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Jesus called His twelve disciples to Him. And He gave them authority over all unclean spirits so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness. And Jesus sent the twelve out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John, the sons of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew (Nathanael); Thomas and Matthew (Levi) the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus (Judas); Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.

See Matthew 10:1-4; Mark 6:7; Luke 9:1-2

Editor's Notes: 

1. Jesus had selected the twelve apostles earlier, as recorded in Mark 3:13‭-‬19 and Luke 6:12‭-‬16.)

2. Bartholomew / Nathanael: Modern scholars disagree on this point, but traditional scholars accept that Bartholomew of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, and Nathanael of the Gospel of John, are the same person. Bartholomew is English for Bar Talmai; in Hebrew "son of Talmai", or "son of the furrows" (possibly a designation for a farmer).

3. Judas son of James / Thaddaeus: In Luke 6:16 and Acts 1:13, the literal translation is "Jude of James." Translations of the Bible differ as to whether the  "of" means "son of" or "brother of". But those who think the name is "Judas brother of James" also tend to think that this is the person who wrote the Epistle of Jude. Regardless of the "of" disagreement, scholars generally identify Judas/Jude with Thaddaeus. The name Thaddeus means "a heart" or "courageous heart."

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