The Names Of The Disciples

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.

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.

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;

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

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

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

`If any one doth come unto me, and doth not hate his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yet even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple;

and he saith to them, `Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,'

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.'

when I was with them in the world, I was keeping them in Thy name; those whom Thou hast given to me I did guard, and none of them was destroyed, except the son of the destruction, that the Writing may be fulfilled.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God; — read the full passage →

and immediately he called them, and, having left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, they went away after him.

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 →

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,

And it came to pass, in the multitude pressing on him to hear the word of God, that he was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret,

And he put on Simon the name Peter;

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.'

for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,

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;

Followers of me become ye, as I also <FI>am<Fi> of Christ.

for as yet he was fallen upon none of them, and only they have been baptized--to the name of the Lord Jesus;

`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.

`A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another; — read the full passage →

Jesus, therefore, said unto the Jews who believed in him, `If ye may remain in my word, truly my disciples ye are, and ye shall know the truth, — read the full passage →

Jesus, therefore, said unto the Jews who believed in him, `If ye may remain in my word, truly my disciples ye are, and ye shall know the truth,

and reformation and remission of sins to be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem:

`So, then, every one of you who doth not take leave of all that he himself hath, is not able to be my disciple.

and whoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, is not able to be my disciple.

And he said unto all, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me;

and Jesus said to them, `Come ye after me, and I shall make you to become fishers of men;'

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 the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mount where Jesus appointed them, — read the full passage →

Then said Jesus to his disciples, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me,

and whoever doth not receive his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

and they having heard, were glorifying the Lord. They said also to him, `Thou seest, brother, how many myriads there are of Jews who have believed, and all are zealous of the law,

and having found him, he brought him to Antioch, and it came to pass that they a whole year did assemble together in the assembly, and taught a great multitude, the disciples also were divinely called first in Antioch Christians.

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 →

On the morrow, he willed to go forth to Galilee, and he findeth Philip, and saith to him, `Be following me.'

and having gone in, they found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

A disciple is not above his teacher, but every one perfected shall be as his teacher.

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

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

and passing by, he saw Levi of Alpheus sitting at the tax-office, and saith to him, `Be following me,' and he, having risen, did follow him.

A beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, Son of God. — read the full passage →

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 fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

and the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and remind you of all things that I said to you.

Jesus answered, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born of water, and the Spirit, he is not able to enter into the reign of God;

On the morrow, again, John was standing, and two of his disciples,

And when he completed all his sayings in the ears of the people, he went into Capernaum; — read the full passage →

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 →

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved, — read the full passage →

and for all he died, that those living, no more to themselves may live, but to him who died for them, and was raised again.

because whom He did foreknow, He also did fore-appoint, conformed to the image of His Son, that he might be first-born among many brethren;

And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, (which interpreted, is called Dorcas,) this woman was full of good works and kind acts that she was doing;

`In this was my Father glorified, that ye may bear much fruit, and ye shall become my disciples.

And there were going on with him great multitudes, and having turned, he said unto them, — read the full passage →

And there were going on with him great multitudes, and having turned, he said unto them, — read the full passage →

and in like manner also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon; and Jesus said unto Simon, `Fear not, henceforth thou shalt be catching men;' — read the full passage →

And Jesus having looked upon him, did love him, and said to him, `One thing thou dost lack; go away, whatever thou hast--sell, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me, having taken up the cross.'

And he put on Simon the name Peter; — 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 saith to them, `Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,' — read the full passage →

who our sins himself did bear in his body, upon the tree, that to the sins having died, to the righteousness we may live; by whose stripes ye were healed,

being buried with him in the baptism, in which also ye rose with <FI>him<Fi> through the faith of the working of God, who did raise him out of the dead.

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, — read the full passage →

for as many as to Christ were baptized did put on Christ;

are ye ignorant that we, as many as were baptized to Christ Jesus, to his death were baptized? — read the full passage →

Having proclaimed good news also to that city, and having discipled many, they turned back to Lystra, and Iconium, and Antioch,

this one, indeed, then, purchased a field out of the reward of unrighteousness, and falling headlong, burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed forth,

this is the disciple who is testifying concerning these things, and he wrote these things, and we have known that his testimony is true.

After these things did Jesus manifest himself again to the disciples on the sea of Tiberias, and he did manifest himself thus:

Jesus answered and said to them, `And if I testify of myself--my testimony is true, because I have known whence I came, and whither I go, and ye--ye have not known whence I come, or whither I go.

Jesus answered them, `Did not I choose you--the twelve? and of you--one is a devil.

`If I testify concerning myself, my testimony is not true;

And it came to pass, in the multitude pressing on him to hear the word of God, that he was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, — read the full passage →

and he said to them, `Having gone to all the world, proclaim the good news to all the creation; — read the full passage →

And as he is sitting at the mount of the Olives, over-against the temple, Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, were questioning him by himself,

Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax-gatherer; James of Alpheus, and Lebbeus who was surnamed Thaddeus;

And having advanced thence, he saw other two brothers, James of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, refitting their nets, and he called them,

And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon named Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a drag into the sea--for they were fishers--

And He saith, `It hath been a light thing That thou art to Me for a servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And the preserved of Israel to bring back, And I have given thee for a light of nations, To be My salvation unto the end of the earth.'

because three are who are testifying <FI>in the heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these--the three--are one;

Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

and if ye are apart from chastening, of which all have become partakers, then bastards are ye, and not sons.

for that which I work, I do not acknowledge; for not what I will, this I practise, but what I hate, this I do.

therefore do we reckon a man to be declared righteous by faith, apart from works of law.

and they who are with me the light did see, and became afraid, and the voice they heard not of him who is speaking to me--

he commanded them also to be baptized in the name of the Lord; then they besought him to remain certain days.

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales, he saw again also presently, and having risen, was baptized,

And in the going, he came nigh to Damascus, and suddenly there shone round about him a light from the heaven,

then those, indeed, who did gladly receive his word were baptized, and there were added on that day, as it were, three thousand souls,

one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been laid.

And on the first of the sabbaths, Mary the Magdalene doth come early (there being yet darkness) to the tomb, and she seeth the stone having been taken away out of the tomb,

and bearing his cross, he went forth to the place called <FI>Place<Fi> of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha;

and it was the preparation of the passover, and as it were the sixth hour, and he saith to the Jews, `Lo, your king!'