Reference: Disciples
Hastings
In the ancient world every teacher had his company of disciples or learners. The Greek philosophers and the Jewish Rabbis had theirs, and John the Baptist had his (Mr 2:18 'the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees'; cf. Joh 1:35; Mt 14:12). In like manner Jesus had His disciples. The term had two applications, a wider and a narrower. It denoted (1) all who believed in Him, though they remained where He had found them, pursuing their former avocations, yet rendering no small service to His cause by confessing their allegiance and testifying to His grace (cf. Lu 6:13; 19:37; Joh 4:1; 6:60,66-67). (2) The inner circle of the Twelve, whom He called 'Apostles,' and whom He required to forsake their old lives and follow Him whithersoever He went, not merely that they might strengthen Him by their sympathy (cf. Lu 22:28), but that they might aid Him in His ministry (Mt 9:37; 10:1,5), and, above all, that they might be trained by dally intercourse and discipline to carry forward the work after He was gone. These were 'the disciples' par excellence (Mt 10:1; 12:1,49; 15:23,32; Mr 8:27; Lu 8:9; Joh 11:7; 12:4; 16:17,29). See also Apostles.
David Smith.
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Then he says to his disciples, The harvest truly is plentiful, but the workmen are few.
And having called in his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and to heal every sickness and every disease.
And having called in his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and to heal every sickness and every disease.
These twelve Jesus sent forth, having ordered them, saying, Go not into a way of the Gentiles, and enter not into a city of the Samaritans,
At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath, and his disciples were hungry and began to pluck ears, and to eat.
And having stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, he said, Behold, my mother and my brothers.
And after coming, his disciples took up the body and buried it, and having gone, they informed Jesus.
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples having approached, they besought him, saying, Send her away, because she cries out behind us.
And Jesus having summoned his disciples, he said, I feel compassion toward the multitude because they continue with me now three days and do not have what they might eat. And I do not want to dismiss them without food, lest they mi
And John's disciples and those of the Pharisees were fasting. And they come and say to him, Why do John's disciples and those of the Pharisees fast, but the disciples with you do not fast?
And Jesus went forth, and his disciples, into the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he questioned his disciples, saying to them, Who do men say that I am?
And when it became day, he called his disciples, and chose twelve from them, whom he also named apostles:
And his disciples questioned him, saying, What is this parable?
And as he was now coming near, at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began rejoicing to praise God in a great voice about all the mighty works that they had seen, saying,
But ye are those who have continued with me in my trials.
Again on the morrow John stood, and two of his disciples.
When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and immersing more disciples than John
Therefore many of his disciples having heard, said, This is a hard saying. Who can listen to it?
From this, many of his disciples went back at these things, and walked no more with him. Jesus said therefore to the twelve, Do ye not also want to go?
Later after this he says to the disciples, Let us go into Judea again.
Therefore one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, son of Simon, the man who was going to betray him, says,
Therefore some of his disciples said among themselves, What is this that he says to us, A little while, and ye do not look at me, and, Again a little while, and ye will see me, and, Because I go to the Father?
His disciples say to him, Lo, now thou speak plainly, and speak not one veiled word.