I listed the 12 disciples names and the meaning is followed by the colon (:)
Simon who was called Peter: Simon means "It is heard" and Peter means "A Rock"
Andrew: Manly, Courageous
James, son of Zebedee: Supplanter
John: God Is Gracious, Merciful
Philip: Lover Of Horses
Bartholomew: Son Of Tolmai
Thomas: A twin
Matthew: God's gift
James, son of Alphaeus: Supplanter
Thaddaeus: Brave heart
Simon the Zealot: It is heard
Judas Iscariot: Demon
Jesus changed the disciples' names to symbolize a new identity and purpose in their lives as followers of him.
They were Andrew , James and John.
community of disciples,
Because in the English Bible the disciples names are a translation of their Jewish name or possibly a transliteration of their Jewish names. For example Simon is English for the Jewish name Shimon and John is the English equivalent of Jochanan
Judas Iscariot had a last name.
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The names of the 12 disciples of Jesus were Peter, Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot.
Beside the 12 disciples that followed Jesus there were many disciples mentioned, in fact too many to mention. Their names are found in almost all the books of the New Testament.
The name of the first four disciples were Andrew, Peter, James and john. These four were fishermen.
Their names were common names for the time period. Example: Jude, Judas, Jesus are all variations of the same name.
The names commonly associated with the 12 disciples in Western culture are translations or adaptations of their original Hebrew or Aramaic names. As Christianity spread throughout the Western world, these names were anglicized for ease of pronunciation and understanding by Western audiences.
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