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,
6 but only to the people of Israel—God’s lost sheep.
7 Go and announce to them that the Kingdom of Heaven is near.
8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast out demons. Give as freely as you have received!