Luke 6:13
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;”
μαθητής
Not just a follower — a learner who becomes like the teacher. The last command Jesus gives is not go and convert — it is go and make mathetes. People who learn from Me, walk like Me, think like Me, love like Me. The mission is not decisions. It is transformation.
ἐκλέγομαι
having chosen out
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ἐκλέγομαι
To choose, to select, to elect. Eklegomai. You did not choose Me but I chose you. Being chosen by God precedes everything else. Your relationship with God began with His initiative.
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γίνομαι
it became
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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ὅς
whom
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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ὅτε
when
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ὅτε
When, at the time when, after. When the fullness of time had come God sent His Son. God's timing is always right. He never acts too early or too late.
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ἡμέρα
day,
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ἡμέρα
Day. Hemera. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is a gift from God. The right response to any day is rejoicing in the One who gave it.
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ὀνομάζω
He named:
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ὀνομάζω
to name, i.e. assign an appellation; by extension, to utter, mention, profess
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προσφωνέω
He called to Him
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προσφωνέω
to sound towards, i.e. address, exclaim, summon
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δώδεκα
twelve
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δώδεκα
two and ten, i.e. a dozen
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