Luke 6:13

6:13 When ¹  morning came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles: ² 

Luke 11:49

11:49 For this reason also the wisdom ³  of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’

Luke 24:10

24:10 Now it was Mary Magdalene, ⁴  Joanna, ⁵  Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles.

[6:13]  ¹ tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[6:13]  ² sn The term apostles is rare in the gospels, found only in Matt 10:2, possibly in Mark 3:14, and six more times in Luke (here plus 9:10; 11:49; 17:5; 22:14; 24:10).

[11:49]  ³ sn The expression the wisdom of God is a personification of an attribute of God that refers to his wise will.

[24:10]  ⁵ sn Mary Magdalene is always noted first in the appearance lists in the gospels. It is unusual that the first appearance would involve women as in this culture their role as witnesses would not be well accepted. It is a sign of the veracity of the account, because if an ancient were to create such a story he would never have it start with women.

[24:10]  ⁶ sn On Joanna see Luke 8:1-3.