Choosing the Twelve Apostles
Douay-Rheims 1899 (DRA)
Mat 10:1–4
- 1 And having called his twelve disciples together, he gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of diseases, and all manner of infirmities.
- 2 And the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother,
- 3 James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the publican, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus,
- 4 Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
Mrk 3:13–19
- 13 And going up into a mountain, he called unto him whom he would himself: and they came to him.
- 14 And he made that twelve should be with him, and that he might send them to preach.
- 15 And he gave them power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils.
- 16 And to Simon he gave the name Peter:
- 17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he named them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
- 18 And Andrew and Philip, and Bartholomew and Matthew, and Thomas and James of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Cananean:
- 19 And Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
Luk 6:12–16
- 12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and he passed the whole night in the prayer of God.
- 13 And when day was come, he called unto him his disciples; and he chose twelve of them (whom also he named apostles).
- 14 Simon, whom he surnamed Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
- 15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon who is called Zelotes,
- 16 And Jude, the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, who was the traitor.