Mark 3 : 14

The Greek NA28 includes the relative clause οὓς καὶ ἀποστόλους ὠνόμασεν ('whom also He named apostles'), which is absent from both the Peshitta and Vulgate traditions. This clause is textually disputed in the Greek manuscript tradition and appears to be a later harmonization with Luke 6:13.

The Vulgate inserts ut essent ('that they might be') as an explicit purpose clause governing duodecim, creating a parallel construction with the subsequent ut mitteret. The Greek uses ἵνα ὦσιν for the first purpose clause, while the Peshitta employs the simple prefix ܕ (d-) with the imperfect, yielding a more compact syntax.

The Vulgate places a colon after illo, creating a stronger syntactic break between the two purpose clauses, whereas Greek uses simple καί coordination. The Syriac ܘ (w-) mirrors the Greek coordinating function without the Vulgate's punctuational emphasis.

Greek repeats ἵνα with subjunctive ἀποστέλλῃ for the second purpose clause; Latin mirrors this with ut mitteret (imperfect subjunctive in indirect discourse); Syriac continues the ܕ-prefix construction (ܘܕܢܫܕܪ, wdneshdar), maintaining syntactic parallelism through a single conjunction prefix rather than clause repetition.