Luke 6:12-16·~1 min
The Twelve Apostles
Jesus prays through the night, then calls his disciples and chooses twelve as apostles.
I12n those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God. 13When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:
Luke lists the chosen twelve by name and closes with Judas Iscariot, who becomes a traitor.
14Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; 15Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot; 16Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
Section summaryJesus spends the night in prayer on the mountain. In daylight he calls his disciples and chooses twelve of them, naming them apostles. The list ends with Judas Iscariot, who later becomes a traitor.
Role in the chapterThe naming of the twelve follows prayer and marks a deliberate act of selection.