Assertion: apostle | /r/HasProperty | act
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Source sentences:
text: The Christians were led by the eleven and prayed to the Lord Jesus that He would reveal to them the apostle He had already chosen (Acts 1:24).
text: As the church age began, James was the first apostle to be killed (Acts 12:2), while John was the last to die, although of old age.
text: Early in the Acts record the Church, probably operating with familiar Jewish models, is observed to have elders who are functioning in leadership roles along with the apostles (Acts 11:30;
text: Later, the Lord also added Saul of Tarsus, whom we know as Paul, to the ranks of the apostles (Acts 26:16).
text: Immediately, there began a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and all were scattered except the apostles (Acts 8:1).
text: Leadership in the proclamation of the gospel is being passed from the twelve apostles (who will remain in Jerusalem, Acts 8:1), to all the rest, and especially the Hellenistic believers (such as Stephen and Philip, and later, Paul), who will be scattered abroad, preaching the gospel to “Hellenistic Jews” and also to Gentiles (cf.