'Apostles' in the Bible

Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother,

And the apostles regathered to Jesus and reported to him everything that they had done and that they had taught.

And when day came, he summoned his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he also named apostles:

And [when they] returned, the apostles described to him all that they had done. And he took them along [and] withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida.

For this [reason] also the wisdom of God said, 'I will send to them prophets and apostles, and [some] of them they will kill and persecute,'

And the apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"

And when the hour came, he reclined at the table, and the apostles with him.

Now Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the [mother] of James and the others with them were telling these [things] to the apostles.

until the day he was taken up, [after he] had given orders through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen,

And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was added [to serve] with the eleven apostles.

Now [when they] heard [this], they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "What should we do, men [and] brothers?"

And they were devoting themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayers.

And fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were being performed by the apostles.

And with great power the apostles were giving testimony [to] the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on them all.

and placing [them] at the feet of the apostles. And it was being distributed to each as anyone had need.

So Joseph, who was called Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated "son of encouragement"), a Levite of Cyprus by nationality,

sold a field that belonged to him [and] brought the money and placed [it] at the feet of the apostles.

and he kept back for himself [some] of the proceeds, and [his] wife was aware of [it]. And he brought a certain part [and] placed [it] at the feet of the apostles.

Now many signs and wonders were being performed among the people through the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico.

And they laid hands on the apostles and put them in the public prison.

But Peter and the apostles answered [and] said, "It is necessary to obey God rather than men!

And they summoned the apostles, beat [them], commanded [them] not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released [them].

whom they stood before the apostles. And they prayed [and] placed [their] hands on them.

And Saul was agreeing with his murder. Now there happened on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Now [when] the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,

Now Simon, [when he] saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, offered them money,

But Barnabas took him [and] brought [him] to the apostles and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road and that he had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.

Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had accepted the word of God.

But the population of the city was divided, and {some} were with the Jews {and some} with the apostles.

But [when] the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about [it], they tore their clothing [and] rushed out into the crowd, shouting

And [after] there was no little strife and debate by Paul and Barnabas against them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem concerning this issue.

And [when they] arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and reported all that God had done with them.

Both the apostles and the elders assembled to deliberate concerning this matter.

Then it seemed best to the apostles and the elders, together with the whole church, to send men chosen from among them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas--Judas who was called Barsabbas and Silas, men [who were] leaders among the brothers--

writing [this letter] {to be delivered by them}: The apostles and the elders, brothers. To the brothers [who are] from among the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia. Greetings!

And as they went through the towns, they passed on to them to observe the rules that had been decided by the apostles and elders [who were] in Jerusalem.

Greet Andronicus and Junia, my compatriots and my fellow prisoners, who are well known to the apostles, who were also in Christ before me.

For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles last of all, as condemned to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to people.

Do we not have the right to take along a sister [as] wife, like the rest of the apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas?

and whom God has appointed in the church: first, apostles, second, prophets, third, teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, administrations, kinds of tongues.

Not all [are] apostles, [are they]? Not all [are] prophets, [are they]? Not all [are] teachers, [are they]? Not all [are workers of] miracles, [are they]?

Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,

For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

For I consider myself in no way to be inferior to the preeminent apostles.

For such people [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

I have become a fool! You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for [I am] in no way inferior to the preeminent apostles, even if I am nothing.

nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those [who were] apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia and I returned again to Damascus.

but I did not see [any] others of the apostles except James, the brother of the Lord.

built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,

(which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit):

And he himself gave some [as] apostles and some [as] prophets and some [as] evangelists and some [as] pastors and teachers

{Although we could have insisted on our own importance} as apostles of Christ, yet we became infants in your midst, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.

to remember the words proclaimed beforehand by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles,

But you, dear friends, remember the words proclaimed beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,

'I know your works, and your labor and patient endurance, and that you are not able to tolerate evil, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles and are not, and you found them [to be] false.

Rejoice over her, heaven and the saints and the apostles and the prophets, because God has pronounced your judgment on her!"

And the wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them [are] twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.