1
Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them authority to cast out evil 1 spirits and to heal every kind of disease and illness.
2
Here are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (also called Peter),
then Andrew (Peter’s brother),
James (son of Zebedee),
John (James’s brother),
3
Philip,
Bartholomew,
Thomas,
Matthew (the tax collector),
James (son of Alphaeus),
Thaddaeus, 2
4
Simon (the zealot 3 ),
Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him).