The names of the Apostles.

[B-A-C]

The names of the disciples. Sometimes confusing.

Mat 10:2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
Mat 10:3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
Mat 10:4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Him.

Simon was likely not called Peter until Matt 16:18
This also translated in John 1:42 as Cephas

Luk 6:13 And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles:
Luk 6:14 Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James and John; and Philip and Bartholomew;
Luk 6:15 and Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot;
Luk 6:16 Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

The name Thaddaeus is only mentioned in Matt 10:3 and Mark 3:18, but we see in Luke 6 that Thaddeus is also called Judas.
Not Judas Iscariot, but Judas the son of James.

John 21:1 After these things Jesus manifested Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and He manifested Himself in this way.
John 21:2 Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together.
We see Thomas is also called Didymus. Which means "twin".

John 20:24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
John 20:25 So the other disciples were saying to him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe."

Mark 2:14 As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting in the tax booth, and He *said to him, "Follow Me!" And he got up and followed Him.
Matthew was also called Levi.

Traditionally some say Bartholomew and Nathanael are the same person, but I was unable to find this in scripture.
Possibly this is from John 1:45-49

John 1:45 Philip *found Nathanael and *said to him, "We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote--Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
John 1:46 Nathanael said to him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip *said to him, "Come and see."
John 1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and *said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!"
John 1:48 Nathanael *said to Him, "How do You know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
John 1:49 Nathanael answered Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel."

Mat 4:18 Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
Mat 4:19 And He *said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men."
Mat 4:20 Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.
The first two Apostles were fishermen. They were also brothers.

Mat 4:21 Going on from there He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and He called them.
Mat 4:22 Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.
The second group were also fishermen, and also brothers, the sons of Zebedee, also called "the sons of Thunder".

John 1:43 The next day He purposed to go into Galilee, and He *found Philip. And Jesus *said to him, "Follow Me."
John 1:44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.
Jesus found Philip in Galilee, but he was also from Bethsaida where Simon Peter and Andrew were from.

John 12:21 these then came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and began to ask him, saying, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus."
John 12:22 Philip *came and *told Andrew; Andrew and Philip *came and *told Jesus.

John 14:8 Philip *said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us."
John 14:9 Jesus *said to him, "Have I been so long with you, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, 'Show us the Father'?

There is another Philip mentioned in Acts 6:5, generally not considered one of the apostles.
We here quite a bit about him in Acts 8. He is also called Philip the evangelist in Acts 21:8
He is also called one of the seven, most likely one of the seven mentioned in Acts 6:5.

Acts 1:13 When they had entered the city, they went up to the upper room where they were staying; that is, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
After the death of Judas Iscariot, there were only eleven apostles in the upper room.

There was temporarily another 12th apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot.
His name was Matthias according to Acts 1:26, but we don't really hear anything about him after this.

Finally there was Saul who was Paul.

Simon who is Peter who is Cephas. Who wrote the books of first and second Peter.
Andrew the brother of Peter.
Thaddeus who is also called Judas or Jude who is usually considered one of Jesus' brothers. Who also wrote the book of Jude.
John who is the brother of James and the son of Zebedee. Also called John the Revelator, Who also wrote the book of John, first, second and third John and Revelation. He frequently called himself "the disciple Jesus loved".
James the brother of John and the son of Zebedee.
Thomas (doubting Thomas) who is also called Didymus.
Philip from Bethsaida.
Nathanael who is also Bartholomew.
James the brother of Jesus, also called James the less or the son of Alphaeus who wrote the book of James.
Matthew (the tax collector) who is also called Levi, who wrote the book of Matthew.
Simon the Zealot.
Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.

Matthias.
Paul who was Saul.
There you have it. Piece of cake. Any questions?

 

[canada]

The only one of those that Jesus ever addressed as "Satan" was ... ... Peter.
In that "Peter" represents the Church of Rome (in its old age, John 21) does that cause you to wonder why Jesus singled out "Peter"?

 

[Davy]

Some while ago I found a simple list of the apostles to memorize so I could remember their names:

No 1. Peter: (AKA, Greek--Simon; Hebrew--Symeon; Semitic--Cephas; was also a combination of Simon--Peter.)
No 2. Andrew: (A brother of Peter)
No 3. James: (AKA, James the less)
No 4. James the son of Zebedee: (The brother of John)
No 5. John the son of Zebedee: (Both James and John are called Boanerges or sons of thunder)
No 6. Phillip: (From the home town of Peter and Andrew, bethsaida)
No 7. Nathanael: (AKA, Bartholomew)
No 8. Thomas: (AKA, The doubter; The twin or Didymous)
No 9. Matthew: (AKA, Levi)
No 10. Thaddaeus: (AKA, Judas the son of James)
No 11. Simon the Zealot: (Zealot, to distinguish him from Simon--Peter)
No 12. Judas Iscariot: (Replaced by Matthias)

 

[jeremiah1five]

Don't forget Epaphroditus, Barnabas, Mark, Luke, and others who were "commissioned" by Christ.

 

[B-A-C]

The Ministries of the Apostles

(Paul wrote Romans)
Rom 15:15; But I have written very boldly to you on some points so as to remind you again, because of the grace that was given me from God,
Rom 15:16; to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest the gospel of God, so that my offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Gal 2:7; But on the contrary, seeing that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised
Gal 2:8; (for He who effectually worked for Peter in his apostleship to the circumcised effectually worked for me also to the Gentiles),

Pauls ministry was to the Gentiles, Peter's ministry was to the Jews.

