'Apostles' in the Bible

And of the twelve apostles the names are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James of Zebedee, and John his brother;

And the apostles are gathered together unto Jesus, and they told him all, and how many things they did, and how many things they taught,

and when it became day, he called near his disciples, and having chosen from them twelve, whom also he named apostles,

And the apostles having turned back, declared to him how great things they did, and having taken them, he withdrew by himself to a desert place of a city called Bethsaida,

because of this also the wisdom of God said: I will send to them prophets, and apostles, and some of them they shall kill and persecute,

And the apostles said to the Lord, 'Add to us faith;'

And when the hour come, he reclined (at meat), and the twelve apostles with him,

And it was the Magdalene Mary, and Joanna, and Mary of James, and the other women with them, who told unto the apostles these things,

till the day in which, having given command, through the Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom he did choose out, he was taken up,

and they gave their lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

And having heard, they were pricked to the heart; they say also to Peter, and to the rest of the apostles, 'What shall we do, men, brethren?'

and they were continuing stedfastly in the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of the bread, and the prayers.

And fear came on every soul, many wonders also and signs were being done through the apostles,

And with great power were the apostles giving the testimony to the rising again of the Lord Jesus, great grace also was on them all,

and were laying them at the feet of the apostles, and distribution was being made to each according as any one had need.

And Joses, who was surnamed by the apostles Barnabas -- which is, having been interpreted, Son of Comfort -- a Levite, of Cyprus by birth,

a field being his, having sold it, brought the money and laid it at the feet of the apostles.

and did keep back of the price -- his wife also knowing -- and having brought a certain part, at the feet of the apostles he laid it.

And through the hands of the apostles came many signs and wonders among the people, and they were with one accord all in the porch of Solomon;

and laid their hands upon the apostles, and did put them in a public prison;

And Peter and the apostles answering, said, 'To obey God it behoveth, rather than men;

but a certain one, having risen up in the sanhedrim -- a Pharisee, by name Gamaliel, a teacher of law honoured by all the people -- commanded to put the apostles forth a little,

And to him they agreed, and having called near the apostles, having beaten them, they commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go;

whom they did set before the apostles, and they, having prayed, laid on them their hands.

And Saul was assenting to his death, and there came in that day a great persecution upon the assembly in Jerusalem, all also were scattered abroad in the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles;

And the apostles in Jerusalem having heard that Samaria hath received the word of God, did send unto them Peter and John,

And Simon, having beheld that through the laying on of the hands of the apostles, the Holy Spirit is given, brought before them money,

and Barnabas having taken him, brought him unto the apostles, and did declare to them how in the way he saw the Lord, and that he spake to him, and how in Damascus he was speaking boldly in the name of Jesus.

And the apostles and the brethren who are in Judea heard that also the nations did receive the word of God,

And the multitude of the city was divided, and some were with the Jews, and some with the apostles,

and having heard, the apostles Barnabas and Paul, having rent their garments, did spring into the multitude, crying

there having been, therefore, not a little dissension and disputation to Paul and Barnabas with them, they arranged for Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, to go up unto the apostles and elders to Jerusalem about this question,

And having come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly, and the apostles, and the elders, they declared also as many things as God did with them;

And there were gathered together the apostles and the elders, to see about this matter,

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, chosen men out of themselves to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas -- Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren --

having written through their hand thus: 'The apostles, and the elders, and the brethren, to those in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia, brethren, who are of the nations, greeting;

and having passed some time, they were let go with peace from the brethren unto the apostles;

And as they were going on through the cities, they were delivering to them the decrees to keep, that have been judged by the apostles and the elders who are in Jerusalem,

salute Andronicus and Junias, my kindred, and my fellow-captives, who are of note among the apostles, who also have been in Christ before me.

for I think that God did set forth us the apostles last -- as appointed to death, because a spectacle we became to the world, and messengers, and men;

have we not authority a sister -- a wife -- to lead about, as also the other apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

And some, indeed, did God set in the assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, afterwards powers, afterwards gifts of healings, helpings, governings, divers kinds of tongues;

are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all powers?

afterwards he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

for I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I did persecute the assembly of God,

whether -- about Titus -- my partner and towards you fellow-worker, whether -- our brethren, apostles of assemblies -- glory of Christ;

for I reckon that I have been nothing behind the very chiefest apostles,

for those such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ,

I have become a fool -- boasting; ye -- ye did compel me; for I ought by you to have been commended, for in nothing was I behind the very chiefest apostles -- even if I am nothing.

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

and other of the apostles I did not see, except James, the brother of the Lord.

being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being chief corner -stone,

which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it was now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit --

and He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as proclaimers of good news, and some as shepherds and teachers,

nor seeking of men glory, neither from you nor from others, being able to be burdensome, as Christ's apostles.

to be mindful of the sayings said before by the holy prophets, and of the command of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour,

and ye, beloved, remember ye the sayings spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ:

I have known thy works, and thy labour, and thy endurance, and that thou art not able to bear evil ones, and that thou hast tried those saying themselves to be apostles and are not, and hast found them liars,

'Be glad over her, O heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets, because God did judge your judgment of her!'

and the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.