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Luke 6:12-15

Jesus chooses 12 men to be his apostles

12 One day Jesus went up a mountain to pray. He remained there all night and he was praying to God. 13 In the morning, he asked all his disciples to come to him. Then he chose 12 of them and he called them his apostles. These are their names:

  • 14 Simon (Jesus gave him the name Peter),
  • Andrew (he was Simon's brother),
  • James,
  • John,
  • Philip,
  • Bartholomew,
  • 15 Matthew (he was also called Levi),
    • 6:15See Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27.
  • Thomas,
  • James, the son of Alphaeus,
  • Simon the Zealot,