Choosing the Twelve Apostles

Tyndale New Testament

Mat 10:1–4

1 And he called his .xii. disciples vnto hym and gave them power over vnclene sprites to cast them oute and to heale all maner of sicknesses and all maner of deseases.
2 The names of the .xii. Apostles are these. The fyrst Simon called also Peter: and Andrew his brother. Iames the sonne of zebede and Ihon his brother.
3 Philip and Bartlemew. Thomas and Mathew the Publican. Iames the sonne of Alphe and Lebbeus otherwyse called Taddeus.
4 Simon of Cane and Iudas Iscarioth which also betrayed hym.

13 And he wet vp into a mountayne and called vnto him whom he wolde and they came vnto him.
14 And he ordeyned the .xii. that they shuld be with him and that he myght sende the to preache:
15 and that they might have power to heale syknesses and to cast out devyls.
16 And he gave vnto Simon to name Peter.
17 And he called Iames the sonne of zebede and Iohn Iames brother and gave them Bonarges to name which is to saye the sonnes of thounder.
18 And Andrew and Philip and Bartlemew and Mathew and Thomas and Iames the sonne of Alphey and Taddeus and Symon of Cane,
19 and Iudas Iscarioth which same also betrayed him. And they came vnto housse

12 And it fortuned in thoose dayes that he went out into a mountayne for to praye and cotinued all nyght in prayer to god.
13 And assone as it was daye he called his disciples and of the he chose twelve which also he called apostles.
14 Simon who he named Peter: and Andrew his brother. Iames and Ihon Philip and Bartlemew
15 Mathew and Thomas Iames the sonne of Alpheus and Simon called zelotes
16 and Iudas Iames sonne and Iudas Iscarioth which same was the traytour.