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The Twelve Disciples
The Twelve Disciples were the twelve men whom Jesus Christ kept close to him during his public ministry, teaching them and sending them out to preach. The New Testament also calls them "apostles."
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- The Seventy DisciplesBible
The Seventy Disciples were a group of disciples whom Jesus Christ appointed in addition to the Twelve and sent ahead of him, two by two, into every city and place he was about to visit. They appear only in Luke 10. Some manuscripts and translations give their number as seventy-two.
- Sending of the SeventyBible
The Sending of the Seventy is an event in which Jesus appointed seventy others, apart from the Twelve, and sent them two by two ahead of him into every town he intended to visit. It is recorded only in Luke 10.
- James the Son of AlphaeusPeople
One of the twelve disciples of Jesus, distinguished from James the son of Zebedee by the addition of his father's name. He is traditionally also called "James the Less," although it is uncertain whether the two are the same person.
- Simon the CananaeanPeople
Simon the Cananaean was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. In Luke and Acts he is called "Simon called Zelotes" (the Zealot), which distinguishes him from Peter, who bore the same name.
- The Last SupperBible
The Last Supper was the final meal Jesus Christ shared with the twelve disciples on the night before his crucifixion. At this meal Jesus distributed the bread and the cup and spoke of the new covenant, and the church's Lord's Supper (Communion) originated with it.
Verses in the King James Version 6, showing 6
- Matthew 20:17
And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,
- Matthew 10:1
And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
- Matthew 11:1
And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.
- Luke 6:13
And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
- Luke 9:1
Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
- Acts 6:2
Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
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