Apostles

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Arts Topics: Apostles of Christ; Appointing the Apostles; Paul and the False Apostles; Sending Out the Apostles; The Apostles and Their Hosts

Apostles [NAVE]

APOSTLES
A title distinguishing the twelve disciples, whom Jesus selected to be intimately associated with himself, Luke 6:13.
Names of, Matt. 10:2-4 Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:13-16; Acts 1:13, 26. Selection of, Matt. 4:18-22; 9:9, 10; 10:2-4; Mark 3:13-19; Luke 6:13-16; John 1:43.
Commission of, Matt. 10; 28:19, 20; Mark 3:14, 15; 6:7-11; 16:15; Luke 9:1-5; 22:28-30; John 20:23; 21:15-19; Acts 1; 2; 10:42.
Unlearned, Matt. 11:25; Acts 4:13.
Miraculous power given to, Matt. 10:1; Mark 3:15; 6:7; 16:17; Luke 9:1, 2; 10:9, 17; Acts 2:4, 43; 5:12-16; 1 Cor. 14:18; 2 Cor. 12:12.
Authority of, see Commission of, above, and Matt. 16:19; 18:18; 19:28.
Inspiration of, Matt. 10:27; 16:17-19; Luke 24:45; Acts 1:2; 13:9.
Duties of, see Commission of, above, and Luke 24:48; John 15:27; Acts 1:8, 21, 22; 2:32; 3:15; 4:33; 5:32; 10:39-41; 13:31; 2 Pet. 1:16, 18; 1 John 1:1-3.
See: Ministers.
Moral state of, before Pentecost, Matt. 17:17; 18:3; 20:20-22; Luke 9:54, 55.
Slow to receive Jesus, as Messiah, Matt. 14:33.
Forsake Jesus, Mark 14:50.
Fail to comprehend the nature and mission of Jesus, and the nature of the kingdom he came to establish, Matt. 8:25-27; 15:23; 16:8-12, 21, 22; 19:25; Mark 4:13; 6:51, 52; 8:17, 18; 9:9, 10, 31, 32; 10:13, 14; Luke 9:44, 45; 18:34; 24:19, 21; John 4:32, 33; 10:6; 11:12, 13; 12:16; 13:6-8; 14:5-9, 22; 16:6, 17, 18, 32; 20:9; 21:12; Acts 1:6.
See: Barnabas; Matthias; Ministers; Paul.
False
2 Cor. 11:13; Rev. 2:2.
See: Teachers, False.