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THE REDEEMER AMONG MEN
Jesus went up to the top of a mountain, alone, to pray. The
He spent the whole night in prayer, and at dawn came T e
down to where His disciples were waiting for Him. Then it was that He chose twelve of them to be His apostles. These twelve were to remain with Him al­ ways. They were : Simon, to whom He gave the name Peter; James and John, the sons of Zebedee, whom he called the Sons of Thunder; Andrew, Philip, Bartholo­ mew, commonly considered to be Nathanael, Matthew, Thomas, James, the son of Alpheus, Thaddeus, also called Jude, Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot. All except Judas, who came from Kerioth, a town in Judea, were Galileans. From this time forward the twelve apostles gave all their time to the service of
the Savior and followed Him wherever He went.
For nine months, Jesus instructed the apostles and prepared them for their mission. Then He sent them out to preach and to work miracles in Palestine. He gave them power to heal the sick, to raise the dead to
life, to cure lepers, and to cast out devils.
The apostles did not preach to the Gentiles or to the Samaritans, but only to the Jews. They went from city to city, without money, food, or extra clothing. They were to place their trust in God and depend for their living upon the faith and piety of the people to
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whom they preached the gospel of Jesus.
4. JoHN THE BAPTIST Is BEHEADED
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Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee and Perea, had Joht unlawfully married Herodias, the wife of Philip, his in