Jesus two first disciples were the two brothers Andrew and Simon, later called Peter.
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He called them by their names. However, he renamed Simon as Peter, meaning "rock." He once angrily refers to Simon Peter as "Satan."
Matthew says Simon Peter then Andrew.Mark says Simon Peter then James.Luke says Simon Peter then Andrew.Acts says Peter then James.Answer #2According to John 1:35-45 the first two disciples of Jesus were disciples of John the Baptist of which Andrew was mentioned who then went to his brother Simon Peter.Then Philip followed by Nathanael (aka Bartholomew).
The first disciples Jesus called by the Sea of Galilee were Simon Peter and his brother Andrew. They were fishermen by trade, and Jesus called out to them to follow him and become fishers of men.
he was one of the twelve disciples; (Simon) peters's brother was Andrew
Mathew, Luke, Simon of Jonas (called peter) and his brother Andrew, James the son of Zebedee, his brother john and Thomas. if you add; Nathanael, Barthomire, judas, Simon of Canaanite, and Philip. These 5 disciples make 12.
Andrew, like his brother Simon called Peter, was a fisherman.
ANSWER:Yes Simon Peter was a Jew as were the other 11 disciples/Apostles.
Simon Peter, called at the same time was his brother Andrew.
The friends and followers during his life were called disciples.(Those who follow Him today can also be called disciples as well as Christians.)The most loyal disciples of Jesus were called the 12 Apostles. These 12 went on to build the Christian Church after his resurrection.
The twelve men were called Disciples. There names were, Judas Iscariot, Simon Peter, John, Andrew, Philip, Nathanael, James, Thomas, Simon the zealot, Mathew, and Thaddeus. They also held a special 'office' of Apostle.