Acts 10:45; All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.
Acts 11:2; And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those who were circumcised took issue with him,

Paul wrote 1 Timothy
1 Tim 2:7; For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

Eph 2:11; Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called "Uncircumcision" by the so-called "Circumcision," which is performed in the flesh by human hands--
Eph 3:1; For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles--
Of course the Ephesians were Gentiles.

Who was the book of Romans primarily written to?
Rom 1:13; I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that often I have planned to come to you (and have been prevented so far) so that I may obtain some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.
Rom 11:13; But I am speaking to you who are Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle of Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,
Rom 15:10; Again he says, "REJOICE, O GENTILES, WITH HIS PEOPLE."
Rom 15:11; And again, "PRAISE THE LORD ALL YOU GENTILES, AND LET ALL THE PEOPLES PRAISE HIM."

Acts 8:14; Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John,

Samaritans were "half-breeds" generally despised by both the Jews and the Gentiles. However Jesus seemed to consider them non-Gentiles.
Matt 10:5; These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them: "Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the Samaritans;

I also find this interesting that Peter was sent to the Jews and not the Gentiles from the perspective that the Romans
Catholics consider him to be the first pope.

Phillip (the evangelists, considered by some not to be the Apostle) went to the Samaritans
Acts 8:5; Philip went down to the city of Samaria and began proclaiming Christ to them.

Acts 8:40; But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he kept preaching the gospel to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.

Azotus is generally considered to be Ashdod, Caesarea and Ashdod are cities that are both still in Israel today.

I'm sure I'm missing a lot here, but it was an interesting start.

 

[james1523]

So you know the names of the Apostles in Bible time..that is good but unfortunately they are all with the Lord. So what are the names of the Apostles today?

 

[DHC]

Who was the book of Romans primarily written to?

Rom 1:13; I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that often I have planned to come to you (and have been prevented so far)
so that I may obtain some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.

Rom 11:13; But I am speaking to you who are Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle of Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,

Rom 15:10; Again he says, "REJOICE, O GENTILES, WITH HIS PEOPLE."

Rom 15:11; And again, "PRAISE THE LORD ALL YOU GENTILES, AND LET ALL THE PEOPLES PRAISE HIM."

Read Romans chapters 9, 10, and 11, there you will find your answer B-A-C.

I added another line to your quote;

Romans 11
13 For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,
14 if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh and save some of them.

 

[lawrenceb]

And what became of the apostles?

Matthew suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia, killed by a sword wound.

Mark died in Alexandria, Egypt, after being dragged by horses through the streets until he was dead.

Luke was hanged by idolatrous priests on an olive tree in Greece as a result of his tremendous preaching to the lost.

John faced martyrdom when he was boiled in a huge basin of boiling oil during a wave of persecution in Rome. However, he was miraculously delivered from death. John was then sentenced to the mines on the prison island of Patmos. He wrote his prophetic Book of Revelation on Patmos. The apostle John was later freed and returned to serve as Bishop of Edessa in modern Turkey. He died as an old man, the only apostle to die peacefully.

Peter was crucified upside down on an x-shaped cross because he told his tormentors that he felt unworthy to die in the same way that Jesus Christ was crucified.

James the Just, the leader of the church in Jerusalem, was thrown over a hundred feet down from the southeast pinnacle of the Temple when he refused to deny his faith in Christ. When they discovered that he survived the fall, his enemies beat James to death with a fuller's club. This was the same pinnacle where Jesus went to during his Temptation.

James the Greater, a son of Zebedee, was a fisherman by trade when Jesus called him to a lifetime of ministry. As a strong leader of the church, James was ultimately beheaded at Jerusalem. The Roman officer who guarded James watched amazed as James defended his faith at his trial. Later, the officer walked beside James to the place of execution. Overcome by conviction, he declared his new faith to the judge and knelt beside James to accept beheading as a Christian.

Bartholomew, also know as Nathanael, was a missionary to Asia. He witnessed to our Lord in present day Turkey. Bartholomew was martyred for his preaching in Armenia when he was flayed to death by a whip.

Andrew was crucified on an x-shaped cross in Patras, Greece. After being whipped severely by seven soldiers they tied his body to the cross with cords to prolong his agony. His followers reported that, when he was led toward the cross, Andrew saluted it in these words: "I have long desired and expected this happy hour. The cross has been consecrated by the body of Christ hanging on it." He continued to preach to his tormentors for two days until he expired.

Thomas was stabbed with a spear (lance) in India during one of his missionary trips to establish the church in the subcontinent.

Jude, the brother of Jesus, was killed with arrows when he refused to deny his faith in Christ.

Matthias, the apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot, was stoned and then beheaded.

Barnabas, one of the group of seventy disciples, wrote the Epistle of Barnabas. He preached throughout Italy and Cyprus. Barnabas was stoned to death at Salonica.

Paul was tortured and then beheaded by the evil Emperor Nero in Rome in A.D. 67. Paul endured a lengthy imprisonment which allowed him to write his many epistles to the churches he had formed throughout the Roman Empire. These letters, which taught many of the foundational doctrines of Christianity, form a large portion of the New Testament.