15 Unique Facts about the Apostles
15 Unique Facts about the Apostles
- The original twelve apostles were all Jewish men from Galilee, and were Jesus’s closest followers (Matthew 10:2).
- The only apostle not martyred was John, who died of old age (John 21:23-24).
- Judas Iscariot was the one who betrayed Jesus (Matthew 26:47-50).
- Matthias was chosen to replace Judas as the twelfth apostle (Acts 1:15-26).
- All of the apostles, except Judas, died as martyrs for their faith in Jesus Christ (Acts 12:2).
- Peter was the leader of the apostles and was the first to recognize Jesus as the Christ (Matthew 16:16).
- Andrew was the first apostle called by Jesus (John 1:35-42).
- James the Great was the first apostle to be martyred (Acts 12:2).
- Thomas was the apostle who doubted Jesus’s resurrection (John 20:24-29).
- Philip was the apostle who asked Jesus to show them the Father (John 14:8-9).
- Bartholomew was the apostle who was flogged by the Jews for believing in Jesus (Acts 5:40).
- Matthew was the apostle who wrote the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 10:2-3).
- James the Less was the brother of Jesus and an apostle (Mark 15:40).
- Simon the Zealot was the apostle who was a former member of a political party (Luke 6:15).
- Judas, the son of James, was the apostle who was also known as Thaddaeus (Luke 6:16).
