Bible Verses About Apostles

When it was day, he called his disciples, and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named emissaries:

Simon, whom he also named Peter; Andrew, his brother; Jacob; Yochanan; Philip; Bartholomew;

Matthew; Thomas; Jacob, the son of Halfai; Simon, who was called the Zealot;

Judah the son of Jacob; and Judah Iscariot, who also became a traitor.

He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.

He sent them out to proclaim the Kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

He said to them, “Take nothing for your journey—neither staffs, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats apiece.

Into whatever house you enter, stay there, and depart from there.

As many as don’t receive you, when you depart from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.”

“Let these words sink into your ears, for the Son of Man will be delivered up into the hands of men.”

But they didn’t understand this saying. It was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

When his disciples, Jacob and Yochanan, saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from the sky, and destroy them, just as Elijah did?”

But he turned and rebuked them, “You don’t know of what kind of spirit you are.

But you are those who have continued with me in my trials.

I confer on you a kingdom, even as my Father conferred on me,

that you may eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom. You will sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”

But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you don’t know about.”

The disciples therefore said one to another, “Has anyone brought him something to eat?”

The disciples therefore said, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.”

Now Yeshua had spoken of his death, but they thought that he spoke of taking rest in sleep.

Then he came to Simon Peter. He said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?”

Yeshua answered him, “You don’t know what I am doing now, but you will understand later.”

Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet!” Yeshua answered him, “If I don’t wash you, you have no part with me.”

Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going. How can we know the way?”

Yeshua said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.