The Sixteen Apostles

Children are taught in Bible class that there were twelve apostles. That is the number that immediately comes to mind for most Bible students of any age when asked, “How many apostles were there?” If you count the men that Jesus chose during His time on the earth, there were just twelve apostles. But if you count every person mentioned in the Bible as being an apostle, you find not twelve, but sixteen. Their apostleships help explain how God has chosen to reveal His word and how He desires that it be spread.
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