1. Jesus called together his twelve disciples. He gave them the power to force out evil spirits and to heal every kind of disease and sickness.
2. The first of the twelve apostles was Simon, better known as Peter. His brother Andrew was an apostle, and so were James and John, the two sons of Zebedee.
3. Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew the tax collector, James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus were also apostles.
4. The others were Simon, known as the Eager One, and Judas Iscariot, who later betrayed Jesus.
5. Jesus sent out the twelve apostles with these instructions:Stay away from the Gentiles and don't go to any Samaritan town.