Luke 6:13 — Community Reflections

LUKE 6:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 0

“And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;”

When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles — the morning follows the night of prayer: the twelve are appointed after the sustained communion with the Father. He called his disciples and chose twelve: the choice is from the larger circle of disciples — twelve out of many. Designated apostles (apostolous, sent ones): the appointment establishes the function — these twelve are specifically constituted as sent-out representatives.

Church Fathers on Luke 6:13

When adversaries rose up against the miracles and teaching of Christ, He chose Apostles as defenders and witnesses of the truth, and prefaces their election with prayer; as it is said, And it came to pass, &c.
Gloss (Glossa Ordinaria) · medieval compilation

Let not your ears be open to deceit, that you should think that the Son of God prays from want of strength, that He may obtain what He could not perform; for being Himself the Author of power, the Master of obedience, He leads us by His own example to the precepts of virtue.
Ambrose · 4th century

Let us examine then in the actions which Jesus did, how He teaches us to be instant in prayer to God, going apart by ourselves, and in secret, no one seeing us; putting aside also our worldly cares, that the mind may be raised up to the height of divine contemplation and this we have marked in the fact, act, that Jesus went into a mountain apart to pray.
Cyril of Alexandria · 5th century

Read all 14 entries in the readerCatena Aurea · St. Thomas Aquinas, tr. J. H. Newman · public domain

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