Soak Bible
Navigate

13And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;

Luke 6:13

Linguistic Insight

of 16

Tap any underlined word in the verse to see its original meaning.

Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him. …

  • But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

  • And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

  • Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. …

  • And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 12-19)

In these verses, we have our Lord Jesus in secret , in his family , and in public ; and in all three acting like himself. I. In secret we have him praying to God , Luke 6:12. This evangelist takes frequent notice of Christ’s retirements, to give us an example of secret prayer, by which we must keep up our communion with God daily, and without which it is impossible that the soul should prosper. In…

My Notes

Notes are saved on this device.