Matthew 10:2

Andrew; Philip; Bartholomew; Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot;

I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.

But Yahweh says, “Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the plunder retrieved from the fierce, for I will contend with him who contends with you and I will save your children.

Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, who was also called Thaddaeus;

Behold, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.”

One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was at the table, leaning against Jesus’ breast.

You will also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.

strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into God’s Kingdom.

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

Therefore he was obligated in all things to be made like his brothers, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.

Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice.

Then the heavens and the earth, and all that is therein, will sing for joy over Babylon; for the destroyers will come to her from the north,” says Yahweh.

Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

Jesus departed from there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.

Now when evening had come, he was reclining at the table with the twelve disciples.

He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and severely troubled.

They said to him, “We are able.” Jesus said to them, “You shall indeed drink the cup that I drink, and you shall be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with;

Simon, whom he also named Peter; Andrew, his brother; James; John; Philip; Bartholomew;

Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, what has happened that you are about to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?”

I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”

He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe.

They asked her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I don’t know where they have laid him.”

Jesus therefore said to them again, “Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.”

In those days, she became sick, and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.

At about the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, “Cornelius!”

There were many lights in the upper room where we were gathered together.

On the next day, we who were Paul’s companions departed, and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

Now I say that Christ has been made a servant of the circumcision for the truth of God, that he might confirm the promises given to the fathers,

being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

However you did well that you shared in my affliction.

But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.

For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

and having a great priest over God’s house,

For you were going astray like sheep; but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

who testified to God’s word and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, about everything that he saw.

Because you kept my command to endure, I also will keep you from the hour of testing which is to come on the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

Therefore rejoice, heavens, and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and to the sea, because the devil has gone down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has but a short time.”

I fell down before his feet to worship him. He said to me, “Look! Don’t do it! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy.”

Yahweh has sworn, and will not change his mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master’s crib; but Israel doesn’t know. My people don’t consider.”

Now therefore this is what Yahweh of Armies says: Consider your ways.

He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.”

Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them.

“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind,

He said to them, “You will indeed drink my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with, but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”

Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

As 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.

When it was evening he came with the twelve.

“Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.

He will show you a large, furnished upper room. Make preparations there.”

Then he said to Thomas, “Reach here your finger, and see my hands. Reach here your hand, and put it into my side. Don’t be unbelieving, but believing.”

When 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.

Because of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:

Now I do this for the sake of the Good News, that I may be a joint partaker of it.

which in other generations was not made known to the children of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit,

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

There is one body and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling,

Therefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people.”

in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden.

to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.

Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.

When he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been killed for the Word of God, and for the testimony of the Lamb which they had.

They overcame him because of the Lamb’s blood, and because of the word of their testimony. They didn’t love their life, even to death.

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

The apostles gathered themselves together to Jesus, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught.

After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.

Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling and asking a certain thing of him.

Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

Immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

As he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,

and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid. From now on you will be catching people alive.”

The apostles, when they had returned, told him what things they had done. He took them and withdrew apart to a desert region of a city called Bethsaida.

Therefore also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute,

Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat.”

When the hour had come, he sat down with the twelve apostles.

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, Peter).

One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him,

Jesus said therefore to the twelve, “You don’t also want to go away, do you?”

Philip came and told Andrew, and in turn, Andrew came with Philip, and they told Jesus.

Therefore she ran and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have laid him!”

This is the disciple who testifies about these things, and wrote these things. We know that his witness is true.

They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was counted with the eleven apostles.

Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.

The day following, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.

Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession: Jesus,

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:

The elder, to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those who know the truth,

The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

I John, your brother and partner with you in the oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God’s Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

“Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets; for God has judged your judgment on her.”

Now I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.

One of the two who heard John and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.