ONE OF THE TWELVE There were twelve specific disciples of Christ who were ordained to this highest office in the priesthood The Apostles are often referred to as disciples, which they were, however not all disciples mentioned in the four gospels are the 12 Apostles
name given to one of the twelve men chosen to form Jesus' inner circle Not everyone who wanted to be his disciple was chosen for his inner circle; Jesus sought out men with different personalities and particular talents The Apostles forsook everything to follow Jesus Compare with disciple
A missionary, or leader of a mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle)
Someone sent with a special message or commission Jesus is called the apostle and high Priest of our confession in Hebrews 3: 1 The twelve apostles of Jesus were Simon Peter, Andrew, James the son of Zebedee, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot Paul became an apostle after Jesus' resurrection (2 Cor 1: 1), along with Barnabas (Acts 14: 14), and others Apostles established churches (Rom 15: 17-20), exposed error (Gal 1: 6-9), and defended the truth of the gospel (Phil 1: 7,17) Some were empowered by the Holy Spirit to perform Miracles (Matt 10: 1,8) and they were to preach the gospel (Matt 28: 19,20)
(New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel
a person sent by another; a messenger; envoy This word is once used as a descriptive designation of Jesus Christ, the Sent of the Father (Heb 3: 1; John 20: 21) It is, however, generally used as designating the body of disciples to whom he intrusted the organization of his church and the dissemination of his gospel, "the twelve," as they are called (Matt 10: 1-5; Mark 3: 14; 6: 7; Luke 6: 13; 9: 1) We have four lists of the apostles, one by each of the synoptic evangelists (Matt 10: 2-4; Mark 3: 16; Luke 6: 14), and one in the Acts (1: 13) No two of these lists, however, perfectly coincide
An apostle of a particular philosophy, policy, or cause is someone who strongly believes in it and works hard to promote it. Her mother was a dedicated apostle of healthy eating. = proponent. Any of the 12 disciples chosen by Jesus. They were Peter, James and John (sons of Zebedee), Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James (son of Alphaeus), Thaddaeus or Judas (son of James), Simon the Cananaean or Zealot, and Judas Iscariot. The 12 were privileged to attend Jesus continually and receive his teaching. Peter, James, and John formed an inner circle and were allowed to witness such events as the Transfiguration and the agony of Jesus at Gethsemane. After the defection and death of Judas Iscariot, Matthias was elected an Apostle. Paul also claimed the title on the ground that he had seen the Lord and been commissioned by him
From the Greek word 'apostolos', which means 'one who is sent 'In the Bible this is the title given particularly to the twelve disciples of Jesus and to St Paul who were commissioned by Jesus to spread the message of Christianity but it was also given to others who were sent out by the church to do foundational work
The apostles were the followers of Jesus Christ who went from place to place telling people about him and trying to persuade them to become Christians. = disciple
The missionary who first plants the Christian faith in any part of the world; also, one who initiates any great moral reform, or first advocates any important belief; one who has extraordinary success as a missionary or reformer; as, Dionysius of Corinth is called the apostle of France, John Eliot the apostle to the Indians, Theobald Mathew the apostle of temperance