Jesus Sends His Apostles on a Mission

Jesus called his twelve followers together. He gave them power over evil spirits and power to heal every kind of disease and sickness.

These are the names of the twelve apostles: Simon (also called Peter), Andrew, the brother of Peter, James, the son of Zebedee, John, the brother of James,

Jesus Is Arrested

While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve apostles came there. He had a big crowd of people with him, all carrying swords and clubs. They had been sent from the leading priests and the older leaders of the people.

Jesus Chooses His Twelve Apostles

Then Jesus went up on a hill and invited those he wanted to go with him. So they joined him there.

And he chose twelve men and called them apostles. He wanted these twelve men to be with him, and he wanted to send them to other places to tell people God’s message.

Why Jesus Used Stories to Teach

Later, Jesus was away from the people. The twelve apostles and his other followers asked him about the stories.

Jesus Sends His Apostles on a Mission

Jesus called his twelve apostles together. He sent them out in groups of two and gave them power over evil spirits.

The apostles left and went to other places. They talked to the people and told them to change their hearts and lives.

Jesus Feeds More Than 5000

The apostles Jesus had sent out came back to him. They gathered around him and told him about all they had done and taught.

Jesus sat down and called the twelve apostles to him. He said, “Whoever wants to be the most important must make others more important than themselves. They must serve everyone else.”

Jesus Talks Again About His Death

Jesus and those with him were on their way to Jerusalem. He was at the front of the group. His followers were wondering what was happening, and the people who followed behind them were feeling afraid. Jesus gathered the twelve apostles again and talked with them alone. He told them what would happen in Jerusalem.

Jesus entered Jerusalem and went to the Temple. He looked at everything in the Temple area, but it was already late. So he went to Bethany with the twelve apostles.

Judas Agrees to Help Jesus’ Enemies

Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve apostles, went to talk to the leading priests about handing Jesus over to them.

In the evening Jesus went to that house with the twelve apostles.

Jesus Is Arrested

While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve apostles, came there. He had a big crowd of people with him, all carrying swords and clubs. They had been sent from the leading priests, the teachers of the law, and the older Jewish leaders.

Jesus Chooses His Twelve Apostles

A few days later, Jesus went out to a mountain to pray. He stayed there all night praying to God.

The next morning he called his followers. He chose twelve of them and called them apostles. These are the ones he chose:

Jesus Teaches and Heals the People

Jesus and the apostles came down from the mountain. Jesus stood on a flat place. A large crowd of his followers was there. Also, there were many people from all around Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast cities of Tyre and Sidon.

The Group With Jesus

The next day, Jesus traveled through some cities and small towns. Jesus told the people a message from God, the Good News about God’s kingdom. The twelve apostles were with him.

Also with these women were Joanna, the wife of Chuza (the manager of Herod’s property), Susanna, and many other women. These women used their own money to help Jesus and his apostles.

Jesus Sends His Apostles on a Mission

Jesus called his twelve apostles together. He gave them power to heal sicknesses and power to force demons out of people.

So the apostles went out. They traveled through all the towns. They told the Good News and healed people everywhere.

Jesus Feeds More Than 5000

When the apostles came back, they told Jesus what they had done on their trip. Then he took them away to a town called Bethsaida. There, he and his apostles could be alone together.

Late in the afternoon, the twelve apostles came to Jesus and said, “No one lives in this place. Send the people away. They need to find food and places to sleep in the farms and towns around here.”

But Jesus said to the apostles, “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish. Do you want us to go buy food for all these people?” There are too many!