Mark 3:14
And he appointed twelve--whom he also named 'Apostles'--that they might be with him, and that he might send them out as his Messengers, to preach,
Luke 9:1-6
Jesus called the Twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, as well as to cure diseases.
Luke 10:1-11
After this, the Master appointed seventy-two other disciples, and sent them on as his Messengers, two and two, in advance, to every town and place that he was himself intending to visit.
Luke 24:47
And that repentance for forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed on his authority to all the nations--beginning at Jerusalem.
John 15:16
It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you, and I appointed you to go and bear fruit--fruit that should remain, so that the Father might grant you whatever you ask in my Name.
Acts 1:8
But you shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit shall have descended upon you, and shall be witnesses for me not only in Jerusalem, but throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
Acts 1:24-25
And they offered this prayer--"O Lord, who reads all hearts, show which of these two men you have chosen
Galatians 1:1
To the churches in Galatia, from Paul, an Apostle whose commission is not from men and is given, not by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead;
Galatians 1:15-20
But when God, who had set me apart even before my birth, and who called me by his love,