Chosen by Jesus.

Today there is a break in the confrontations Jesus has with the Pharisees. Jesus is growing in popularity, and this has a downside to it. Jesus takes this time to withdraw and chose his twelve apostles to share in the ministry with him. Mark 3:13-15 13 Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. 14 He appointed twelve-- designating them apostles--that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach 15 and to have authority to drive out demons.