31 Bible Verses about Twelve Disciples

Now the names of the twelve Apostles were these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zabdi, and his brother John;

Then He called to Him His twelve disciples and gave them authority over foul spirits, to drive them out; and to cure every kind of disease and infirmity.

When Jesus had concluded His instructions to His twelve disciples, He left in order to teach and to proclaim His Message in the neighbouring towns.

When it was day, He called His disciples; and He selected from among them twelve, whom He also named Apostles.

Then calling the Twelve together He conferred on them power and authority over all the demons and to cure diseases;

He appointed twelve of them, that they might be with Him, and that He might also send them to proclaim His Message,

The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and engraved upon them were twelve names--the names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

These twelve Jesus sent on a mission, after giving them their instructions: "Go not," He said, "among the Gentiles, and enter no Samaritan town;

"I solemnly tell you," replied Jesus, "that in the New Creation, when the Son of Man has taken His seat on His glorious throne, all of you who have followed me shall also sit on twelve thrones and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

Jesus was now going up to Jerusalem, and He took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and on the way He said to them,

Thomas, one of the twelve--surnamed 'the Twin' --was not among them when Jesus came.

At that time one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the High Priests

He had scarcely finished speaking when Judas came--one of the Twelve--accompanied by a great crowd of men armed with swords and bludgeons, sent by the High Priests and Elders of the People.

Immediately, while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, came and with him a crowd of men armed with swords and cudgels, sent by the High Priests and Scribes and Elders.

Satan, however, entered into Judas (the man called Iscariot)

While He was still speaking there came a crowd with Judas, already mentioned as one of the Twelve, at their head. He went up to Jesus to kiss Him.

"Did not I choose you--the Twelve?" said Jesus, "and even of you one is a devil."

When evening came, He was at table with the twelve disciples,

When He was alone, the Twelve and the others who were about Him requested Him to explain His figurative language.

Then summoning the Twelve to Him, He proceeded to send them out by twos, and gave them authority over the foul spirits.

Then sitting down He called the Twelve, and said to them, "If any one wishes to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."

They were still on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; they were full of wonder, and some, though they followed, did so with fear. Then, once more calling to Him the Twelve, He began to tell them what was about to happen to Him.

Then He drew the Twelve to Him and said, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything written in the Prophets which refers to the Son of Man will be fulfilled.

So He came into Jerusalem and into the Temple; and after looking round upon everything there, the hour being now late He went out to Bethany with the Twelve.

When it was evening, He came with the Twelve.

Shortly after this He visited town after town, and village after village, proclaiming His Message and telling the Good News of the Kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,

Now when the day began to decline, the Twelve came to Him and said, "Send the people away, that they may go to the villages and farms round about and find lodging and a supply of food; because here we are in an uninhabited district."

Jesus therefore appealed to the Twelve. "Will you go also?" He asked.

So the Twelve called together the general body of the disciples and said, "It does not seem fitting that we Apostles should neglect the delivery of God's Message and minister at tables.

and was seen by Peter, and then by the Twelve.

They numbered in all about twelve men.