Mark 6:7

Sending Out the Twelve Apostles

6:7 Jesus ¹  called the twelve and began to send them out two by two. He gave them authority over the unclean spirits. ² 

Mark 8:19

8:19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?” They replied, “Twelve.”

Mark 9:35

9:35 After he sat down, he called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”

Mark 11:11

11:11 Then ³  Jesus ⁴  entered Jerusalem and went to the temple. And after looking around at everything, he went out to Bethany with the twelve since it was already late.

¹ tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² sn The phrase unclean spirits refers to evil spirits.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then” to indicate the transition from the previous narrative.

⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.