Mark 3:7–19 · BSB
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So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
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Jerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing.
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Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
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For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him.
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And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”
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But He warned them sternly not to make Him known.
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Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.
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He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,
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and to have authority to drive out demons.
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These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),
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James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),
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Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,
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and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
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