Mark 3:7-19.

Mark 3:7-19
Large Crowds Come to Jesus

Jesus led his disciples down to the shore of the lake. Large crowds
followed him from Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. People came from
Idumea, as well as other places east of the Jordan River. They also
came from the region around the cities of Tyre and Sidon. All of these
crowds came because they had heard what Jesus was doing. He even had
to tell his disciples to get a boat ready to keep him from being
crushed by the crowds. After Jesus had healed many people, the other
sick people begged him to let them touch him. And whenever any evil
spirits saw Jesus, they would fall to the ground and shout, "You are
the Son of God!" But Jesus warned the spirits not to tell who he was.

Jesus Chooses His Twelve Apostles

Jesus decided to ask some of his disciples to go up on a mountain with
him, and they went. Then he chose twelve of them to be his apostles,
so that they could be with him. He also wanted to send them out to
preach and to force out demons. Simon was one of the twelve, and
Jesus named him Peter. There were also James and John, the two sons
of Zebedee. Jesus called them Boanerges, which means "Thunderbolts."
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus,
and Thaddaeus were also apostles. The others were Simon, known as the
Eager One, and Judas Iscariot, who later betrayed Jesus.

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