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 said he to his disciples, The harvest indeed is abundant, but the labourers are few;
AND having called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease, and every malady.
AND having called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease, and every malady.
These twelve did Jesus send forth, commanding them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter not:
AT that time Jesus walked through corn-fields on a sabbath-day; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.
And stretching out his hand towards his disciples, he said, Behold my mother and my brethren.
And his disciples came and took the body, and buried it, and they came and told Jesus.
But he replied not a word to her. Then his disciples came and intreated him, saying, Send her away; for she is crying aloud after us.
Then Jesus calling his disciples, said, I have compassion on the multitude, for they have now continued with me three days, and have not any thing to eat: and send them away fasting I will not, lest they faint on the road.
And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees kept fasts; and they came and said to him, Wherefore do the disciples of John, and of the Pharisees, fast? but thy disciples keep no fast.
And Jesus and his disciples went out into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and on the road he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Who do men say that I am?
And when it was day, he called his disciples to him; and elected from them twelve, whom he named Apostles:
Then his disciples asked him, saying. What might this parable mean?
And when he was now approaching, at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples rejoicing began to praise God with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen;
Ye are they who have continued with me during my trials.
On the morrow John was again standing with two of his disciples;
AS soon then as the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptised more disciples than John
Many therefore of his disciples, who heard him, said, Difficult is this discourse, who is able to fathom it?
From that [discourse] many of his disciples went away back, and no more followed him about. Then said Jesus to the twelve, Will ye also go away?
But after that he saith to his disciples, Let us go again into Judea.
Then said one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, who was preparing to betray him,
Then said some of the disciples unto each other, What is this which he saith to us, A little while longer, and ye shall not see me: and again a little while, and ye shall see me: and this, because I am going to the Father?
His disciples said unto him, Lo! now thou speakest plainly, and speakest in no-wise proverbial.