Who among the remaining 11 Apostles were present during Jesus' crucifixion?

Answer 1

In the synoptic gospels, none of the disciples was present. In Mark and Matthew, the disciples seem to have fled, although the women whom Jesus knew watched from afar. Luke may have the disciples watching with the women, but certainly not at the cross: "And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things." In John's Gospel, there was one disciple at the cross - the 'disciple whom Jesus loved', whose name is not given but is traditionally assumed to be John. Notice that in all three synoptic gospels, Mary Magdalene is with the women afar off, but in John she is with Mary, mother of Jesus, at the cross.

Answer 2

John was. Btw for the person below me Judas was a disciple until he betrayed Jesus then he killed himself.ApostlesThere were 12 apostles until Judas's death. Leaving eleven. Mathias replaced Judas. Paul was chosen as the thirteenth after Christ's ascension. AnswerNone of the remaining aposles were present during Jesus'crucifixion. All the cowardly apostles fled when Jesus was arrested. Only Peter did not have a chance to flee, only because he himself was being interrogated. AnswerWhile the disciples all certainly fled when Jesus was arrested it is an assumption that none were present at the crucifixion. Luke 23:49 (King James Version)49And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things. John 19:26-27 (King James Version)

26When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! 27Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.

The disciple whom Jesus loved was specifically known to be John. So we can say categorically that at least that disciple was explicitly named as being present. As for who may have been included in 'all his acquaintance' though we are not specifically told the names it would not be unreasonable that the disciples who were living were there - especially when there were a number of women reported as present - the point being that for the men to not accompany them and be there as well would have been socially disgraceful to say the least. The way the details are reported in the Gospels is also strongly suggestive of eyewitnesses. Since they are different from what John records, it is unlikely he told them all the details, but that they saw it for themselves.

Answer 3

The gospels are in agreement that there were two others being crucified, and that there were soldiers and a mob present. Beyond that, the depends on which gospel you prefer to use.

The Gospel According to St Mark is clear in that none of the disciples was at the crucifixion. Women looked from afar off: among them, Mary. Since this was the ealiest of the gospels, and the other New Testament Gospels used it as their major sources for information on the life of Jesus, Mark ought to be the most accurate gospel.

The Gospel According to St Matthew says only that women looked from afar off: among them, Mary and Mary Magdalene.

The Gospel According to St Luke says that those of his acquaintance stood afar off with the women.

The Gospel According to St John says that the mother of Jesus, her sister (also called Mary) and Mary Magdalene stood by the cross with the disciple whom he loved. Nowhere is the disciple whom Jesus loved identified, but Christian tradition holds him to be John.

Answer 4

Christian traditions, mainly from the second and third centuries, say that all the disciples were executed except John and, of course, Judas Iscariot. Some of these traditions involve crucifixion and some do not. For example, one tradition is that Peter was executed in Rome around 64 CE, by being crucified upside down. however, this tradition appears to have originated with Origen in the third century. An even older tradition, begun by the second-century bishop of Rome, Anicetus, was that Peter was beheaded in Rome - and that Anicetus therefore spoke with the authority of Peter. However Clement of Rome, writing around 95 CE (1 Clement), spoke in general terms about the life and death of Peter but appears to have been unaware that he had even visited Rome or that he had been executed just a few years earlier. In other words, there is no evidence for the execution of Peter, whether by beheading or by crucifixion, just as there is no evidence for the execution of any of the other disciples.

We do not actually know how any of the disciples died.