Luke 6:13 (ASV)

Passage

And when it was day, he called his disciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom also he named apostles:

Nearby Context

Luke 6:11 But they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

Luke 6:12 And it came to pass in these days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God.

Luke 6:13 And when it was day, he called his disciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom also he named apostles:

Luke 6:14 Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew,

Luke 6:15 and Matthew and Thomas, and James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "disciples", "chose", "twelve", "named", and "apostles". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "disciples", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And it came to pass in these..." into verse 14's "Simon whom he also named Peter and...", so "called" and "disciples" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "disciples" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.