'Twelve' in the Bible
And he took twelve to be with him, so that he might send them out as preachers,
And when he was by himself, those who were round him with the twelve put questions to him about the purpose of the stories.
And a woman, who had had a flow of blood for twelve years,
And the young girl got up straight away, and was walking about; she being twelve years old. And they were overcome with wonder.
And he gave orders to the twelve, and sent them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits;
And the twelve came together to Jesus; and they gave him an account of all the things they had done, and all they had been teaching.
And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken bits and of the fishes.
When I made a division of the five cakes of bread among the five thousand, what number of baskets full of broken bits did you take up? They said to him, Twelve.
And seating himself, he made the twelve come to him; and he said to them, If any man has the desire to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.
And they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going before them: and they were full of wonder; but those who came after him were in fear. And again he took the twelve, and gave them word of the things which were to come on him,
And he went into Jerusalem into the Temple; and after looking round about on all things, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
And Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, so that he might give him up to them.
And he said to them, It is one of the twelve, one who is putting his bread with me into the same plate.
And straight away, while he was still talking, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great band with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and the scribes and those in authority.