Original Apostles (omitting Judas Iscariot):
Simon Peter
Andrew
James
John the Beloved
Matthew/Levi
Bartholomew/Nathaniel
Philip
Judas (Lebbaeus or Thaddaeus, not Iscariot)
Simon the Canaanite (Cananean)/the Zealot
James
Thomas Dydimus
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Simon Peter
Rock. The chief apostle of his
day. Brother of Andrew and son of Jonah, also known as Simeon or Simon;
originally a fisherman of Bethsaida, on the northern coast of the Sea of
Galilee. At the time of his call to be a disciple, he was living at Capernaum.
His Aramaic name, Cephas, of which Peter is the Greek equivalent, was given him
by the Lord.
In the latter days Peter, with James and John, came from
heaven and literally conferred the Melchizedek Priesthood and the keys thereof
upon Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery. This took place in May or June 1829, near
Harmony, Pennsylvania.
Andrew
Brother of
Simon Peter. As a disciple of John the Baptist he met Jesus and then brought
Peter to meet Jesus. He was one of the earliest called to be a disciple of
Jesus Christ and was one of the Twelve.
James
An English
form of the Hebrew name Jacob. Son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve, brother of
John. He was
one of the inner circle of three who were with the Lord at the raising of
Jairus’s daughter, at the Transfiguration, and in Gethsemane. From Jesus he
received the name Boanerges, “a son of thunder.” He was killed by Herod.
In the latter days Peter, with James and John, came from
heaven and literally conferred the Melchizedek Priesthood and the keys thereof
upon Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery. This took place in May or June 1829, near
Harmony, Pennsylvania.
John
John
the Beloved. Son of Zebedee and brother of James. He was a fisherman. We may
assume he is the unnamed disciple of John the Baptist mentioned in John 1:40. He was one of the inner circle of
three who were with the Lord at the raising of Jairus’s daughter, at the
Transfiguration, and in Gethsemane. From Jesus he received the name Boanerges,
“a son of thunder.” In Rev. 1:9 John tells of his banishment to
Patmos. John did not die but has been allowed to remain on the earth as a
ministering servant until the time of the Lord’s Second Coming.
In the latter days Peter, with James and John, came from
heaven and literally conferred the Melchizedek Priesthood and the keys thereof
upon Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery. This took place in May or June 1829, near
Harmony, Pennsylvania.
Matthew
Gift of God. Known before his conversion as
Levi, son of Alphaeus. He was a tax gatherer at Capernaum. Matthew was probably
a thorough Jew with a wide knowledge of the Old Testament scriptures and able
to see in every detail of the Lord’s life the fulfillment of prophecy. His
Gospel was written for the use of Jewish persons in Palestine and uses many
quotations from the Old Testament. His chief object is to show that Jesus is
the Messiah of whom the prophets spoke.
Bartholomew/Nathaniel
Batholomew/Nathaniel--God has given. He was a
friend with Philip. He belonged to Cana in Galilee. He is generally identified
with Bartholomew, on the ground that Nathanael is always mentioned along with
Apostles, as though of apostolic rank, and that whereas the Synoptists (Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:14) mention Bartholomew
(associating him with Philip) and never Nathanael, John mentions Nathanael and
never Bartholomew.
Philip
Lover of horses. The Apostle; formerly of
Bethsaida; a friend of Bartholomew.
Judas
“Not
Iscariot,” one of the Twelve, also called Judas (son or brother) of James;
probably the same as Lebbaeus or Thaddaeus.
Simon the Canaanite/the Zealot
The
Zealot. A
name of Simon, one of the Twelve Apostles. Matthew and Mark in their lists call
him “the Cananean” (not Canaanite as in the KJV), which is formed from an
Aramaic word (Kanan), of which Zelotes is the Greek and Zealot the
English equivalent. The Zealots were a party among the Jews (so called from their
zeal for the law) who were determined to resist Roman or any foreign authority
in Palestine
James
Son of
Alphaeus. (Alphaeus was a common name so we don’t know if he was the brother to
Matthew, but it is a possibility)
Thomas Dydimus
The name
means a “twin,” and so it is translated in John 11:16 by the Greek Didymus. The phrase
“doubting Thomas” comes from him not believing the Lord had risen until he had
seen Him.
