Bible Verses About Apostles: Names of

These are the names of the twelve emissaries: First, Shim`on, called Kefa, and Andrew his brother, Ya`akov Ben-Zavdai and Yochanan his brother,

Philip and Bar-Talmai, T'oma and Mattityahu the tax-collector, Ya`akov Bar-Halfai and Taddai,

Shim`on the Zealot, and Y'hudah from K'riot, who betrayed him.

Shim`on, to whom he gave another name, "Kefa";

Ya`akov Ben-Zavdai and Yochanan, Ya`akov's brother -- to them he gave the name "B'nei-Regesh" (that is, "Thunderers");

Andrew, Philip, Bar-Talmai, Mattityahu, T'oma, Ya`akov Ben-Halfai, Taddai, Shim`on the Zealot,

and Y'hudah from K'riot, the one who betrayed him. Then he entered a house;

When day came, he called his talmidim and chose from among them twelve to be known as emissaries:

Shim`on, whom he named Kefa; Andrew, his brother; Ya`akov; Yochanan; Philip; Bar-Talmai;

Mattityahu; T'oma; Ya`akov Ben-Halfai;

Shim`on, the one called the Zealot; Y'hudah Ben-Ya`akov; and Y'hudah from K'riot, who turned traitor.