The Twelve Apostles of Jesus

List of the twelve disciples and who they were.

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