APOSTLES

–A title distinguishing the twelve disciples, whom Jesus selected to be intimately associated with himself Lu 6:13

–Names of Mt 10:2-4; Mr 3:16-19; Lu 6:13-16; Ac 1:13,26

–Selection of Mt 4:18-22; 9:9,10; 10:2-4; Mr 3:13-19; Lu 6:13-16; Joh 1:43

–Commission of Mt 10; 28:19,20; Mr 3:14,15; 6:7-11; 16:15; Lu 9:1-5; 22:28-30; Joh 20:23; 21:15-19; Ac 1; 2; 10:42

–Unlearned Mt 11:25; Ac 4:13

–Miraculous power given to Mt 10:1; Mr 3:15; 6:7; 16:17; Lu 9:1,2; 10:9,17; Ac 2:4,43; 5:12-16; 1Co 14:18; 2Co 12:12

–Authority of

.See COMMISSION OF, above and Mt 16:19; 18:18; 19:28

–Inspiration of Mt 10:27; 16:17-19; Lu 24:45; Ac 1:2; 13:9

–Duties of

.See COMMISSION OF, above, and Lu 24:48; Joh 15:27; Ac 1:8,21,22; 2:32; 3:15; 4:33; 5:32; 10:39-41; 13:31; 2Pe 1:16,18; 1Jo 1:1-3

–See MINISTERS

–Moral state of, before Pentecost Mt 17:17; 18:3; 20:22; Lu 9:54,55

–Slow to receive Jesus, as Messiah Mt 14:33

–Forsake Jesus Mr 14:50

–Fail to comprehend the nature and mission of Jesus, and the nature of the kingdom he came to establish Mt 8:25-27; 15:23; 16:8-12,21,22; 19:25; Mr 4:13; 6:51,52; 8:17,18; 9:9,10,31,32; 10:13,14; Lu 9:44,45; 18:34; 24:19,21; Joh 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; Ac 1:6

–See BARNABAS

–See MATTHIAS

–See MINISTERS

–See PAUL

–FALSE 2Co 11:13; Re 2:2

.See TEACHERS, FALSE