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(Simon) Peter (Cephas)
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Also called "Simon Peter" and "Cephas" which means "rock"
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Andrew
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He was Simon Peter's older brother and also a fisherman like him; son of Jonah
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James son of Zebedee
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First apostle to be martyred; also known as "James the Greater"
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John son of Zebedee
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Wrote the Gospel of John, the letters I, II, and III John, and Revelation
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Philip
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Known for wanting to see the Father in the Gospel of John
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Bartholomew (Nathanael)
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Also known as "Nathanael" in the Gospel of John
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Matthew
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Was a tax collector and wrote the Gospel of Matthew
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Thomas (Didymus)
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Also called "Didymus" in the Gospel of John; noted for being skeptical
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James son of Alphaeus
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Also named "James the Less"
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Thaddeus (Judas)
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Also known as "Judas son of James" in the Gospel of Luke and in Acts
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Simon the Zealot
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Very little is known about him
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Judas Iscariot
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Was never an apostle. He committed suicide because of guilt of betraying Jesus
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Matthias
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He was never part of the 12 apostles; was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot
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Paul
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The Apostle of the Gentiles
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Why was Matthias added to the elven remaining apostles?
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They needed to have exactly 12 apostles in order to have a merit before the Jews and to fulfill prophecy.
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