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 "a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, "Depart in peace, be warmed and filled," but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit"         (James 2:15-16 NKJV)

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The Twelve Apostles

The Twelve Apostles chosen by Jesus near the beginning of his ministry

  • Simon: called Peter
  • Andrew: brother of Peter, a Bethsaida fisherman
  • James: ("the Great")
  • John:  called by Jesus Boanerges (Sons of Thunder in Mk 3:17)
  • Philip: from Bethsaida "of Galilee" (John 1:44, 12:21)
  • Bartholomew: son of Talemai
  • Thomas: also known as Judas Thomas Didymus -(twin)
  • James: ("the Less"), son of Alphaeus
  • Judas Thaddeus: Brother of James
  • Matthew: the tax collector
  • Simon:  " The Zealot " " Simeon of Jerusalem"
  • Judas Iscariot: Betrayer of Jesus 
  • The identity of the other apostle of the twelve varies between the Synoptic Gospels and also between ancient manuscripts of each gospel:
    • Mark names him as Thaddaeus
    • Some manuscripts of Matthew also identify him as Thaddeus
    • Some manuscripts of Matthew name him as Lebbaeus

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

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