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Twelve Apostles
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Twelve Apostles or Twelve Disciples: see apostle apostle [Gr.,=envoy], one of the prime missionaries of Christianity. The apostles of the first rank are saints Peter, Andrew, James (the Greater), John, Thomas, James (the Less), Jude (or Thaddaeus), Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon, and Matthias (replacing Judas
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Then they drew lots to choose between the two men, and the one chosen was Matthias, who was added to the group of the eleven apostles.
SCRIPTURAL FORMULA FOR BAPTISM: Jesus commanded his remaining eleven Apostles , In Matthew 28:19, to baptize.
In that sense, the gospel story goes on, first through the eleven apostles, then through Paul, and then through an ever-widening band of early church leaders.
 
 
 
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