Peter (Simon-Peter)
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Andrew (brother of Peter)
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James (son of Zebedee)
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John (brother of James)
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Luke
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Name: Peter * (means-"stone;
rock")-Mt 16:18.
Also known as: Simon-Mt 4:18;
Simon Barjona-Mt 16:17;
Simeon-Acts 15:14; Cephas
(rock)-ref Jn 1:42.
Son of: Jona (dove)-Jn 1:42;
Jonah-Jn 21:15; John-Jn 21:15
NIV.
Related to: brother of Andrew.
Where from: Bethsaida-Jn 1:44.
Lived in: Bethsaida and
Capernaum.
Occupation: Fishermen-Mk 1:
16. James and John partners
with Simon-ref Lk 5:10.
How died: Was crucified
upside down on an x-shaped
cross. It's said that Paul chose
upside down because he felt
unworthy to die in the same way
that Jesus Christ had died.
Bible information: He wrote
First and Second Peter.
Misc: Originally a disciple of
John the Baptist. Denied Jesus 3
times-Matt 26:75. Andrew and
Peter owned a house together-
Mk 1:29. Was or had been
married. Note the words,
SIMON’S WIFE’S MOTHER-
Mk 1:30. First to confess Jesus
was the Christ-Mk 8:29
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Name: Andrew (means-"manly,
conqueror").
Son of: Jona (dove)-Jn 1:42;
Jonah-Jn 21:15; John-NIV.
Related to: brother of Peter.
Where from: Bethsaida-Jn 1:44.
Lived in: Bethsaida and
Capernaum.
Occupation: Fisherman-Mk 1:16.
How died: 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.
Misc: Originally a disciple of John
the Baptist. Brought Peter to
Jesus-Jn 1:41. Andrew and Peter
owned a house together-Mk 1:29.
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Name: James * (Greek for Jacob,
means-"supplanter").
Surnamed: Boanerges (the sons
of thunder)-Mk 3:17.
Son of: Zebedee and Salome.
Salome may have been the sister
of Mary, the mother of Jesus,
which would make him a cousin
of Jesus-ref Mk 15:40; Jn 19:25.
Related to: brother of John.
Lived in: Bethsaida, Capernaum,
and Jerusalem.
Occupation: Fisherman. James
and John partners with Simon-ref
Lk 5:10.
How died: Executed by King
Herod Agrippa about 44 A.D from
a sword.-ref Acts 12:2. (1. It was
about this time that King Herod
arrested some who belonged to
the church, intending to persecute
them. 2. He had James, the
brother of John, put to death with
the sword).
Misc: First of the twelve to die a
martyr. Asked Jesus, WILT
THOU THAT WE COMMAND
FIRE TO COME DOWN FROM
HEAVEN, AND CONSUME
THEM?-Lk 9:54.
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Name: John * (means-"gift of
God").
Surnamed: Boanerges (the sons
of thunder)-Mk 3:17.
Related to: brother of James.
Son of: Zebedee and Salome.
Salome may have been the sister
of Mary, the mother of Jesus,
which would make him a cousin
of Jesus-ref Mk 15:40; Jn 19:25.
Lived in: Bethsaida, Capernaum,
and Jerusalem.
Occupation: Fisherman. James
and John partners with Simon-ref
Lk 5:10.
Bible information: Wrote the
Gospel According to John, First
John, Second John, Third John,
and Revelation. This totals 5
books, 50 chapters, and 1,414
verses.
How died: Faced martyrdom
when he was boiled in 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.
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Name: Dr. Luke
Where from:
How died: was hanged in
Greece as a result of his
tremendous preaching to the
lost.
Misc:
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Bartholomew
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Thomas
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Matthew
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James (son of Alphaeus)
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Barnabas
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Name: Bartholomew
(means-"son of Tolmai").
Also known as: Nathanael-Jn
1:45-49.
Son of: Tolmai.
Where from: Cana in Galilee.
How died: Was a missionary to
Asia. He witnessed for our Lord
in present day Turkey.
Bartholomew was martyred for
his preaching in Armenia where
he was flayed to death by a whip.
Misc: Introduced to Jesus by
Philip. Could have been of noble
birth. Jesus said AN
ISRAELITE... IN WHOM IS
NO GUILE (or nothing false)-Jn
1:47. Was brought to Jesus by
Philip-ref Jn 1:45. He called
Jesus the Son of God in Jn 1:49.
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Name: Thomas
Also known as: Didymus,
Doubting Thomas
Son of:
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How Died: Was stabbed with a
spear in India during one of his
missionary trips to establish the
church in the sub-continent.
Know For: Doubted Christ's
resurrection and refused to
believe unless he could see and
touch the marks from the nails
driven into Jesus hands- Jn. 20:24
Misc: Doubting Thomas see's
Jesus afterwards then confesses
Christ as his Lord and God.
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Name: Matthew (also means-"gift
of God").
Also known as: Levi-Lk 5:27-29.
14.
Related to: Possibly the brother
of James the less-ref Mk 2:14.
Lived in: Capernaum.
Occupation: Tax collector on
road between Damascus and
Accho just outside Capernaum.
Bible information: Wrote the
Gospel According to Matthew.
How died: Suffered martyrdom in
Ethiopia, killed by a sword.
Misc: Wealthy—owned his own
house. Matthew himself lists the
publicans with sinners-ref Mt 9:
10; ref Lk 5:29.
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Name: James (Greek for Jacob,
means-"supplanter").
Also known as: James the
younger or the less.
Son of: Alphaeus. MARY THE
MOTHER OF JAMES THE
LESS-Mk 15:40.
Related to: possibly the brother
of Matthew-ref Mk 2:14; ref Mt
10:3.
Lived in: Galilee.
How died: 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
Satan had taken Jesus during the
Temptation.
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How Died: He preached
throughout Italy and Cyprus.
Barnabas was stoned to death at
Salonica.
Misc:
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Jude
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Judas Iscariot
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Matthias
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Mark
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Paul
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How Died: Was killed with
arrows when he refused to deny
his faith in Christ.
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Name: Judas (means-"praise").
Surnamed: Iscariot-Lk 22:3.
Son of: Simon-Jn 6:71.
Where from: Kerioth, a Judean
town, about 12 miles from
Hebron. Not a Galilean.
How died: Hanged himself-Mt
27:5.
Misc: Betrayed Jesus. The
treasurer and a thief-ref Jn 12:6.
Fell by transgression-Acts 1:25.
Matthias replaced him-Acts
1:20-26.
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How Died: The apostle chosen to
replace the traitor Judas Iscariot,
was stoned and then beheaded.
Misc: Replaced Judas after he
betraying Jesus.
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How died: Died in Alexandria,
Egypt, after being dragged by
horses through the streets until
he was dead. Luke- was hanged
in Greece as a result of his
tremendous preaching to the lost.
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How Died: Was tortured and
then beheaded by the evil
Emperor Nero at 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.
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