Jesus and the Twelve
Andrew
Fisherman called as a disciple
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- Events
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- Places
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- Journeys
Editorial summary
Peter’s brother, from Bethsaida, called by Jesus beside the Sea of Galilee.
Scripture
Journeys
6Where their story unfolds
6From: Bethsaida ()
- Sea of GalileeSea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret)
- CapernaumKfar Nahum (Tell Hum)
- GalileeGalileeApproximate location. A region or area. The marker is only a representative point.
- JerusalemOld City of Jerusalem
- Jordan RiverAl-Maghtas baptism siteTraditional site. Located by long-standing tradition rather than firm evidence.
- Mount of OlivesMount of Olives
Where they appear
10Calling the fishermen
Walking beside the Sea of Galilee, Jesus called Simon and Andrew, then James and John, to follow him. They left their nets and their boat and went after him.
Teaching with authority in Capernaum
On the Sabbath Jesus taught in the synagogue at Capernaum. The people were astonished at his authority, especially when he commanded an unclean spirit to come out of a man.
Peter’s mother-in-law healed
Coming out of the synagogue in Capernaum, Jesus went with Simon, Andrew, James and John into the house of Simon and Andrew, where Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick with a fever. He took her by the hand and raised her up; the fever left her, and she served them.
Appointing the Twelve
Jesus went up into the mountain and appointed twelve to be with him and to be sent out to preach: Simon, whom he named Peter; James son of Zebedee and his brother John; Andrew; Philip; Bartholomew; Matthew; Thomas; James son of Alphaeus; Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot; and Judas Iscariot.
The Last Supper
On the first day of Unleavened Bread, disciples prepared the Passover in a large upper room in the city. As they ate, Jesus took bread and the cup, gave thanks and gave them to his disciples.
The first disciples follow Jesus
The next day John looked at Jesus and called him the Lamb of God. Two of John’s disciples heard him, followed Jesus and stayed with him that day. One of them, Andrew, brought his brother Simon to Jesus, who said he would be called Cephas, that is, Peter.
Greeks ask to see Jesus
Some Greeks who had come up to worship at the feast told Philip, of Bethsaida, that they wanted to see Jesus. Philip and Andrew told Jesus, who answered that the time had come for the Son of Man to be glorified, and spoke of a grain of wheat that dies and bears much fruit.
The ascension
Acts says that as the apostles watched, Jesus was taken up and a cloud received him out of their sight. Two men in white clothing told them he would come back in the same way, and they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet.
Praying in the upper room
After the ascension the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet and went up to the upper room where they were staying. They continued steadfastly in prayer along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
The Holy Spirit at Pentecost
At Pentecost a sound like a mighty wind filled the house, and tongues like fire rested on each of them. Filled with the Holy Spirit, they spoke in other languages, which devout Jews from every nation heard as their own. Peter, standing with the Eleven, addressed the crowd, and about three thousand were baptized.