Jesus Chooses His Twelve Apostles
- After Jesus had spent a night in prayer he chose out of his followers
those he wanted to especially train.
- Simon (whom he named Peter),
- His brother Andrew,
- James and his brother,
- John,
- Philip,
- Bartholomew sometimes called Nathanael,
- Matthew some times called Levi,
- Thomas also called Didymus,
- James son of Alphaeus,
- Simon who was called the Zealot,
- Judas son of James,
- And Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
The twelve he chose were:
Background Reading:
Luke 6:13-16
Jesus choses His Twelve Apostles
12 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. 13 When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles: 14 Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, 15 Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot, 16Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.