Thematic Bible: Selection of


Thematic Bible



The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. So He sought out Philip and said to him, "Follow me." Verse ConceptsCommitment, to Jesus ChristChristlikenessdiscipleship, nature ofInstructions About Following

As He was walking by the shore of the sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was summed Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. He said to them, "Come! Follow me, and I will make you fishermen for catching men." And at once they left the nets and followed Him. read more.
And as He was going on from that point, He saw two others, brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, getting their nets in order; and He called them. And at once they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

And as He was passing along from there, He saw a man named Matthew in his seat at the tax-collector's desk, and He said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed Him. While He was at table in the house many tax-collectors and notorious sinners came in and took their seats at table with Jesus and His disciples.

Here are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, who was named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John, Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax-collector, James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, Simon the zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who afterward betrayed Him.

Then He went up on the hillside and summoned to Him those whom He wanted, and they went to Him. And He appointed the Twelve, to whom He gave the title, apostles, to be with Him, to send them forth to preach, and to have the right to drive out the demons. read more.
The Twelve whom He appointed were: Peter, the name which He gave to Simon, James the son of Zebedee, and John, James's brother (He named them Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder), Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, Thaddeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Him. Then He went home.

When day came, He called His disciples to Him, and selected from them twelve whom He also named apostles: Simon whom he named Peter, his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, Simon who was called the Zealot, read more.
Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who afterward turned traitor.