Followers and Apostles
Jesus was accompanied on his way with 12 followers which after his death founded the Christian Church and started, together with other faith-propagators that they got, to call themselves as Apostles (not that being learned but that who brings tidings).Sometimes we read let's say about Barnabas but as a matter of fact we don't know where he came from, where is the first message about him - wasn't he that robber who was set free from jail for Jesus to be crucied.
So I tried to specify the original followers and other more important apostles with Bible citation of their first mention and the place of occurence.
Name | Link |
|---|---|
John the Baptist | John.1.6, predecessor of Jesus; Betabara behind the river Jordan |
Christian | Acts.11.26, first used in town Antioch |
Apostle | Luke.6.13 |
Followers list | |
Peter (Simon) of Jonah |
Matt.4.18, Mark.3.16, Luke.6.14, John.1.41, Bethsaida (1st "Pope"; he wrote 1 and 2 Peter's letter) |
John |
Matt.4.21, Mark.3.17, Luke.6.14, John.13.23, Bethsaida (he wrote John's Gospel 1, 2 and 3 John's letter and The Revelation) |
James (of Zebedee) |
Matt.4.21, Mark.3.17, Luke.6.14, Bethsaida (brother of John; he wrote James's letter) |
Philip |
Matt.10.3, Mark.3.18, Luke.6.14, John.1.44, Bethsaida (he evangelizated an Ethiopian courtier Acts.8.26) |
Andrew |
Matt.4.18, Mark.3.18, Luke.6.14, John.1.41, Bethsaida (brother of Peter) |
Bartholomew | Matt.10.3, Mark.3.18, Luke.6.14 |
Matthew |
Matt.9.9, Mark.3.18, Luke.6.15, (tax-gatherer; he wrote Matthew's Gospel) |
Thomas (called Didymus) |
Matt.10.3, Mark.3.18, Luke.6.15, John.11.16, (he was faithless until he could touch the resurrected Jesus John.20.24) |
James (of Alpheus) | Matt.10.3, Mark.3.18, Luke.6.15 |
Jude |
Luke.6.16, John.14.22, (brother of James; he wrote Jude's letter) |
Simon (Zelotes) |
the Canaanite, Matt.10.4, Mark.3.18, Luke.6.15 |
Judas Iscariot |
Matt.10.4, Mark.3.19, Luke.6.16, John.6.71, (traitor of Jesus; suicide) |
Matthias | Acts.1.23, (instead of Judas) |
Apostles list | |
Paul (Saul) |
Acts.7.58, (murderer of Stephen; Jew from Antioch; persecutor of Christians) originally Saul, later called Paul Acts.13.9, (religionized, the biggest propagator of Christianity) |
Justus (Joseph, Barsabas) | Acts.1.23, (from Corinthus) |
Barnabas (Joses) | Acts.4.36, (from Cyprus) |
Stephen | Acts.6.5 |
Mark | Acts.12.12, (he wrote the oldest Mark's Gospel) |
Timotheus |
Acts.16.1, (Greek from Lystra; 1 and 2 Paul's letter to Timothy) |
Lydia | Acts.16.14, from Filippis |
Priscilla | Acts.18.2, (wife of Aquila) |
Aquila | Acts.18.2, (Jew from Italy and from Corinthus) |
Apollos | Acts.18.24, (Jew from Alexandria) |
Titus | 2 Cor.2.12, (Paul's letter to Titus) |
Luke |
2 Cor.13.13, (lékař; he wrote Luke's Gospel and Acts of Apostles) |
