Apostles

The signs, indeed, of the apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds,

And through the hands of the apostles came many signs and wonders among the people, and they were with one accord all in the porch of Solomon; — read the full passage →

And of the twelve apostles the names are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James of Zebedee, and John his brother; — read the full passage →

And he goeth up to the mountain, and doth call near whom he willed, and they went away to him; — read the full passage →

and he said to them, `Having gone to all the world, proclaim the good news to all the creation;

and He gave some <FI>as<Fi> apostles, and some <FI>as<Fi> prophets, and some <FI>as<Fi> proclaimers of good news, and some <FI>as<Fi> shepherds and teachers,

being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being chief corner-<FI> stone<Fi> ,

And having called together his twelve disciples, he gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure sicknesses, — read the full passage →

And Jesus said to them, `Verily I say to you, that ye who did follow me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man may sit upon a throne of his glory, shall sit--ye also--upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel;

And it came to pass, in Apollos' being in Corinth, Paul having gone through the upper parts, came to Ephesus, and having found certain disciples, — read the full passage →

And in the day of the Pentecost being fulfilled, they were all with one accord at the same place, — read the full passage →

`Ye do not turn unto those having familiar spirits; and unto wizards ye do not seek, for uncleanness by them; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God.

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the apostle and chief priest of our profession, Christ Jesus,

And some, indeed, did God set in the assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, afterwards powers, afterwards gifts of healings, helpings, governings, divers kinds of tongues;

And beholding the openness of Peter and John, and having perceived that they are men unlettered and plebeian, they were wondering--they were taking knowledge also of them that with Jesus they had been--

till the day in which, having given command, through the Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom he did choose out, he was taken up,

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

And it came to pass in those days, he went forth to the mountain to pray, and was passing the night in the prayer of God, — read the full passage →

but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.'

and when they came in, they went up to the upper room, where were abiding both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James, of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zelotes, and Judas, of James;

and when it became day, he called near his disciples, and having chosen from them twelve, whom also he named apostles,

The former account, indeed, I made concerning all things, O Theophilus, that Jesus began both to do and to teach, — read the full passage →

And he put on Simon the name Peter; — read the full passage →

having gone, then, disciple all the nations, (baptizing them--to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

And having called to him his twelve disciples, he gave to them power over unclean spirits, so as to be casting them out, and to be healing every sickness, and every malady. — read the full passage →

and the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

And with great power were the apostles giving the testimony to the rising again of the Lord Jesus, great grace also was on them all,

And having called to him his twelve disciples, he gave to them power over unclean spirits, so as to be casting them out, and to be healing every sickness, and every malady.

And Jesus passing by thence, saw a man sitting at the tax-office, named Matthew, and saith to him, `Be following me,' and he, having risen, did follow him.

I have known thy works, and thy labour, and thy endurance, and that thou art not able to bear evil ones, and that thou hast tried those saying themselves to be apostles and are not, and hast found them liars,

for those such <FI>are<Fi> false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ,

salute Andronicus and Junias, my kindred, and my fellow-captives, who are of note among the apostles, who also have been in Christ before me.

`It behoveth, therefore, of the men who did go with us during all the time in which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,

And in these days, Peter having risen up in the midst of the disciples, said, (the multitude also of the names at the same place was, as it were, an hundred and twenty,) — read the full passage →

and they, having gone forth, did preach everywhere, the Lord working with <FI>them<Fi> , and confirming the word, through the signs following. Amen.

and having heard, the apostles Barnabas and Paul, having rent their garments, did spring into the multitude, crying

and he doth call near the twelve, and he began to send them forth two by two, and he was giving them power over the unclean spirits,

and other of the apostles I did not see, except James, the brother of the Lord.

`Ye did not choose out me, but I chose out you, and did appoint you, that ye might go away, and might bear fruit, and your fruit might remain, that whatever ye may ask of the Father in my name, He may give you.

Judas saith to him, (not the Iscariot), `Sir, what hath come to pass, that to us thou are about to manifest thyself, and not to the world?'

and when it became day, he called near his disciples, and having chosen from them twelve, whom also he named apostles, — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

Matthew and Thomas, James of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,

And of the twelve apostles the names are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Am not I an apostle? am not I free? Jesus Christ our Lord have I not seen? my work are not ye in the Lord?

