JESUS chooses a Canaanite

 Mark 3:13

King James Version

13 And he goeth up into a mountain, 

and calleth unto him whom he would: 

and they came unto him.

Not all Canaanites are idolatrous.

JESUS chose a Canaanite to be His apostle.

Had SPIRIT not inspired me to create this blog, I'd not have known.

Had SPIRIT not made me search Scripture for the "exceptions", I'd not have been aware.

So I'm grateful for everything that SPIRIT teaches me each moment.

There is a Canaanite who represents an EXCEPTION to the usual idolatrous ones.

Here's what the Bible says:

Matthew 10:1-4

King James Version

10 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, 

he gave them power against unclean spirits, 

to cast them out, 

and to heal all manner of sickness 

and all manner of disease.

2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; 

The first, Simon, who is called Peter, 

and Andrew his brother; 

James the son of Zebedee, 

and John his brother;

3 Philip, and Bartholomew; 

Thomas, and Matthew the publican; 

James the son of Alphaeus, 

and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;

4 Simon the Canaanite*, 

and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

Mark 3:14-19

King James Version

14 And he ordained twelve, 

that they should be with him, 

and that he might send them forth to preach,

15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, 

and to cast out devils:

16 And Simon he surnamed Peter;

17 And James the son of Zebedee, 

and John the brother of James; 

and he surnamed them Boanerges, 

which is, The sons of thunder:

18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, 

and Matthew, and Thomas, 

and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, 

and Simon the Canaanite*,

19 And Judas Iscariot, 

which also betrayed him: 

and they went into an house.

Both gospels are consistent.

"Simon the  Canaanite" comes up as the 11th apostle.

*NOTE:

In Catholic school, the nuns taught us that he was Simon, the zealot.

The KJV Bible refers to him as "the Canaanite".

As always, it depends on which Bible version you are using.

Since GOD made me born again nearly 55 months ago, He led me to the King James Version (KJV).

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