Other Men, Disciples, and Apostles:
Matthias
Mark
Luke
Timothy
Paul
Stephen
Barnabas
Nicodemus
Lazarus
Apollos
Joseph
Women in the New Testament
Mary
Elisabeth
Widow and her 2 mites
Martha
Anna
Lydia
Tabitha
Eunice
Priscilla
Phebe
Rhoda
Books in the New Testament:
Acts
Romans
Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
Thessalonians
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
Revelation
On the Map:
Bethlehem
Judea
Nazareth
Galilee
Jerusalem
Dead Sea
Cana
Capernaum
Emmaus
Jericho
Jordan River
Symbols:
bread
water
oil
fire
rock
lamb/sheep
dove
rainbow
wind
trumpets
salt
Parables:
candle under a bushel
houses on rock and sand
beam and mote in eye
pearl of great price
sheep and goats
building the tower
Prodigal son
the 10 virgins
the 2 debtors
the lost sheep
the good Samaritan
Miracles:
water into wine
healing the 10 lepers
healing the deaf, dumb, and blind
stilling the storm
net full of fish
feeding the multitude
walking on water
raising Lazarus from the dead
tribute money in the fish
barren fig tree cursed
the Resurrection
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Simon Peter
Rock. Brother of Andrew, also
known as Simeon or Simon; originally a fisherman. His Aramaic name, Cephas,
of which Peter is the Greek equivalent, was given him by the Lord.
Peter, James, and John
were the First Presidency after Christ ascended.
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Andrew
Brother of Simon Peter. He was
a fisherman. As a disciple of John the Baptist, he met Jesus and then brought
Peter to meet Jesus.
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James (brother of John)
Son of Zebedee, brother of
John. He
was a fisherman. From Jesus he and his brother received the name Boanerges,
“a son of thunder.” He was
killed by Herod.
Peter, James, and John
were the First Presidency after Christ ascended.
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John
John the Beloved. Son of
Zebedee and brother of James. He was a fisherman.
Peter, James, and John
were the First Presidency after Christ ascended.
He did not die but is a
ministering servant until the time of the Lord’s Second Coming.
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Matthew
Gift of God. Known before his conversion as
Levi, son of Alphaeus. He was a tax gatherer.
His chief object in the Book of
Matthew is to show that Jesus is the Messiah of whom the prophets spoke.
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Bartholomew/Nathaniel
Batholomew/Nathaniel--God has given.
He was a friend of Philip.
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Philip
Lover of horses.
A friend of Bartholomew.
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Judas
“Not Iscariot,” one of the
Twelve, also called Judas (son or brother) of James; probably the same as
Lebbaeus or Thaddaeus.
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Simon the Canaanite/the Zealot
Matthew and Mark call him
“the Cananean” (not Canaanite as in the KJV), which is formed from an Aramaic
word (Kanan), of which Zelotes is the Greek and Zealot the English
equivalent. The Zealots (so called from their zeal for the law) were
determined to resist Roman or any foreign authority in Palestine.
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James
Son of Alphaeus. (Alphaeus was
a common name so we don’t know if he was the brother to Matthew, but it is a
possibility)
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Thomas Dydimus
The name Dydimus means a
“twin.” The phrase “doubting Thomas” comes from him not believing the Lord
had risen until Thomas had seen Him.
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The Original Apostles
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Matthias
Gift of Jehovah. The person chosen to fill the place of Judas Iscariot. He was a disciple throughout the whole of our Lord’s ministry; tradition states that he preached the gospel and suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia. |
Mark
Cousin (or nephew) of Barnabas.
His object in writing his gospel is to describe our Lord as the incarnate Son
of God, living and acting among men. Tradition states that after Peter’s
death, Mark visited Egypt, founded the Church of Alexandria, and died by
martyrdom.
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Luke
The writer of the third Gospel
and of the Acts. He was born of gentile parents and practiced medicine.
History tells us nothing of Luke’s later years, but tradition says he died a
martyr.
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Timothy
Honored of God. The son of a Greek father and
Jewish mother (Eunice) living at Lystra. Timothy was perhaps Paul’s most trusted
and capable assistant.
