Mark 3:18

The list of apostles continues with Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James, Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot. It matters because it records the ordinary, varied men Christ chose as foundations of the church.

Cross-references · 25

• Acts 1:13When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
• Mark 2:14As He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.
• Jas 1:1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.
• Matt 9:9As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.
• Luke 6:14–16Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;
• John 6:5–8When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”
• John 20:24–29Now Thomas called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.
• Acts 15:13When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me!
• John 1:40Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.
• Luke 5:27–29After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
• Matt 10:3–4Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
• Gal 1:19But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.
• John 11:16Then Thomas called Didymus said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.”
• John 1:43–45The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
• Gal 2:9And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
• Acts 21:18The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.
• 1 Cor 15:7Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
• Jude 1:1Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:
• John 12:21–22They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
• John 14:8–9Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”
• 1 Cor 9:5Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?
• John 21:2Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.
• Mark 6:3Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.
• Matt 13:55“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
• John 14:22Judas (not Iscariot) asked Him, “Lord, why are You going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?”

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