Martyr of the Disciples!
|
Disciple |
Details |
How He Died |
| Simon Peter | † 1st Apostle;
† Denied Him 3 times |
Crucified Upside Down |
| Andrew | † Simon Peters Brother
† Preached in Asiatic Nations |
Crucified, hung over a precipice |
| Matthew | † Tax Collector for Rome
† Immediately followed Jesus when Jesus called on him |
Died by halberd (ax head/spear in his side; Ethiopia, Africa, 60AD |
| James | † Son of Zebedee
† Elder brother of John † His mother, Salome was cousin to Mary † Referred to “James the Great |
Beheaded by Agrippa in 44AD |
| Bartholomew | † Translated Gospel of Matthew into India’s language
† Distributed that Gospel all over India |
Beaten in India; then beaten again and crucified by Rome |
| Thomas | † Also known as Didymus;
† Or “Doubting Thomas” † Preached in Parthia/India |
Died by the spear |
| James | † Known as James the Less
† Brother of Jesus Christ † Author of the Book of James † Overseer of churches in Judea and Jerusalem † The last one to believe in Jesus |
94, when he died; beaten and then stoned by Jews and Gentiles; killed with a fuller’s club (a black-smith’s hammer) to the head |
| Jude | † (Thadaeus); Wrote Book of Jude
† Preached in Assryia/Persia † Brother of James the Great |
Killed by an arrow |
| Matthias | † Replaced Judas
† God chose him over Barsabbas |
Stoned, then beheaded in public! |
| Philip | † Born in Bethsaida; preached in Phrygia
† First to be called a “disciple” |
Scourged; imprisoned; Crucified in AD54 |
| Simon | † The Zealot; Preached in Britain
† Preached in Mauritania, Africa |
Crucified AD74 |
| John | † The Beloved disciple;
† Brother to James the Great † Founded churches of Smyrna, Pergamos, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea and Thyatira † Worked in Ephesus, and Asia Minor; † Wrote John 1,2,3; Gospel of John; Revelation |
Imprisoned and banished to Patmos; then released to die an old man of natural causes! |
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