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Paul
He was known in early life as
Saul. He was a Pharisee and was active in the persecution of Christians and
took part in the martyrdom of Stephen. His works are given in Acts and his
epistles. He suffered martyrdom.
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Stephen
Stephen was one of the
Christian martyrs of New Testament times. He saw in vision Jesus standing on
the right hand of God.
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Barnabas
Son of consolation. A name given to Joseph, a
Levite of Cyprus, who sold his possessions and gave the proceeds to the
Apostles. Though not one of the Twelve, he was regarded as an Apostle.
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Nicodemus
A “ruler of the Jews,” member
of the Sanhedrin; comes to Jesus by night, defends Him to the Pharisees,
brings spices to His burial.
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Lazarus
Helped of God. Of Bethany, brother of Martha
and Mary. He was raised by Jesus from the dead.
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Apollos
An Alexandrian Jew, an eloquent
man and mighty in the scriptures. He received instruction in the gospel at
Ephesus from Aquila and Priscilla and then went to Corinth.
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Joseph
He lived at Nazareth and
espoused Mary. It was shortly before the marriage that Mary received the
visit from the angel Gabriel. The birth of the child, Jesus, was miraculous,
His mother being His only earthly parent; but Joseph was naturally regarded
in Nazareth as His father, and the holy child treated him as such.
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Men in the New Testament
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Mary, mother of Jesus
She was with the Apostles after the Ascension of Jesus. There is no trustworthy history of her later years. |
Elisabeth
Mother of John the Baptist, and
kinswoman of Mary. She belonged to the priestly family of Aaron.
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Widow and her 2 mites
She threw in 2 mites into the
treasury and Jesus said that she had cast in more than the others because she
had cast in all that she had and they had cast in of their abundance.
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Martha
Sister of Lazarus and Mary. She
showed great faith when her brother Lazarus died and she told Jesus, “Yea,
Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come
into the world.”
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Anna
A prophetess who, after a short
married life had been, at the time of our Lord’s birth, a widow for
84 years. She was one of those who greeted the infant Jesus at His
presentation in the temple and she prophesies of His mission.
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Mary Magdalene
Out of her went seven devils.
She was near the cross, at the burial, and at the tomb in the morning. Jesus
appeared to her after his resurrection.
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Tabitha/Dorcas
A woman well known for her good
works, whose death was greatly mourned. She was restored to life by Peter.
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Eunice
A Jewish Christian and mother
of Timothy. She was converted to Christianity on Paul's first trip to Lystra
and would have been subject to many of the same persecutions and challenges
that Paul and the other Christians in the area faced.
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Priscilla
Wife of Aquila. At Ephesus
Aquila and Priscilla instructed Apollos in the faith, and their house seems
to have been a center of Church activity.
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Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus
Sister of Lazarus and Martha.
Sat at Jesus’ feet, sent for Jesus after the death of Lazarus, and anointed
Jesus with ointment.
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Woman at the Well
She was a Samaritan woman the
Savior met at a well and asked of her water. He then taught her that He had
living water and declared to her that He was the Messiah, the Christ.
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Women in the New Testament
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Acts
The early part of Acts records
some of the major missionary activities of the Twelve Apostles during the
time immediately following the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The
last half of the book outlines some of the travels and missionary work of
Paul.
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Romans
One of Paul’s epistles, this
one written to the Saints at Rome.
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Corinthians
Paul wrote these 2 epistles to
the Saints of Corinth.
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Galatians
& Ephesians
Two epistles that Paul wrote,
one to the Galatian churches and one to the early Saints at Ephesus.
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Philippians
An epistle that Paul wrote to the
congregation at Philippi, which was the first church founded by Paul in Europe.
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Colossians
An epistle of Paul, this one to
the Church in Colosse.
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Thessalonians
Two epistles of Paul to the
Saints of Thessalonica.
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Titus
An epistle to Titus, one of
Paul’s converts who later became a missionary.
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Philemon
This epistle of Paul’s is a
private letter to Philemon and not to a group of Saints
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Hebrews
This epistle from Paul was
written to Jewish members of the Church
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. Revelation
The last book in the New
Testament, written by John. The message of Revelation is the same as that of
all scripture: there will be an eventual triumph on this earth of God over
the devil; a permanent victory of good over evil, of the Saints over their
persecutors, of the kingdom of God over the kingdoms of men and of Satan.
