His call is effective: those whom he called indeed come. Demons yield, but disciples appear! This coming signifies a new obedience, created by God. It is the beginning of a coming together of his own people. The crowds who came do not yet form a community that remains. That is possible only insofar as the Son of God powerfully calls and moves people to faith in him.1
13 And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him.