KJV King James Version
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother;
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Matthew 10:2
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
WEB World English Bible
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these. The first, Simon, who is called Peter; Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee; John, his brother;
ASV American Standard Version
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And of the twelve apostles the names are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James of Zebedee, and John his brother;
Surrounding context — Matthew 10
1 And when he had called unto [him] his twelve disciples, he gave them power [against] unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother;
3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into [any] city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΤῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenδώδεκαG1427 · dōdekatwelveἀποστόλωνG652 · apostolosapostleτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoὀνόματάG3686 · onomanameἐστινG1510 · eimito beταῦτα·¶G3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itΠρῶτοςG4413 · prōtosfirstΣίμωνG4613 · SimōnSimonὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoλεγόμενοςG3004 · legōto sayΠέτροςG4074 · PetrosPeterκαὶG2532 · kaiandἈνδρέαςG406 · AndreasAndrewὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀδελφὸςG80 · adelphosbrotherαὐτοῦ,G846 · autosit/s/heἸάκωβοςG2385 · IakōbosJamesὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoΖεβεδαίουG2199 · ZebedaiosZebedeeκαὶG2532 · kaiandἸωάννηςG2491 · IōannēsJohnὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀδελφὸςG80 · adelphosbrotherαὐτοῦ,G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Acts 1:13And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas [the brother] of James.Matthew 4:21And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.Luke 5:10And so [was] also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.John 6:8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,John 12:22Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.Matthew 4:18And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.Luke 11:49Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and [some] of them they shall slay and persecute:John 20:2Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.Matthew 17:1And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,2 Peter 1:1Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:Mark 3:16-19And Simon he surnamed Peter;John 13:23Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.Luke 6:13-16And when it was day, he called [unto him] his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;Hebrews 3:1Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;Acts 1:26And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.John 21:20Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?Mark 1:16-17Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.Acts 12:2And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
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