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Books in the New Testament
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Bethlehem
House of Bread. Five mile south of Jerusalem. The
birthplace of Christ.
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Judea
The name to the mountainous
southern part of western Palestine.
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Nazareth
Early home of Jesus. The
village lies in a hollow among the hills of Galilee.
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Galilee
The most northerly of the three
divisions into which Palestine west of the Jordan was divided. Nazareth and
Capernaum are part of Galilee.
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Jerusalem
The capital of Judah. One of
the oldest cities in the world.
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Dead Sea
Also known as the Salt Sea,
streams flow into it but it doesn’t have an outlet. Evaporation of the water
makes it heavy in mineral salts and bitter.
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Cana
This is where Jesus performed
his first recorded miracle—turning water into wine at a wedding
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Capernaum
A town on the northern end of
the Sea of Galilee. This district was one of the most prosperous and crowded
in all Palestine. The Lord lived there after the beginning of His ministry.
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Emmaus
A village about 5 miles from
Jerusalem. It was on the road to Emmaus that the resurrected Lord talked unrecognized
to 2 of His disciples
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Jericho
A walled city in the valley of
the Jordan, near the place where the
Israelites crossed the river on their first entry into the promised land. It
was visited by our Lord on His last journey to Jerusalem.
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Palestine
The land where the Savior
taught. Also known as Canaan. In the time of our Lord, Judea was mainly
Jewish, but in the rest of Palestine there was a mixture of Jews, Syrians,
and Greeks.
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On the Map
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Bread = life, Christ, body, word of God
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Water = Atonement, Blood, Christ
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Oil = the Holy Spirit, Atonement
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Fire = Judgment,
God's presence, cleansing and purification
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Rock = Christ, God
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Lamb = Jesus, sacrifice
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Dove = Holy Ghost
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Rainbow = covenant, covenant keeping
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Eyes = Spiritual Discernment
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Trumpets = God’s speaking
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Tearing garments = symbol of anger or sorrow
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Symbols in the New Testament
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The Candle under a Bushel
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The Parable of the Sower
not everyone will be receptive
to the message of the good news
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The Pearl of Great Price
shows the value of the kingdom of heaven to one
who deliberately sets out to find it
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The Wheat and the Tares
not everyone will accept the Word of the kingdom
the same way
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The Parable of the Talents
shows how we should be productive and working for
the Lord while we wait for His return
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The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Shows how a little faith can
grow into great things
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The Prodigal Son
illustrates God’s love toward sinners
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The Parable of the 10 Virgins
We need to be prepared for His
eventual Second Coming
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The 2 Debtors/the Unmerciful Servant
shows the specific character of those who will make
up the kingdom--those who display mercy and forgiveness
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The Parable of the Lost Sheep
reveals the extent of God’s love
toward those lost in sin, and to
show what our attitude should be
toward the lost as well
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The Good Samaritan
shows the responsibility we
have to take care of one another
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Parables in the New Testament
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Water into Wine
The first recorded miracle
Jesus performed at the wedding at Cana
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Healing the 10 lepers
Only one came back to thank Him
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Healing the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind
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Stilling the storm
The disciples in the ship were
afraid and woke Jesus, who showed power over the elements
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Net Full of Fish
The disciples had been fishing
all night and hadn’t caught anything, then Jesus to them to let down their
nets, they obey and had such a great hall the nets were ripping
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Feeding the Multitude
In one instance 5,000 men were
fed, in another it was 4,000 with just a few fishes and a few loaves of bread
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Walking on Water
the disciples were in a boat
and Jesus came to them walking on the water
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Raising Lazarus from the Dead
Lazarus had been dead for 4
days when Jesus came and raised him from the dead
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Tribute Money in the Fish
they needed to pay tribute and
Jesus told them to take the first fish they caught, open its mouth and they
would find a coin to pay their tax
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Restoring a Severed Ear
Peter cut off the ear of one of
the men sent to arrest Jesus. Jesus healed the ear.
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The Resurrection
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Miracles in the New Testament
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