'Twelve' in the Bible
But a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak.
Jesus called his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits so they could cast them out and heal every kind of disease and sickness.
Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (called Peter), and Andrew his brother; James son of Zebedee and John his brother;
Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them as follows: "Do not go to Gentile regions and do not enter any Samaritan town.
When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their towns.
They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, twelve baskets full.
Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth: In the age when all things are renewed, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve aside privately and said to them on the way,
Then one of the twelve, the one named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
When it was evening, he took his place at the table with the twelve.
While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and elders of the people.
Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and that he would send me more than twelve legions of angels right now?
He appointed twelve (whom he named apostles), so that they would be with him and he could send them to preach
When he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
Now a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years.
The girl got up at once and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). They were completely astonished at this.
Jesus called the twelve and began to send them out two by two. He gave them authority over the unclean spirits.
and they picked up the broken pieces and fish that were left over, twelve baskets full.
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?" They replied, "Twelve."
After he sat 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 way, going up to Jerusalem. Jesus was going ahead of them, and they were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them what was going to happen to him.
Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went to the temple. And after looking around at everything, he went out to Bethany with the twelve since it was already late.
Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus into their hands.
Then, when it was evening, he came to the house with the twelve.
He said to them, "It is one of the twelve, one who dips his hand with me into the bowl.
Right away, while Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived. With him came a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and experts in the law and elders.
When he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom.
When morning came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles:
Some time afterward he went on through towns and villages, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him,
because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds pressed around him.
Now a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years but could not be healed by anyone.
After Jesus called the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,
Now the day began to draw to a close, so the twelve came and said to Jesus, "Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and food, because we are in an isolated place."
They all ate and were satisfied, and what was left over was picked up -- twelve baskets of broken pieces.
Then Jesus took the twelve aside and said to them, "Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished.
But the twelve understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what Jesus meant.
Then Satan entered Judas, the one called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve.
that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
While he was still speaking, suddenly a crowd appeared, and the man named Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He walked up to Jesus to kiss him.
So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves left over by the people who had eaten.
So Jesus said to the twelve, "You don't want to go away too, do you?"
Jesus replied, "Didn't I choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is the devil?"
(Now he said this about Judas son of Simon Iscariot, for Judas, one of the twelve, was going to betray him.)
Jesus replied, "Are there not twelve hours in a day? If anyone walks around in the daytime, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.
So the twelve called the whole group of the disciples together and said, "It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables.
Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and so he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him when he was eight days old, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
As you can verify for yourself, not more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
a promise that our twelve tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve God night and day. Concerning this hope the Jews are accusing me, Your Majesty!
and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
From James, a slave of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. Greetings!
From the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand were sealed.
Then a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and with the moon under her feet, and on her head was a crown of twelve stars.
It has a massive, high wall with twelve gates, with twelve angels at the gates, and the names of the twelve tribes of the nation of Israel are written on the gates.
The wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them are the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
And the twelve gates are twelve pearls -- each one of the gates is made from just one pearl! The main street of the city is pure gold, like transparent glass.
flowing down the middle of the city's main street. On each side of the river is the tree of life producing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month of the year. Its leaves are for the healing of the nations.