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Names of the 12 disciples of Jesus Christ[edit]
Simon (also known as Peter)
Andrew (Peter's brother)
James (son of Zebedee and John's brother)
John (son of Zebedee and James’ brother)
Philip (friend of Bartholomew/Nathanael)
Bartholomew (friend of Philip, the Gospel of John refers him as Nathanael)
Matthew (the publican, or Levi son of Alphaeus[6])
Thomas (also called Didymus (twin), the translation of his Hebrew name in the Greek Language)[7]
James (son of Alphaeus to distinguish him from James son of Zebedee)
Simon (the Canaanite)
Judas Iscariot (son of Simon Iscariot;[8] the characterization Iscariot is used to distinguish him from Jude, also known as Judas of Jacob)
Jude (also Thaddaeus (or Lebbaeus); called "Judas the Zealot" in some translations[9])
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