Bible Verses About Apostles

“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered.

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.

He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,

and to have authority to drive out demons.

These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),

James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),

Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,

and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.

Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.

He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—

and to wear sandals, but not a second tunic.

And He told them, “When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that area.

If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”

Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,

for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.

Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts?

‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?

As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus admonished them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

So they kept this matter to themselves, discussing what it meant to rise from the dead.

because He was teaching His disciples. He told them, “The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill Him, and after three days He will rise.”

But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.