Matthew 10:2-4New International Version (NIV)
2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
The original 12 disciples as listed in Matthew 10:2-4; Simon (who was called Peter), and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, Phillip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the publican (the tax collector), James the son of Alphaeus and Lebbaeus whose surname was Thaddeus, Simon the Cannanite and Judus Iscariot who also betryed Him.
Additional information:
Though the name "Lebbaeus" is found in the King James Bible, it is not in all translations, because Westcott & Hort and the Sinaitic text omit it.
The apostle named "Thaddeus" can be identified by comparing the scriptures.
**Matthew 10:2-4 and Mark 3:16-19 mention James, Simon and Thaddaeus
**Luke 6:13-16 and Act 1:12-13 mention James, Simon and Judas(son of James)
So the twelve disciples, who were chosen as Apostles, were: Peter, Andrew, James, John, Phillip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James, Thaddeus(Judas son of James), Simon and Judas Iscariot.(Luke 6:13)
Their names were common names for the time period. Example: Jude, Judas, Jesus are all variations of the same name.
There were a total of 12 disciples in all, and Jesus was not counted among them at all.
The twelve disciples and all who believe their message. That means you and me if we believe in Jesus.
Yes, the disciples of Jesus were from various backgrounds and tribes. They came from different regions of Israel and had different occupations before becoming followers of Jesus. This diversity among the disciples reflects Jesus's message of inclusivity and outreach to all people.
the disciples followed Jesus and did what Jesus said. Jesus picked his disciples. The disciples were ordinary people. Jesus doesn't only like the people who are rich and successfully. he loves us all equally, no matter who we are or what we look like, he made us all and saw that we were good
The 12 apostles were formed after Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist. Jesus hand picked out all of his 12 disciples.
They all faithly remained Jesus disciples after his death.
Peter was important because he was one of the twelve disciples that Jesus chose to train to take the gospel to all nations.
Yes, we are all disciples of ZChrist
Jesus had many 'DISCIPLES' (Luke 6:13-16), twelve of whom were chosen as 'APOSTLES', with special privileges and responsibilities (Matthew 10:1-4)(Matthew 11:1), heading up the Christian preaching work, and continuing to make disciples from all nations (Matthew 28:19+20, Matthew 24:14)
Beside the 12 disciples that followed Jesus there were many disciples mentioned, in fact too many to mention. Their names are found in almost all the books of the New Testament.
Jesus' twelve disciples, his earthly parents, and all the people he preached to, besides a few lucky modern people he literally speaks to.