Luke 6:13 (GNV)

Passage

And when it was day, he called his disciples, and of them he chose twelue which also he called Apostles.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:11 Then they were filled full of madnes, and communed one with another, what they might doe to Iesus.

Luke 6:12 And it came to passe in those dayes, that he went into a mountaine to praye, and spent the night in prayer to God.

Luke 6:13 And when it was day, he called his disciples, and of them he chose twelue which also he called Apostles.

Luke 6:14 (Simon whome he named also Peter, and Andrew his brother, Iames and Iohn, Philippe and Bartlemewe:

Luke 6:15 Matthewe and Thomas: Iames the sonne of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelous,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "disciples", "chose", "twelue", 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 passe in those..." into verse 14's "Simon whome he named also 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.