'Twelve' in the Bible
He appointed the Twelve:To Simon, He gave the name Peter;
When He was alone with the Twelve, those who were around Him asked Him about the parables.
He summoned the Twelve and began to send them out in pairs and gave them authority over unclean spirits.
When I broke the five loaves for the 5,000, how many baskets full of pieces of bread did you collect?”“Twelve,” they told Him.
Sitting down, He called the Twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”
They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. They were astonished, but those who followed Him were afraid. Taking the Twelve aside again, He began to tell them the things that would happen to Him.
And He went into Jerusalem and into the temple complex. After looking around at everything, since it was already late, He went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to hand Him over to them.
He said to them, “It is one of the Twelve—the one who is dipping bread with Me in the bowl.
While He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, suddenly arrived. With him was a mob, with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders.