Here are the names of the 12 apostles. First there were Simon Peter and his brother Andrew. Then came James, son of Zebedee, and his brother John.

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

The apostles gathered around Jesus. They told him all they had done and taught.

But many people were coming and going. So they did not even have a chance to eat. Then Jesus said to his apostles, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place. You need to get some rest.”

Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles

On one of those days, Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray. He spent the night praying to God.

When morning came, he called for his disciples to come to him. He chose 12 of them and made them apostles. Here are their names.

So God in his wisdom said, ‘I will send prophets and apostles to them. They will kill some. And they will try to hurt others.’

The apostles said to the Lord, “Give us more faith!”

When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles took their places at the table.

The apostles began to ask one another about this. They wondered which one of them would do it.

They came back from the tomb. They told all these things to the 11 apostles and to all the others.

Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them were the ones who told the apostles.

But the apostles did not believe the women. Their words didn’t make any sense to them.

until the day he was taken up to heaven. Before Jesus left, he gave orders to the apostles he had chosen. He did this through the Holy Spirit.

Then the apostles gathered around Jesus and asked him a question. “Lord,” they said, “are you going to give the kingdom back to Israel now?”

After Jesus said this, he was taken up to heaven. The apostles watched until a cloud hid him from their sight.

Matthias Is Chosen to Take the Place of Judas Iscariot

The apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives. It is just over half a mile from the city.

Show us who should take the place of Judas as an apostle. He gave up being an apostle to go where he belongs.”

Then they cast lots. Matthias was chosen. So he was added to the 11 apostles.

Peter Speaks to the Crowd

Then Peter stood up with the 11 apostles. In a loud voice he spoke to the crowd. “My fellow Jews,” he said, “let me explain this to you. All of you who live in Jerusalem, listen carefully to what I say.

When the people heard this, it had a deep effect on them. They said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”

The Believers Share Their Lives Together

The believers studied what the apostles taught. They shared their lives together. They ate and prayed together.

Everyone was amazed at what God was doing. They were amazed when the apostles performed many wonders and signs.

Peter and John Are Taken to the Sanhedrin

Peter and John were speaking to the people. The priests, the captain of the temple guard, and the Sadducees came up to the apostles.

They were very upset by what the apostles were teaching the people. The apostles were saying that people can be raised from the dead. They said this can happen because Jesus rose from the dead.

With great power the apostles continued their teaching. They were telling people that the Lord Jesus had risen from the dead. And God’s grace was working powerfully in all of them.