Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother;
And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.
And when it was day, he called [unto him] his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.
Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and [some] of them they shall slay and persecute:
And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.
It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary [the mother] of James, and other [women that were] with them, which told these things unto the apostles.
Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
Now when they heard [this], they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men [and] brethren, what shall we do?
And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, [and] of the country of Cyprus,
And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.
And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
Then Peter and the [other] apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten [them], they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid [their] hands on them.
And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
But Barnabas took him, and brought [him] to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.
And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
[Which] when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard [of], they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,
When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and [of] the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.
Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; [namely], Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
And they wrote [letters] by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren [send] greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:
And after they had tarried [there] a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.
And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.
Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.
For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and [as] the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
[Are] all apostles? [are] all prophets? [are] all teachers? [are] all workers of miracles?
After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.
For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.
Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner [stone];
Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor [yet] of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
Rejoice over her, [thou] heaven, and [ye] holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
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