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 had come in, they went up into the upper room, where they were staying; that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
• Mark 2:14As he passed by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he arose and followed him.
• Jas 1:1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings.
• Matt 9:9As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, “Follow me.” He got up and followed him.
• Luke 6:14–16Simon, whom he also named Peter; Andrew, his brother; James; John; Philip; Bartholomew;
• John 6:5–8Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude was coming to him, said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, that these may eat?”
• John 20:24–29But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, wasn’t with them when Jesus came.
• Acts 15:13After they were silent, James answered, “Brothers, listen to me.
• John 1:40One of the two who heard John, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
• Luke 5:27–29After these things he went out, and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and said to him, “Follow me!”
• Matt 10:3–4Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, who was also called Thaddaeus;
• Gal 1:19But of the other apostles I saw no one, except James, the Lord’s brother.
• John 11:16Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go also, that we may die with him.”
• John 1:43–45On the next day, he was determined to go out into Galilee, and he found Philip. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”
• Gal 2:9and when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, they who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision.
• Acts 21:18The day following, Paul went in with us to 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 brother of James, to those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:
• John 12:21–22These, therefore, came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, “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 wife who is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
• John 21:2Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.
• Mark 6:3Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judah, and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” They were offended at him.
• Matt 13:55Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?
• John 14:22Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, what has happened that you are about to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?”

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