Bible Verses About Apostles: Selection of

And Iesus walking by the sea of Galile, sawe two brethren, Simon, which was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishers.)

And he sayd vnto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

And they straightway leauing the nets, folowed him.

And when he was gone forth from thence, he saw other two brethren, Iames the sonne of Zebedeus, and Iohn his brother in a ship with Zebedeus their father, mending their nets, and he called them.

And they without tarying, leauing the ship, and their father, folowed him.

And as Iesus passed foorth from thence, hee sawe a man sitting at the custome, named Matthewe, and saide to him, Followe me. And he arose, and followed him.

And it came to passe, as Iesus sate at meate in his house, beholde, many Publicanes and sinners, that came thither, sate downe at the table with Iesus and his disciples.

Nowe the names of the twelue Apostles are these. The first is Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother: Iames the sonne of Zebedeus, and Iohn his brother.

Philippe and Bartlemewe: Thomas, and Matthewe that Publicane: Iames the sonne of Alpheus, and Lebbeus whose surname was Thaddeus:

Simon the Cananite, and Iudas Iscariot, who also betraied him.

Then hee went vp into a mountaine, and called vnto him whome he woulde, and they came vnto him.

And hee appoynted twelue that they should be with him, and that he might send them to preache,

And that they might haue power to heale sicknesses, and to cast out deuils.

And the first was Simon, and hee named Simon, Peter,

Then Iames the sonne of Zebedeus, and Iohn Iames brother (and surnamed them Boanerges, which is, the sonnes of thunder,)

And Andrew, and Philippe, and Bartlemew, and Matthewe, and Thomas, and Iames, the sonne of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Cananite,

And Iudas Iscariot, who also betraied him, and they came home.

And when it was day, he called his disciples, and of them he chose twelue which also he called Apostles.

(Simon whome he named also Peter, and Andrew his brother, Iames and Iohn, Philippe and Bartlemewe:

Matthewe and Thomas: Iames the sonne of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelous,

Iudas Iames brother, and Iudas Iscariot, which also was the traitour.)