Bible verses about "apostles" | WNT

²⁸ "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.

¹ Then calling the Twelve together He conferred on them power and authority over all the demons and to cure diseases; ² and sent them out to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to cure the sick. ³ And He commanded them, "Take nothing for your journey; neither stick nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have an extra under garment. ⁴ Whatever house you enter, make that your home, and from it start afresh. ⁵ Wherever they refuse to receive you, as you leave that town shake off the very dust from your feet as a protest against them."

¹³ As they looked on Peter and John so fearlessly outspoken--and also discovered that they were illiterate persons, untrained in the schools--they were surprised; and now they recognized them as having been with Jesus.

¹ During the stay of Apollos in Corinth, Paul, after passing through the inland districts, came to Ephesus, where he found a few disciples. ² "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?" he asked them. "No," they replied, "we did not even hear that there is a Holy Spirit." ³ "Into what then were you baptized?" he asked. "Into John's baptism," they replied. ⁴ "John," he said, "administered a baptism of repentance, bidding the people believe on One who was to come after him; namely, on Jesus." ⁵ On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus; ⁶ and when Paul laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy. ⁷ They numbered in all about twelve men. ⁸ Afterwards he went into the synagogue. There for three months he continued to preach fearlessly, explaining in words which carried conviction the truths which concern the Kingdom of God. ⁹ But some grew obstinate in unbelief and spoke evil of the new faith before all the congregation. So Paul left them, and, taking with him those who were disciples, held discussions daily in Tyrannus's lecture-hall. ¹⁰ This went on for two years, so that all the inhabitants of the province of Asia, Jews as well as Greeks, heard the Lord's Message. ¹¹ God also brought about extraordinary miracles through Paul's instrumentality. ¹² Towels or aprons, for instance, which Paul had handled used to be carried to the sick, and they recovered from their ailments, or the evil spirits left them. ¹³ But there were also some wandering Jewish exorcists who undertook to invoke the name of Jesus over those who had the evil spirits, saying, "I command you by that Jesus whom Paul preaches." ¹⁴ There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew of high-priestly family, who were doing this. ¹⁵ "Jesus I know," the evil spirit answered, "and Paul I have heard of, but who are you?" ¹⁶ And the man in whom the evil spirit was sprang on two of them, over-mastered them both, and treated them with such violence, that they fled from the house stripped of their clothes and wounded. ¹⁷ All the people of Ephesus, Jews as well as Greeks, came to know of this. There was widespread terror, and they began to hold the name of the Lord Jesus in high honour. ¹⁸ Many also of those who believed came confessing without reserve what their conduct had been, ¹⁹ and not a few of those who had practised magical arts brought their books together and burnt them in the presence of all. The total value was reckoned and found to be 50,000 silver coins. ²⁰ Thus mightily did the Lord's Message spread and triumph! ²¹ When matters had reached this point, Paul decided in his own mind to travel through Macedonia and Greece, and go to Jerusalem. "After that," he said, "I must also see Rome." ²² But he sent two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he himself remained for a while in Roman Asia. ²³ Now just at that time there arose no small commotion about the new faith. ²⁴ There was a certain Demetrius, a silversmith, who made miniature silver sanctuaries of Diana, a business which brought great gain to the mechanics in his employ. ²⁵ He called his workmen together, and others who were engaged in similar trades, and said to them, "You men well know that our prosperity depends on this business of ours; ²⁶ and you see and hear that, not in Ephesus only but throughout almost the whole province of Asia, this fellow Paul has led away a vast number of people by inducing them to believe that they are not gods at all that are made by men's hands. ²⁷ There is danger, therefore, not only that this our trade will become of no account, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will fall into utter disrepute, and that before long she will be actually deposed from her majestic rank--she who is now worshipped by the whole province of Asia; nay, by the whole world." ²⁸ After listening to this harangue, they became furiously angry and kept calling out, "Great is the Ephesian Diana!" ²⁹ The riot and uproar spread through the whole city, till at last with one accord they rushed into the Theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, two Macedonians who were fellow travellers with Paul. ³⁰ Then Paul would have liked to go in and address the people, but the disciples would not let him do so. ³¹ A few of the public officials, too, who were friendly to him, sent repeated messages entreating him not to venture into the Theatre. ³² The people, meanwhile, kept shouting, some one thing and some another; for the assembly was all uproar and confusion, and the greater part had no idea why they had come together. ³³ Then some of the people crowded round Alexander, whom the Jews had pushed forward; and Alexander, motioning with his hand to get silence, was prepared to make a defence to the people. ³⁴ No sooner, however, did they see that he was a Jew, than there arose from them all one roar of shouting, lasting about two hours. "Great is the Ephesian Diana," they said. ³⁵ At length the Recorder quieted them down. "Men of Ephesus," he said, "who is there of all mankind that needs to be told that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Diana and of the image which fell down from Zeus? ³⁶ These facts, then, being unquestioned, it becomes you to maintain your self-control and not act recklessly. ³⁷ For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess. ³⁸ If, however, Demetrius and the mechanics who support his contention have a grievance against any one, there are Assize-days and there are Proconsuls: let the persons interested accuse one another. ³⁹ But if you desire anything further, it will have to be settled in the regular assembly. ⁴⁰ For in connexion with to-day's proceedings there is danger of our being charged with attempted insurrection, there having been no real reason for this riot; nor shall we be able to justify the behaviour of this disorderly mob." ⁴¹ With these words he dismissed the assembly.

¹¹ And He Himself appointed some to be Apostles, some to be Prophets, some to be evangelists, some to be pastors and teachers,

²⁰ You are a building which has been reared on the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, the cornerstone being Christ Jesus Himself,

¹⁵ Then He said to them, "Go the whole world over, and proclaim the Good News to all mankind.

¹³ Then He went up the hill; and those whom He Himself chose He called, and they came to Him. ¹⁴ He appointed twelve of them, that they might be with Him, and that He might also send them to proclaim His Message, ¹⁵ with authority to expel the demons. ¹⁶ These twelve were Simon (to whom He gave the surname of Peter), ¹⁷ James the son of Zabdi and John the brother of James (these two He surnamed Boanerges, that is 'Sons of Thunder'), ¹⁸ Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananaean, ¹⁹ and Judas Iscariot, the man who also betrayed Him.

¹² Many signs and marvels continued to be done among the people by the Apostles; and by common consent they all met in Solomon's Portico. ¹³ But none of the others dared to attach themselves to them. Yet the people held them in high honour-- ¹⁴ and more and more believers in the Lord joined them, including great numbers both of men and women-- ¹⁵ so that they would even bring out their sick friends into the streets and lay them on light couches or mats, in order that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on one or other of them. ¹⁶ The inhabitants, too, of the towns in the neighbourhood of Jerusalem came in crowds, bringing sick persons and some who were harassed by foul spirits, and they were cured, one and all.

² 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; ³ Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax-gatherer, James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; ⁴ Simon the Cananaean, and Judas the Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.

¹² The signs that characterize the true Apostle have been done among you, accompanied by unwearied fortitude, and by tokens and marvels and displays of power.