Apostles
85 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
14 sections
- A Title Distinguishing the Twelve Disciples
- Authority of Commission of, Above
- Commission of
- Duties of Commission of, Above,
- Fail to Comprehend the Nature and Mission of Jesus
- False
- Forsake Jesus
- Inspiration of
- Miraculous Power Given To
- Moral State of, Before Pentecost
- Names of
- Selection of
- Slow to Receive Jesus, As Messiah
- Unlearned
A Title Distinguishing the Twelve Disciples
- Luke 6:13 When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:
Authority of Commission of, Above
- Matthew 16:19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
- Matthew 18:18 Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
- Matthew 19:28 Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Commission of
- Matthew 10:1 And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.
- Matthew 28:19–20 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, …
- Mark 3:14–15 He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach, …
- Mark 6:7–11 Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits. …
- Mark 16:15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
- Luke 9:1–5 Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases. …
- Luke 22:28–30 You are the ones who have stood by Me in My trials. …
- John 20:23 If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you withhold forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld.”
- John 21:15–19 When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.” …
- Acts 1:1 In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,
- Acts 2:1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
- Acts 10:42 And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.
Duties of Commission of, Above,
- Luke 24:48 You are witnesses of these things.
- John 15:27 And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.
- Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
- Acts 1:21–22 Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, …
- Acts 2:32 God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
- Acts 3:15 You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.
- Acts 4:33 With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.
- Acts 5:32 We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
- Acts 10:39–41 We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree, …
- Acts 13:31 and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.
- 2 Peter 1:16 For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
- 2 Peter 1:18 And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
- 1 John 1:1–3 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands — this is the Word of life. …
Fail to Comprehend the Nature and Mission of Jesus
- Matthew 8:25–27 The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” …
- Matthew 15:23 But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
- Matthew 16:8–12 Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread? …
- Matthew 16:21–22 From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life. …
- Matthew 19:25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”
- Mark 4:13 Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?
- Mark 6:51–52 Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded, …
- Mark 8:17–18 Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts? …
- Mark 9:9–10 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus admonished them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. …
- Mark 9:31–32 because He was teaching His disciples. He told them, “The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill Him, and after three days He will rise.” …
- Mark 10:13–14 Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them. …
- Luke 9:44–45 “Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.” …
- Luke 18:34 But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.
- Luke 24:19 “What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.
- Luke 24:21 But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides all this, it is the third day since these things took place.
- John 4:32–33 But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.” …
- John 10:6 Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.
- John 11:12–13 His disciples replied, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better.” …
- John 12:16 At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him.
- John 13:6–8 He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?” …
- John 14:5–9 “Lord,” said Thomas, “we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?” …
- John 14:22 Judas (not Iscariot) asked Him, “Lord, why are You going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?”
- John 16:6 Instead, your hearts are filled with sorrow because I have told you these things.
- John 16:17–18 Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?” …
- John 16:32 “Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.
- John 20:9 For they still did not understand from the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.
- John 21:12 “Come, have breakfast,” Jesus said to them. None of the disciples dared to ask Him, “Who are You?” They knew it was the Lord.
- Acts 1:6 So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”
False
- 2 Corinthians 11:13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
- Revelation 2:2 I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.
Forsake Jesus
- Mark 14:50 Then everyone deserted Him and fled.
Inspiration of
- Matthew 10:27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
- Matthew 16:17–19 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven. …
- Luke 24:45 Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
- Acts 1:2 until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.
- Acts 13:9 Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked directly at Elymas
Miraculous Power Given To
- Matthew 10:1 And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.
- Mark 3:15 and to have authority to drive out demons.
- Mark 6:7 Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.
- Mark 16:17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
- Luke 9:1–2 Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases. …
- Luke 10:9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’
- Luke 10:17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
- Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
- Acts 2:43 A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.
- Acts 5:12–16 The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade. …
- 1 Corinthians 14:18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.
- 2 Corinthians 12:12 The marks of a true apostle — signs, wonders, and miracles — were performed among you with great perseverance.
Moral State of, Before Pentecost
- Matthew 17:17 “O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.”
- Matthew 18:3 “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 20:22 “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered.
- Luke 9:54–55 When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?” …
Names of
- Matthew 10:2–4 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; …
- Mark 3:16–19 These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter), …
- Luke 6:13–16 When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles: …
- Acts 1:13 When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
- Acts 1:26 Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias. So he was added to the eleven apostles.
Selection of
- Matthew 4:18–22 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. …
- Matthew 9:9–10 As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him. …
- Matthew 10:2–4 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; …
- Mark 3:13–19 Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him. …
- Luke 6:13–16 When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles: …
- John 1:43 The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
Slow to Receive Jesus, As Messiah
- Matthew 14:33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”
Unlearned
- Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
- Acts 4:13 When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.