1 Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them authority to cast out evil 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,
4 Simon (the zealot),Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him).
5 Jesus sent out the twelve apostles with these instructions: “Don’t go to the Gentiles or the Samaritans,