“He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,”
Mark 3:14 (BSB)
Context Reading
12But He warned them sternly not to make Him known. 13Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him. 14He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach, 15and to have authority to drive out demons. 16These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),