Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught.
Parallel translations
- WEB The apostles gathered themselves together to Jesus, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught.
- KJV And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.
- BSB Meanwhile, the apostles gathered around Jesus and brought Him news of all they had done and taught.
- NASB The apostles *gathered together with Jesus; and they reported to Him all that they had done and taught.
- NLT The apostles returned to Jesus from their ministry tour and told him all they had done and taught.
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Quick answer
The apostles returned from their mission and reported all they had done and taught. It shows Christ's servants giving account of their labors to their Lord.
Overview
Sent out earlier in the chapter, the Twelve now gather to Jesus to report their preaching and works. Their accountability to Christ models how all gospel labor flows from and returns to Him. The scene also sets up Jesus' tender concern for their rest amid relentless ministry demands.
Cross-references & the web
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- Luke 9:10The apostles, when they had returned, told him what things they had done. He took them, and withdrew apart to a deserted place of a city called Bethsaida.
- Luke 10:17The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!”
- Matt 10:2Now the names of the twelve apostles are these. The first, Simon, who is called Peter; Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee; John, his brother;
- Luke 22:14When the hour had come, he sat down with the twelve apostles.
- Titus 2:6–7Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded;
- Acts 20:18–21When they had come to him, he said to them, “You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you all the time,
- Luke 24:10Now they were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James. The other women with them told these things to the apostles.
- Luke 17:5The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”
- Mark 6:7–13He called to himself the twelve, and began to send them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits.
- 1 Pet 5:2–3Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;
- Luke 6:13When it was day, he called his disciples, and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles:
- Acts 1:1–2The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
- Acts 1:26They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was counted with the eleven apostles.
- 1 Tim 4:12–16Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.
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