herod Antipas, Herodias' husband (Mark 6:17).

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BartholomewΒαρθολομαῖονBartholomaion

Bartholomew

Bartholomew, one of the Twelve; his name means "son of Tolmai".

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MatthewΜαθθαῖονMaththaion

Matthew

Matthew, the tax collector whom Jesus called; one of the Twelve.

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ThomasΘωμᾶνThōman

Thomas

Thomas, one of the Twelve; his Aramaic name means "twin".

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JamesἸάκωβονIakōbon

James

James, the Greek form of Jacob. Several men in the New Testament bear the name: James son of Zebedee and James son of Alphaeus, both among the Twelve, and James the brother of Jesus.

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of AlphaeusἉλφαίουHalphaiou

Alphaeus

Alphaeus, a man's name. In the Gospels, the father of Levi the tax collector and the father of James, one of the Twelve.

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ThaddaeusΘαδδαῖονThaddaion

Thaddaeus

Thaddaeus, one of the Twelve.

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SimonΣίμωναSimōna

Simon

Simon: the name of several men in the New Testament. The most often named is Simon Peter; also Simon the Zealot, one of the Twelve; Simon, a brother of Jesus; Simon of Cyrene; Simon the leper; a Pharisee; the magician of Samaria; the tanner of Joppa; and the father of Judas Iscariot.

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the CananaeanΚαναναῖονKananaion

Cananaean, Zealot

Cananaean: from the Aramaic qan'ana, "zealous"; that is, "the Zealot".

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Translation note

“Cananaean” comes from the Aramaic for “zealous”; Luke 6:15 calls him “the Zealot.”

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The choosing of the twelve

Matthew 10:1-4Luke 6:12-16

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Mark 3:13-19

13And he goes up onto the mountain and summons those whom he himself wanted, and they came to him. 14And he appointed twelve, so that they might be with him and so that he might send them out to proclaim 15and to have authority to drive out the demons. 16And he appointed the Twelve: and he gave Simon the name Peter; 17and James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (and he gave them the name Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder); 18and Andrew and Philip and Bartholomew and Matthew and Thomas and James the son of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus and Simon the Cananaean 19and Judas Iscariot, who also handed him over.

Matthew 10:1-4

1And calling to himself his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to drive them out and to heal every disease and every sickness. 2Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee and John his brother; 3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus; 4Simon the Cananaean and Judas Iscariot, who also handed him over.

Luke 6:12-16

12Now it happened in these days that he went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent the whole night in prayer to God. 13And when day came, he called his disciples, and chose from them twelve, whom he also named apostles: 14Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John and Philip and Bartholomew, 15and Matthew and Thomas and James son of Alphaeus and Simon who was called the Zealot, 16and Judas son of James and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

The context

17and James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (and he gave them the name Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder);

18 · This verse (above)

19and Judas Iscariot, who also handed him over.

Read all of Mark 3

To study Mark 3 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    What did Jesus ask the man with the withered hand to do, and what did he ask those present first (vv. 3–5)?

  2. 2. What it means

    Why does Jesus say that whoever does God's will is his brother, sister, and mother (vv. 33–35)?

  3. 3. How I live it

    Jesus chose twelve to be with him (vv. 14–15). With whom do you want to spend more time to grow together?

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