And it came to pass in those days, he went forth to the mountain to pray, and was passing the night in the prayer of God,

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

and the things that thou didst hear from me through many witnesses, these things be committing to stedfast men, who shall be sufficient also others to teach;

nor did I go up to Jerusalem unto those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia, and again returned to Damascus,

afterwards he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

And there was a man of the Pharisees, Nicodemus his name, a ruler of the Jews, — read the full passage →

And having called together his twelve disciples, he gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure sicknesses,

having gone, then, disciple all the nations, (baptizing them--to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

through whom we did receive grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, in behalf of his name;

and they were continuing stedfastly in the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of the bread, and the prayers.

When, therefore, they dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, `Simon, <FI>son<Fi> of Jonas, dost thou love me more than these?' he saith to him, `Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee;' he saith to him, `Feed my lambs.' — read the full passage →

and he appointed twelve, that they may be with him, and that he may send them forth to preach,

And having come near, Jesus spake to them, saying, `Given to me was all authority in heaven and on earth; — read the full passage →

And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John his brother, and doth bring them up to a high mount by themselves,

and He gave some <FI>as<Fi> apostles, and some <FI>as<Fi> prophets, and some <FI>as<Fi> proclaimers of good news, and some <FI>as<Fi> shepherds and teachers, — read the full passage →

Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who did also deliver him up.

And having called to him his twelve disciples, he gave to them power over unclean spirits, so as to be casting them out, and to be healing every sickness, and every malady. — read the full passage →

be diligent to present thyself approved to God--a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day in which he was received up from us, one of these to become with us a witness of his rising again.'

`And ye--ye are those who have remained with me in my temptations, — read the full passage →

teaching them to observe all, whatever I did command you,) and lo, I am with you all the days--till the full end of the age.'

`A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his lord;

He cometh, therefore, unto Simon Peter, and that one saith to him, `Sir, thou--dost thou wash my feet?' — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

(Simon, whom also he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

And Jesus answering said to him, `Happy art thou, Simon Bar-Jona, because flesh and blood did not reveal <FI>it<Fi> to thee, but my Father who is in the heavens. — read the full passage →

Their tower is desolated, In their tents there is no dweller.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we did behold, and our hands did handle, concerning the Word of the Life--

Simeon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who did obtain a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

and having known the grace that was given to me, James, and Cephas, and John, who were esteemed to be pillars, a right hand of fellowship they did give to me, and to Barnabas, that we to the nations, and they to the circumcision <FI>may go<Fi> ,

And about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands, to do evil to certain of those of the assembly, — read the full passage →

and we are His witnesses of these sayings, and the Holy Spirit also, whom God gave to those obeying him.'

and the Prince of the life ye did kill, whom God did raise out of the dead, of which we are witnesses;

`This Jesus did God raise up, of which we are all witnesses;

Jesus, therefore, said to them again, `Peace to you; according as the Father hath sent me, I also send you;'

These things spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to the heaven, and said--`Father, the hour hath come, glorify Thy Son, that Thy Son also may glorify Thee, — read the full passage →

and ye also do testify, because from the beginning ye are with me.

Thomas saith to him, `Sir, we have not known whither thou goest away, and how are we able to know the way?' — read the full passage →

and ye--ye are witnesses of these things.

And he said to them, `What things?' And they said to him, `The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who became a man--a prophet--powerful in deed and word, before God and all the people,

And the seventy turned back with joy, saying, `Sir, and the demons are being subjected to us in thy name;'

And they were not knowing this saying, and it was veiled from them, that they might not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

and he doth call near the twelve, and he began to send them forth two by two, and he was giving them power over the unclean spirits, — read the full passage →

and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Cananite,

and to have power to heal the sicknesses, and to cast out the demons.

These twelve did Jesus send forth, having given command to them, saying, `To the way of the nations go not away, and into a city of the Samaritans go not in,

`To the messenger of the Ephesian assembly write: These things saith he who is holding the seven stars in his right hand, who is walking in the midst of the seven lamp-stands--the golden: — read the full passage →

For, skilfully devised fables not having followed out, we did make known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but eye-witnesses having become of his majesty--

and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, they received the word with all readiness of mind, every day examining the Writings whether those things were so;

And his disciples James and John having seen, said, `Sir, wilt thou <FI>that<Fi> we may command fire to come down from the heaven, and to consume them, as also Elijah did?'

`Lay ye to your ears these words, for the Son of Man is about to be delivered up to the hands of men.'

That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we did behold, and our hands did handle, concerning the Word of the Life-- — read the full passage →

each, according as he received a gift, to one another ministering it, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;