The Twelve Apostles (Early Disciples Of Jesus)
The Gospel of John does not offer a formal list of apostles, although it refers to "the twelve" in a single scene (John 6:67-71). However, the gospel does not present any elaboration of who "the twelve" actually were. There is also no separation of "apostles" and "disciples" in John. Only the following disciples are mentioned:
- Peter
- Andrew (identified as Peter's brother)
- "the sons of Zebedee" (presumably meaning John and James, although they are not named)
- Philip
- Nathanael
- Thomas (also called Didymus)[11:16] [20:24] [21:2]
- Judas Iscariot
- "Judas (not Iscariot)"[14:22](probably Thaddeus/Jude)
Matthew [Mt 10:1-4] | Mark [Mk 3:13-19] | Luke [Lk 6:12-16] |
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Simon, called Peter | Simon, surnamed Peter | Simon, who he named Peter |
Andrew, his brother | Andrew | Andrew, his brother |
James, son of Zebedee | James, son of Zebedee | James |
John, his brother | John the brother of James (called Boanerges) | John |
Philip | Philip | Philip |
Bartholomew | Bartholomew | Bartholomew |
Thomas | Thomas | Thomas |
Matthew, the tax collector | Matthew | Matthew |
James, son of Alphaeus | James, son of Alphaeus | James, son of Alphaeus |
Thaddeus (also called Lebbaeus) | Thaddeus | Judas the son of James |
Simon the Cananaean | Simon the Cananaean | Simon the Zealot |
Judas Iscariot | Judas Iscariot | Judas Iscariot |