Peter was a commercial fisherman before becoming an apostle.
Some traditions say that Jude was a farmer before becoming an apostle.
Tradition says that he was a farmer before he became a disciple.
It is thought that John was in his late teens when he became an apostle.
He was a young pharisee, a Jew who was also a Roman citizen by birth, called Saul from Tarsus who by profession was a tent maker. He became one of Christianity's greatest opponents before his conversion to it.
If you are referring to St. James the Greater, he was a fisherman before he became an apostle.
Both James the Greater and James the Less were probably fishermen before they became apostles.
There was also a second apostle named James the Greater. It is unknown why they distinguished the two in this manner. One suggestion was that one was taller than the other. Yet another possible reason was that James the Greater became an apostle before James the Less.
James the Less was called so to distinguish him from the other Apostle James, who was the brother of John. It is believed that he may have been younger or of shorter stature compared to the other James.
Peter was a commercial fisherman before becoming an apostle.
Some traditions say that Jude was a farmer before becoming an apostle.
Before he became an apostle Paul lived in Tarsus. Once he became an apostle he called no place home as he traveled almost constantly.
Before he became an apostle, Matthew was a tax collector for the Roman government.
Tradition says that he was a farmer before he became a disciple.
Before he became an apostle Paul lived in Tarsus. Once he became an apostle he called no place home as he traveled almost constantly.
I am not sure what you are asking. James was a fisherman along with his brother John the Apostle on the Sea of Galilee. He became an apostle and eventually became the first bishop of Jerusalem. St. James the Greater was stabbed with a sword by King Herod Agrippa I in 44 at Jerusalem.
It is thought that John was in his late teens when he became an apostle.