THE TWELVE APOSTLES

13 Jesusbt went up the mountainbu and summoned those he wanted, and they came to him. 14 He appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles,E,bv to be with him, to send them out to preach,bw 15 and to have authority toF drive out demons. 16 He appointed the Twelve:G,bx To Simon,by he gave the name Peter;bz 17 and to Jamesca the son of Zebedee,cb and to his brother John,cc he gave the name “Boanerges” (that is, “Sons of Thunder”cd); 18 Andrew;ce Philipcf and Bartholomew; Matthewcg and Thomas;ch James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot, 19 and Judas Iscariot,ci who also betrayed him.

A HOUSE DIVIDED

20 Jesus entered a house, and the crowd gathered again so that they were not even able to eat.A